Screen Print / Cyanotype Category, Artist: Karen Auger, Print title: Sea Bogies “The Sea Serpent”, Medium: Cyanotype, Year: 2025, Country: Canada
Why Enter
For over two decades, the Miniprint Biennale has brought together printmakers from around the world to prove that scale has nothing to do with impact. Selected artists join an international exhibition catalogue, a juried show at OSA's J.W. Stellick gallery, and a chance to win Prizes of Excellence across five printmaking categories.
Submission deadline
January 8, 2027, 5:00 p.m. EST
Late or incomplete entries cannot be considered, build in mailing time, especially if you're entering from outside Canada.
Exhibition dates
March 4 – May 9, 2027
Entry fee
$25 CAD (first work) + $10 CAD per additional work (up to 4)
Prizes of Excellence
Awarded across five categories:
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Intaglio prints
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Lithographic prints
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Relief prints
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New Media + Cyanotype prints
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Silkscreen prints
Who Can Enter
Open to all professional artists, worldwide. Your prints must:
Be made using any generally accepted graphic printmaking technique
Have been produced since January 1, 2024
Be signed and numbered by you, the artist
You may submit up to 4 prints total.
Size Requirements
Precision matters here, these are hard limits for jurying:
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Print image: max 10 cm × 10 cm
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Matrix (paper, cloth, etc.): max 20 cm × 20 cm
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Matting (plain white matboard, "passe-partout" + backing board): max 25 cm × 25 cm
Full mounting and shipping specifications are in the Conditions of Entry.
Entry Fees
First work - $25 CAD
Each additional work (up to 3 more) - $10 CAD
Fees are non-refundable and cover return postage of your prints. Work cannot be submitted to the jury until fees are received.
Ways to pay:
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Online via Eventbrite (preferred)
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Canadian or international money order
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International bank draft, payable to Ottawa School of Art
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In person at OSA reception (cash, debit, or credit) — local artists only
Cheques are not accepted.
What to Include in Your Entry Package
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The prints themselves (up to 4), matted per the size requirements
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Proof of entry fee payment (or Eventbrite confirmation page)
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Your artist résumé (1 page max)
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A short statement about your submitted work (75 words max)
Mail entries to: Miniature Print Exhibition Ottawa School of Art, 35 George St. (ByWard Market) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 8W5
International entrants: mark your package "Printed Matter — No Commercial Value" to avoid customs delays.
Good to Know
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All selected artists receive a copy of the exhibition catalogue; extra copies are $12 CAD.
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All submitted works must be for sale. OSA takes a 35% commission on sales, paid via e-Transfer (Canadian artists) or PayPal (international artists).
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Unsold, unselected work is returned within three months of the exhibition's close, once fees are confirmed received.
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Selected artists and prizewinners will be posted on this page.
For everything above in full detail read the Full Conditions of Entry.
Miniprint Exhibition 2025 - Prize Winners
We would like to thank our jurors: Farouk Kaspaules – Instructor for OSA; Debra James Percival – Artist/Printmaker and founder of the Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective; and Silviu-Razvan Andrei – Instructor for OSA, for their hard work in selecting the purchase prize recipients for this year’s exhibition.
