The Janet Turner Print Museum at CSU, Chico, Chico CA has existed since 1981 with a sole focus of the history of printmaking as a resource for public exhibitions, student study and scholarly research. Beginning in 1995, the biennial national print competition is a method to keep the history of printmaking a living venue of artistic expression. Each iteration, of which this is the 11th, is different in a guiding theme, selection of juror and place in time. Work is done within the last two years of entry to allow the subsequent exhibition to feature the fresh, innovative and creative practices of contemporary printmaking artists. For this competition solely digital or photographic prints are not eligible.
