Open Call: International Print Mail Art Project 2025 (IPMAP 2025) – Connect

For the fifth edition of the International Print Mail Art Project, the Grafein Foundation invites artists worldwide to create a print inspired by the theme Connect. IPMAP 2025 is a Grafein initiative open to artists working with printmaking techniques.
This project promotes  printmaking in its broadest sense and offers a platform for printmakers both in the Netherlands and internationally.

• The artworks should be created using a printmaking technique. The paper size is 10 x 15 cm (portrait or landscape).
• Prints following the guidelines will be exhibited in one or more exhibitions organized by the Grafein Foundation.
• A catalog will be published, which will also serve as a guide for the exhibition (see IPMAP 2024).

Rules and Regulations

• The project begins on 1 January 2025.
• Each participant can submit one or more prints, but only one per artist will be included in the exhibition. Prints will not be returned.
• The artwork should be based on a printmaking technique (e.g., etching, linocut, lithography, woodcut, mezzotint, risograph, or other printmaking methods), and may incorporate other techniques.
• The paper size must be exactly 10 x 15 cm (portrait or landscape). Prints in other sizes will not be accepted.
• Mark the top of the card (on the back) with an arrow pointing up ↑.
• Before sending by regular mail, email a photograph of the print (max. 1200 pixels wide/high, no larger than 1 MB) to expo@grafein.nl with the following details:

• • Artist’s name and country
  • Title of the print
  • Technique
  • Optional: A brief description of the print and its connection to the theme (max. 50 words or 300 characters)

Once approved, the card can be sent by regular mail.

• Submissions should arrive at Grafein Foundation by April 15, 2025. Late submissions will not be included.
• All submitted works are considered donations to Grafein.
• Additional prints will also be treated as donations and may be sold to support the Grafein Print Fund.

Submission Address:

Stichting Grafein
Attn: Zita Uiterwijk
De Rooij 3
5581 SL Waalre
The Netherlands

Exhibition

The exhibition is scheduled for de Kruisruimte, Generaal Bothastraat 7E, 5642 NJ Eindhoven,   from July 17 July 27, on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

IPMAP 2025 Catalog

Information about the Catalog will follow later.