Call for Submissions: The Ontario Miniature Print Exhibition (TOMPE2026)

Call for Submissions
Print London Presents: TOMPE2026

Print London invites Canadian-based professional artists to submit up to 4 miniature prints for a juried exhibition to be held in the Cohen Commons Gallery of the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre at Western University in London, Ontario from November 12 to December 3, 2026. Awards will be presented at an opening reception to be held on Thursday, November 12 from 5 to 7pm. The winner of the First Prize will be invited to present an artist talk at a later date.

There will be a panel of three jurors:

• Eric Euler, Visual Artist; Instructional Assistant (Printmaking), McMaster University
• Cassandra Getty, Curator of Art, Museum London
• Tricia Johnson, Visual Artist; Assistant Professor in Studio Art, Western University

Submissions must meet the following criteria:

• Up to 4 prints in any printmaking medium or combination of mediums (relief, etching, lithography, silkscreen, digital, 3D prints). Photographs and machine-produced reproductions will not be accepted.
• The support / paper size must be exactly 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm); for 3D prints, the dimensions must not exceed 8 x 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 x 20 cm).
• Prints should have been completed after June 2023.
• Prints submitted to previous Print London exhibitions will not be accepted.
• Please visit printlondon.ca/submissions for entry forms, labels, payment options and packing instructions.
• Submission deadline is September 4, 2026 (postmark).

Entry fee:

An entry fee of $40.00 is payable online with your digital entry form by credit card, PayPal or eTransfer to print.london.on@gmail.com. Entry fee includes return registered mail and is non-refundable. Concessions can be made if the submitting artist is under-employed. Please contact us by email.

The Jury will select prints to be exhibited and prize winners. Artists will be notified of the Jury’s decision via email and artists with no prints selected for exhibition will have their work returned after the exhibition closes.

Print London is committed to diversity and creating a culture of inclusion. We encourage submissions from artists of marginalized identity, such as those who are BIPOC, disabled, 2SLGBTQIA+, as well as new generation artists.

Deadline: September 4, 2026 (postmark)

Mail your print submissions along with a completed entry form to:
Print London (TOMPE2026)
c/o Museum London
Attn: Cassandra Getty, Curator of Art
421 Ridout Street North
London, ON N6A 5H4

Please direct inquiries to:
Joscelyn Gardner | Cindi Talbot
Print London
226-374-9612
print.london.on@gmail.com

Website: printlondon.ca
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