sitio web en español

Open Calls

Each year as part of our festival (January 15-February 15), we offer opportunities for artists and galleries to exhibit and discuss their work and printmaking processes. We have begun to expand our programming outside of that window. Open calls can be found below.

Central Machine Works Exhibition — Seeking artists to exhibit for the month of September, 2025

We’ve been invited to curate an exhibition for Central Machine Works in September 2025. We’re seeking 1-3 artists to show work, framed, in their covered but open air venue. Simply apply to the call below and select the option to show your work. You will need to be available to drop off and pick up work on the hang and strike dates. We will provide an installer. Commision will be 50% of sales.

Print Rodeo — Juried Print Fair, September 27, 2025

We’re excited to hold our 4th annual one-day print fair at microbrewery Central Machine Works! This PrintAustin Pop-Up had a fabulous events since 2022 and we’re excited to be invited back for a repeat. We have room for 30 vendors.

This print fair will be held on Sunday, September 27, from 11-4pm.

deadline to enter: June 15

Poster by Carlos Hernandez

NOW OPEN

THE CONTEMPORARY PRINT (TCP) — Juried exhibition

We’re still working out details. This call will open August 1 with a deadline of September 30.

JUDGING: This is a blind jury, and works will be judged on traditional printmaking techniques and innovative approaches in contemporary printmaking. While non-traditional or digital output is accepted as a print element, submissions must utilize traditional print media as their primary technique. These include lithography, relief, intaglio, silkscreen, photopolymer plate (i.e. SolarPlates), and monotype. Solely digital and photographic prints are not eligible. For questions regarding eligible media, don’t hesitate to get in touch with info@printaustin.org. NOTE: You may enter the same work into 5×5 and TCP should you enter both contests. However, should you be accepted to both exhibits, you can only accept one. There will be a $500 prize for best in show.

PrintEXPO — our annual juried print fair

This call will open August 1, 2025.

This fair is held at Blue Genie, a 9,000 square foot space in Central Austin. We will be accepting registrations from September 1- October 15. The call is open to all local, regional, and international printmakers. We will notify artists by November 1.

Dates: PrintEXPO will be held February 6-February 8, 2026.

Tenative schedule: Friday we will be open to the public from 6-10pm, Saturday, 12pm-6pm, and Sunday, 12pm-5pm. Vendors are expected to be at their booth, or within the facility, during all operating hours.

Prices: Vendors will be able to purchase wall space in a variety of formats/prices vs. the booth style shown to the left. Stay tuned as we work out these details. We know that fairs are expensive when combined with travel, lodging, and BBQ and we will keep our prices as low as possible.

Jurors: Our fair will be juried by PrintAustin’s board of directors.

Todd Lucas, TAMU-Kingsville

STEAMROLLER

This call will open August 1, 2025.

This event will be held during PrintEXPO on Saturday, February 7, 2026, starting at noon and ending when all blocks are printed.

Should there be rain, we will move our operation inside and print by hand using Print Frogs.