Pressed to Impress: A Community Print Exhibit Call Details

Please contact Holly Hurd at h.hurd@asld.org if you have any questions about the exhibit call for entry.

Call for Entry is now open through February 7! Click below to submit your work:

ASLD celebrates the biennial, the Month of Printmaking (Mo’Print): The fine art of making original, hand-crafted prints that inspire and provide accessible education opportunities to the public. Mo’Print promotes awareness of the art of printmaking in the Denver metropolitan area, the Front Range region, and throughout Colorado. Mo’Print marks a century of printmaking history. Pressed to Impress highlights ASLD’s community of printmakers, offering an education on the practice! Questions? Visit our website or contact h.hurd@asld.org

If you have trouble with the submission form, you may request a PDF or fill out the form at the registration office (ASLD main branch). Submission form may close early if there is no longer space available.

To request a PDF submission form, please email Holly Hurd at h.hurd@asld.org.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Exhibition Dates: February 27-April 11, 2026

Call for Entry: January 5 - February 7, 2026

All artists notified of acceptance: February 9, 2026

Artwork Delivery: February 10-12th, 8:30AM- 6:30PM and February 13 from 12-5PM.

Unsold Artwork Pick-up: April 14-18, 2026


This exhibit's Call for Entry is open to active ASLD faculty and members. To learn about how to become an ASLD member, click here. 

ASLD retains a 40% commission on sales with 60% going to the artist. Online form will is available from January 5 – February 7, 2026. If you have trouble with the form, you may request a PDF or fill out the form at the registration office. Submission form may close early if there is no longer space available. Payments are made to artists for sold work within 30 days after the close of the exhibit. 

Medium: Printmaking

ASLD EXHIBITION GUIDELINES

  • Each artist must complete the Submission Form and Loan Agreement Form here for entry online or in-person at the Registration office at time of drop-off.
  • You will be asked to upload a photo of each submission.
  • Please make your file name your name and/or the title of the piece
  • Work must be ready-to-hang or install.
  • Pedestals will be provided if necessary.
  • Any additional equipment needed for display must be provided by the artist.

Artwork may be dropped off at ASLD’s Registration Office between February 10-13, 2026, from 8:30a.m.- 6:30p.m.* Please note ASLD opens at 10a.m. and closes at 4:30p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. If you are interested in donating to Mo Prints silent auction, or need to arrange a different drop-off time, please reach out to Holly K. Hurd. 

  • All photographs or works on paper must be framed.
  • NO plastic frames. Black or neutral toned frames only.
  • Frames must be in good condition.
  • Works on canvas must be framed or have gallery-wrapped, finished edges with no visible staples.
  • Hanging wire must be firmly attached to the back with screw-eyes or D-rings Wire should not exceed the top of the frame.
  • NO saw-tooth hangers.
  • It is suggested that submitted works are wrapped in protective material such as butcher paper or bubble-wrap (wrapping will not be returned).
  • Submissions that do not meet theme and/or submission guidelines of the exhibit will be excluded at the discretion of ASLD and / or exhibition curator.

For any questions or concerns regarding submission or the drop-off process, please refer to the ‘Acknowledgement of Receipt of Artwork’ form online or contact Holly K. Hurd, Community Engagement & Exhibitions Manager at h.hurd@asld.org or call (303)778-6990 ext. 1108.