Open Calls
Each year as part of our festival (January and February), 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.
Please check back for updates or follow us on IG @printaustin.
THE CONTEMPORARY PRINT (TCP) — Juried exhibition
The Contemporary Print is presented in collaboration with The Art Galleries at Austin Community College for an exhibit at the top of 2027. Exhibit Dates: Jan 19-Mar 11, 2027 Reception, Feb 27, 2027.
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.
ABOUT OUR JUROR: Lauren Rosenblum was appointed as The Print Center’s Jensen Bryan Curator in October 2023, where she has organized over a dozen exhibitions. Before joining The Print Center’s staff, Rosenblum held curatorial positions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX. She has also organized exhibitions for the OSilas Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY; and Print Center New York. She has contributed catalog essays on the relationship between second-wave feminism and printmaking, and co-edited and wrote for the catalog A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries (2023) that accompanied her co-curated exhibition of the same name.
PRIZES: There will be a $500 prize for best in show.
Discounts: PrintAustin members will be able to pay $10 to enter vs the regular $35 fee. Find out more about membership. We have a limited number of waived registration fees regardless of membership status for artists in need should you be experiencing hardship. Please email us at info@printaustin.org if you’d like to check availability. All applications need to go through the CaFE application system.
Opening Aug 1 with an Oct 31 deadline to apply
PrintEXPO — our annual juried print fair
This call will open September 1, 2026.
This fair is held at Blue Genie, a 9,000 square foot space in Central Austin. We will be accepting registrations until October 15. The call is open to all local, regional, and international printmakers. We will notify artists by November 1.
Dates: February 26-28, 2027
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.
STEAMROLLER
This event will be held during PrintEXPO– Saturday, February 27, 2027, 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.