Open Call

BIG INK at 3S Artspace

BIG INK LLC

No Funding
Portsmouth, United States

Eligibility

BIG INK, a nationally recognized print arts organization, is coming to 3S Artspace in 2019. 3S has invited BIG INK to host a two-day event where prints will be pulled from large-scale woodblock plates carved ahead of time by sixteen artists. We are seeking image proposals from emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists who would like to carve a woodblock, at least 24" x 36" in dimension, to print at the event. No prior printmaking experience is required. Any artist that has an interest in print media and wants to achieve a deeper understanding of woodblock carving is welcome to apply.

Number of Participants

Upon completing the application and being accepted, artists will have a minimum of two months prior to the event to carve their design into a piece of plywood. We've compiled valuable technical observations, made by both BIG INK's directors and the artists we've worked with in the past, into how-to videos that guide participants through the carving process. The artists' sole responsibility will be to bring a fully carved and ready to print woodblock on their assigned printing day. All consumable materials including paper, ink, cleaning supplies and equipment usage are included with participation. The event itself will be an excellent way to network with other participants, plug into our growing creative community, and produce high-quality work that can be used later for sale and exhibition purposes.

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

June 01, 2019 - June 02, 2019

Costs

  • $300.00 program fee

Meals

No meals

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Courses, Demo Day, Professional Development, Self-Directed, Workshops

Disciplines

Cartoonist, Drawing, Illustration, Interdiscplinary Arts, Painting, Printmaking, Public Art, Visual Arts

Languages

No languages listed

Program Description

BIG INK's mission is to inspire a greater public appreciation for large-scale woodblock printmaking and extend its practice. Founded in 2012, BIG INK was originally the brainchild of Lyell Castonguay and Carand Burnet. Castonguay, whose personal woodblock work is often monumental in scale, was seeking to organize a community of large-scale woodblock artists. Castonguay and Burnet began to host a series of informal get togethers at print studios around their local area. These happenings gradually became more formal and eventually evolved into the collaborative working model BIG INK utilizes today. BIG INK works by establishing a temporary print shop on site at affiliate organizations, most often at museums, universities, art centers, studios, and galleries. Artists are selected, either by personal invitation or through a call-for-entry process, to attend these events and print original woodblocks at least 24” x 36” in dimension.

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