Department of Art at Oregon State University

This exchange is open to all participants, 18 years and older, and will be comprised of artists/printmakers from the United States and abroad. There is no entry fee in lieu of the donation of two prints from the exchange to the Printmaking Program in the Department of Art at Oregon State University.


Below is a list of requirements and the submission date for this project.
•    Deadline Date: Prints and related materials must be received by January 31st, 2011. This date is not the postmark date. Late submissions cannot be accepted. Early submissions are encouraged.
•    Kindly RSVP by e-mail to Yhiratsuka@oregonstate.edu to be added to the participant list. •    Media: Intaglio, Relief, Lithography, Serigraph, or any combination of these. •    Paper size: 5 inches by 7 inches. Print/image size is open. Paper must be archival. •    Exchange requirements: an edition of 15 identical hand-pulled, original prints should
be created for this exchange. Please insert interleaving or glassine cover sheets between
each print, cut to match paper size. •    Additional requirements: each print must be signed and numbered on the front. Please
include the following information on the back of each print:
Artist name, title, year and media (required)
Contact information: e-mail address and/or physical address (optional)
•    SASE: 9 x 12 inch (or larger) envelope with $4.00 postage must be received with submission (domestic). For international entries: 9 x 12 inch envelop with return address plus six international reply coupons must be received with submission. For information about international reply coupons please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reply_coupon
•    For our records and for exhibition purposes, please include a one page typewritten bio/resumé with the submission.


A portfolio of 13 randomly selected prints plus a catalog of all entries will be mailed to each participant. Please do not contact us about the status of the portfolio prints as the process of correlating and creating the catalog takes time. We will distribute the prints by late spring 2011.


The Cascade Print Exchange V will be exhibited at the Fairbanks Gallery, sponsored by the Department of Art at Oregon State University. The show will be held from May 2nd to May 24th, 2011. A reception for the artists will be held May 3rd, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Fairbanks Gallery. Visit http://oregonstate.edu/fairbanksgallery/Current_Exhibit_.html for more information.


Please RSVP by e-mail to Yhiratsuka@oregonstate.edu and mail submission to:
Yuji Hiratsuka, Cascade Print Exchange Department of Art, 106 Fairbanks Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-3702 USA

Submission Form and INFO