(these apply to all our online exhibitions)
1 - Who can enter
If you are a member of the Linocut Printmakers Group you are eligible (and strongly encouraged) to submit your work. You can be new to printmaking, or as experienced as it’s possible to be - we don’t mind, and nor does anyone else… our aim is to showcase the work of the membership as a whole
If you are not already a member of the group please come and join us!
2 - Exhibition theme
The theme of the upcoming exhibition is announed on the discussion page of the Facebook Group - Linocut Printmakers
You can choose to make a very clear and obvious, or a tenuous, connection to the exhibition’s theme. If your interpretation is particularly subtle, we advise that you add a note of explanation when you make your submission (this is to help avoid off-topic submissions!)
Your submission MUST be an image of an actual lino print - not a concept image - it has to be the real thing - so the work MUST have been made primarily with lino (wood cut prints WON’T be selected!)
3 - Selection
It is our intention to include ALL submitted work, as long as your submission complies with these guidelines
Don’t forget, this is a digital exhibition… as much as we would love to own a copy of your print, we only need a digital version of it!
4 - Quantity
We limit the number of submissions to one per member (if a single submission comprises more than one element - if, for example, it is a triptych comprising three panels, it will count as a single submission - but please note that, on submission, all elements must be included in a single image file
5 - When and where to submit your work
The deadline for submissions is announced on the groups' Facebook page. We run our open call exhibitions three to four times a year
Submissions must be emailed to: linocutprintmakers@gmail.com
6 - Currency of work
We would prefer to see work produced within the 12 month preriod preceding the submission deadline, but we’re flexible…
7 - Preparing your work for submission
When the time comes, please submit a single JPG image
JPG files should be no larger than 1.5 Mgb (experiment with image save settings to achieve this)
JPG image dimensions - longest edge: up to 2000 pixels - 72dpi is all that is needed for online display - note: there is no limit on the actual size of your print - the 2000 pixels applies to the JPG image
Image filename - this is important… please ensure that your submitted image filename contains NO spaces or non-standard characters - you can use underscores or dashes in place of spaces - and please include your name at the start of the image, e.g.:
Additional information to be supplied in relation to each submitted print:
Here is an example of our preferred formatting - if you can write your notes like this it will be a big help to us (note that there are NO line breaks!):
Your Name - Print Title - 10x10cm - July 2022 - Here is the description - Edition: 10 - For sale: 9 - £10 (UK pounds) plus P&P
8 - Where you will be be seen
After the deadline, the exhibition will go live at our gallery website (which you can visit today to view previous exhibitions): http://www.linogallery.org
9 - Questions and queries
Please post questions on the groups' discussion page, or contact the group admins