Any artist using Photography and/or Printmaking as critical components in their work can enter. Artists whose work pushes the boundaries of traditional photographic and printmaking practices are encouraged to enter. 2D and 3D works are eligible. The ANNUAL is one of the oldest and most prestigious competitions in the United States. Open to local, national and international artists, The Print Center is particularly interested in highlighting the use of photography and/or printmaking in new and intriguing ways, both in content and process. Dr. Makeda Best is the Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography and Interim Head, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Harvard Art Museums. Curlee Raven Holton is the Executive Director of the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland and The David M. and Linda Roth Professor of Art, emeritus, at Lafayette College, Easton, PA where he founded the Experimental Printmaking Institute. The jurors will select a group of 25 Semifinalists and 10 Finalists.
