SSA ENGRAMME ARTIST EXCHANGE 2025
The Society of Scottish Artists is delighted to be offering an exciting international exhibition opportunity in collaboration with Engramme.
SSA Members based in Scotland working in printmaking are invited to apply for this prestigious award of a solo exhibition in Quebec, Canada which will take place in Winter 2025/2026.
Engramme is an artist-run centre devoted to the promotion of original printmaking and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022.
Now in its thirteenth year, this partnership between the Society of Scottish Artists and Engramme has created a vibrant dialogue between artists based in Scotland and Canada.
We continue this creative collaboration by offering an artist from Scotland the opportunity to exhibit in Quebec. In exchange, we will invite an artist based in Canada to exhibit in Scotland as part of the 127th SSA Annual Exhibition.
The award includes:
Use of Engramme’s contemporary gallery plus supervision.
Fee of £500 from SSA towards shipping works for the exhibition.
Promotion of the exhibition, including the printing and mail out of invitation cards, online and distribution of a press release to the Quebec media.
Due to the nature of this project, applicants are expected to have a significant body of work, from which a selection can be made for the exhibition.
KEY DATES:
Application opens: Friday 14 February 2025
Deadline: Thursday 20 March 2025, 9am
Selection notification: Friday 28 March
Exhibition dates: Winter 2025/2026 – exact dates to be confirmed upon selection.
Shipping dates: Dates to be confirmed upon selection
HOW TO APPLY:
Prepare ONE PDF document containing the following:
- Your name and contact details and website
- C.V. – no more than one A4 page
- 10-15 images (JPG, 1MB) or videos (5 minutes max in total, shared by link only) of recent work that are representative of what will be included in the exhibition. Labelling each work with title, date, medium, dimensions and price.
- Artist statement (300 words max) on why you are interested in this opportunity and how it will benefit your practice.
- Project description (500 words max) including list of technical needs, if applicable;
- Name and email address of one referee
- Email your PDF document to submissions@s-s-a.org subject header ‘Engramme 2025 Submission’
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants must be a member (Artist, Professional, Student or Graduate) of the Society of Scottish Artists to apply.
- Applicants must be based in Scotland and work in printmaking.
- Collaborations are welcome but the fees listed above will be shared between the artists.
SELECTION
- The decision of the selection committee is final and there is no appeals process.
- We regret that we cannot offer feedback on the results of the selection.
POSTING WORK
- The selected artist is responsible for shipping their work to the gallery and must cover all associated costs as stated above. The artist must insure all work during transit and provide an official valuation of the total value of prints to Engramme. (All insurance companies used must be accredited ones)
- Selected prints must be shipped to Engramme by the dates specified upon selection, and must be packaged in a travel proof and sturdy tube/container. (Should any of the work or container arrive in a damaged condition, and Engramme has to compensate for the packaging, the artist would be invoiced.)
- Engramme will return the works at the end of the exhibition and will cover the return shipping costs.
INSURANCE
- All works will be insured by the gallery for the duration of the exhibition period up to the maximum of $15,000.
SELECTED WORKS
- Artist will be paid an exhibition fee of £500 towards costs for shipping artworks to Engramme.
- All works must be for sale and Engramme will deal with all sales enquiries. 10% commission will be taken off all sales.
- The artist must agree to lend the selected prints to Engramme for the full duration of the exhibition. This does not include all prints from the edition.
- All prints must be unframed
- If selected artists must send Engramme the following: an updated CV, artist statement, an exhibition plan for the selected works, a list of prints to be exhibited, including title, medium and price as well as any relevant information for a press release, such as any previous reviews/publications, etc.
INSTALLATION
- The gallery will undertake the install and deinstall of the exhibition. They will re-package and return the artwork including the shipping costs.
- Engramme will supply basic gallery equipment and supervision of the exhibition during opening hours. (Magnets will be used to hang the prints and cover the windows of the gallery with UV filters to protect the prints from sunlight)
- Engramme will be responsible for documenting the exhibition.
Application deadline:
For any queries regarding your application please contact admin@s-s-a.org