Imprint 2026

Description

Imprint 2026

Introducing Imprint

Printmaking is a dynamic and versatile form of artistic expression that bridges tradition and innovation. It allows artists to explore repetition, texture, and process while communicating powerful ideas and imagery. Through various techniques, printmakers harness the potential of line, form, and surface to captivate the viewer’s eye and convey meaning. The process-driven nature of printmaking invites exploration and innovation, making it a rich medium for storytelling, experimentation, and reimagining visual language. We invite artists working in traditional, contemporary, or hybrid forms of printmaking to submit works that demonstrate the transformative potential of this enduring art form.
Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists residing in any of the states or territories of the US, Canada, or Mexico to enter. MFA exhibitions are blind juried by professional and credentialed art experts. Any original 2D and 3D artwork in any printmaking media will be considered. Works selected by the juror will be exhibited in Maryland Hall’s Earl Gallery from August 20 – September 23, 2026. Exhibition Chair: Nancy Keene Fishel
Presenting: Imprint
 
Juror: Jenn Bratovich, Chief Curator at the Print Center NYC
Jenn Bratovich is Chief Curator at Print Center New York, where she uses her decade of curatorial experience to lead all aspects of the organization’s artistic programming.
Since joining Print Center in 2019, she has played a key role in leading the organization through a transformational strategic plan that included a move to a new, ground-floor exhibition space in the heart of Chelsea, growing the organization’s operational and programmatic capacity, and sharpening its artistic vision. Working with invited guest curators, she has developed a program of exhibitions that have solidified the Center’s reputation for its rigorous yet accessible curatorial approach. She has also significantly grown the organization’s educational and public program offerings and led development of a new exhibition and artist development program that aims to provide meaningful material, artistic, and community support to emerging artists working in print. In 2025, she launched the Center’s first open call for emerging curators.
As a curator, her recent projects include the New York presentation of Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt (2024, with Robin Siddall; originally University Galleries at the University of San Diego); and Nicole Eisenman: Prince (2023, with Judy Hecker). With Alex Santana, she is co-curating Felipe Baeza’s first institutional exhibition in New York, scheduled for 2026.Bratovich has previously held positions at Hunter College Art Galleries and Women’s Studio Workshop. She received her BA from the University of Rochester and her MA in art history from Hunter College, where she focused on postwar practices in Europe, the US, and Latin America. Her curatorial work is informed by the idea of the exhibition as a forum for public learning and discourse, and by artist-centered approaches to both expanding histories and uplifting emerging artists. She is interested in how print, as a set of tools, processes, and strategies, is used by artists working within interdisciplinary practices.
Jenn also serves on the Board of Directors at Women’s Studio Workshop.
Prospectus
 

Exhibition Schedule:

Apr 28 Online Entry Opens for SubmissionsJun 24 Entry DeadlineJul 23 Notification @ 5 PMAug 17 – 18 Accepted and Shipped Work Must Arrive at Maryland Hall’s Earl Gallery 10 AM – 2 PMAug 20 Exhibition OpensAug 23 Virtual Awards Ceremony @ 3:30 – 4:30 PMSep 23 Last Day of Exhibition; In-Person Reception at Maryland Hall’s Earl Gallery 5:30 – 7 PMSep 25 – 26 Pick Up Hand-Delivered Work from Maryland Hall’s Earl Gallery 10 AM – 2 PMOct 2 Shipped Work Will Be Sent

NOTE: Should Maryland Hall or any other exhibition space be closed for reasons beyond our control, MFA reserves the right to move a planned physical exhibit to our online gallery.

User Entry Process Tutorial

Watch the video below for a tutorial on how to upload your entries.

How to Upload

Terms of Entry

   
Artist Conditions

Entry is open to artists residing in the any of the states or territories of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Entering this exhibition indicates understanding and agreement on the part of the artist with the conditions stated herein and with (a) MFA’s approved Statement of Equality and Diversity and (b) MFA’s General Guidelines. Work must meet exhibition guidelines to be included in the event. MFA may determine work ineligible if entry guidelines are not followed. Work delivered must correspond with the image(s) submitted to the juror.
Images of accepted works may be used at the sole discretion of MFA for promotional purposes including, but not limited to: the invitation, catalog, website, social media, or a subsequent year’s prospectus. Images will include attribution wherever possible.
Work cannot be withdrawn before the end of the event.

    
Entry Requirements

All work must be uploaded through artcall.org. File size may be no more than 10 MB.For video submissions: you must put the link to the video in the Linked Web Resource field, and then upload a still frame from the video. For accepted video submissions, the artist will be expected to deliver the file to MFA on a thumbdrive.
To enter online, you will need an artcall.org account that includes an email address and a password. There is no charge to create an artcall.org account.Non-member entrants who have a discrepancy between the entry fee paid and their membership status must pay the difference before thedisplay date or their work will not be shown to the juror.

    
Work

Images for the juror must correspond with the actual work.
All entries must be original and completed solely by the artist’s hand. A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered.Work previously exhibited at MFA Circle Gallery is not eligible for re-entry.Maximum size of work, including edges of artwork or frame, cannot exceed 72″ in any direction. Artists may be asked to assist with the installation of oversized work (greater than 60″ or over 40 lbs.).

   
Sales

Artists will retain 70% from sales (75% for MFA Members). MFA will retain 30% commission on any work sold through MFA (25% for MFA Members at the time of the sale).

Work must be for sale. Work may be set to Price on Request (POR).

FAQ

What is a submission?

One submission or application on artcall.org is the equivalent of one entry on MFA’s old entry system, or one piece submitted for jurying. Artcall.org uses the terms submission and application interchangeably.

How do I enter a video submission?

When submitting a video, you must put the link to the video in the Linked Web Resource field, and you must upload a screenshot of the video as an attachment.

Can I edit my submissions after I've submitted them? 

Artcall.org requires you to select the number of submissions / applications you want to enter and to pay before entering in your image and image details. You can edit your submission details along with images you've attached up until the submission period is over. Once the submission period has ended, you cannot edit their entries in any form.

Can I add more submissions after I've paid?

You must submit a separate submission / application for each piece of artwork you wish to be shown to the juror.  You have the option to add a second or third image of the same work to your submission / application as a detail photograph This is not required.

Have the entry fees changed at all?The fees have changed but not drastically, 1 or 2 entries are $30. Up to 4 additional entries are $4.50 each. Entry fees are non-refundable.
Who is this exhibition open to?

We invite all artists residing in any of the states or territories of the US, Canada, or Mexico to enter this exhibition.