We are excited to announce our first in house print show at our new location – Divergent INK: Black & White International Print Exhibition.  This show is inspired by the original members show in November of 2014 when Rubber City Prints first opened its doors to educating the public in the fine art of printmaking and sharing our studio services with Akron, Ohio.

This autumn we encourage national and international artists to join together and give the Akron, Ohio community a show that displays diversity, contrast, and individuality. Divergent INK will capture harmony and uniformity within the relative degrees of black and white ink. We hope to link our world of contrast with the subtleties of printmaking in the absence of color. Everyday at RCP we strive for a future that will inspire artists to keep creating fine art and to stand out among others as an individual artist and commit to growing their niche in the artworld. By entering this show you will support the growth of a non-profit, artist-based printmaking community and future residencies and internships for local students.

Divergent INK will be on view October 13th – December 7th; This will be a Juried show, with limited acceptance. Deadline for entries is September 10th by 5pm through email or Google Docs.
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JUROR: ERICA CRISS
Erica Criss holds her MFA from Kent State University and has been a practicing printmaker for the past 10 years. Erica has been working in the non-profit sector of the arts for the past 7 years and is currently managing a printmaking studio in New York City, the Manhattan Graphics Center. Here, Erica works with a diverse group of artists and runs the New York International Miniature Print Exhibition and Competition. She has seen and handled prints from all over the world and has partnered with many NY instituions such as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and The Whitney Museum NY.
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
Submissions Deadline: Sunday, September 10th, 2017
Acceptance Notification: Friday, September 15th, 2017
Accepted Prints Deadline: Monday, October 9th, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, October 13th from 5-8pm
Exhibition Dates: October 13th- December 7th Autumn 2017

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION:
Prints must display an excellent use of printmaking processes and techniques.
Prints must display only Black & White Ink with gray values accepted.
Selected prints will encompass artistic diversity in size, orientation and location throughout the world.
Maximum size of prints is 29”x41” Below this size anything is acceptable and there is no size or orientation requirement.
All prints must have been created within one year of our submission deadline on Sunday September 10th 2017.
Only original fine art prints are eligible; reproductions of other artwork in the form of digital prints are not acceptable.
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ENTRY FEE:
$45 for first 3 entries
$10 for each additional entry under 20X30 paper size
$15 for each additional entry over 20X30 paper size.

*All RCP members receive one discounted $10 entry- Become a member today!
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More information can be found at our website under Call for Entries.