Tinta Invisible editions presents ON PAPER, its annual contest of graphic work to promote the art of printmaking. The objective is the promotion and support of contemporary artists and creators specialized in Printmaking.

The call was born in 2015 by the artist and engraver Nuria Melero. Currently, it is a collaboration between the artist and the team of Tinta invisible editions Ricard Ibernon, Martí Guinovart and Mercis Rossetti. The objective is the promotion and support of contemporary artists and creators specialized in engraving techniques as well as the diffusion of their work.

In order to achieve this purpose, the competition is held annually and a selection of between 10 and 15 finalists will be made and a prize of 1,000 Euro (including taxes) will be awarded to the winning artist. An exhibition of the finalists will be held at Tinta Invisible’s exhibition space and a catalogue will be published.

All artists over 18 years of age of any origin and nationality can participate in this call for entries. The contest is aimed at artists who work in the discipline of visual arts and who use any of the disciplines of engraving as a working method. The works must be original, they cannot have been previously exhibited publicly or have won any other contest. The participation in this contest supposes the total acceptance of these rules and the conformity with the decision of the jury. The winner of the previous edition will not be allowed to participate.

There will be no specific topic.

Each artist may submit a single work with a maximum size of 50 x 70 cm or that the sum of the two sides does not exceed 120 cm. The works must necessarily be executed with any of the systems and techniques of the graphic arts, including digital and electrographic procedures considered by the artist. The following techniques will be accepted: silkscreen, lithography, etching or indirect techniques, gouge or direct techniques, additive techniques, monotype, electro-etching, woodcut, photoengraving. Digital reproduction techniques such as digital giclée printing will also be accepted. Digital processes in the creation of the matrix will be accepted.

The work must be signed and numbered. The total edition cannot exceed 50 copies. The print must have been made within the last two years.

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Registration Fee

The registration fee for participation is 30 Euro for administration costs.

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