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 - July 27, on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 - 5 PM.
The opening will be held on Saturday July 19 at 3 PM.

IPMAP 2025 Catalog

Information about the Catalog will follow later.