The Hybrid Print, an Exhibition of Printmaking and Artists Books

American color Print Society presents:

The Hybrid Print: An Exhibition of Printmaking and Artist Books

https://www.americancolorprintsociety.org/calls-for-entry/riverfront-renaissance-center-for-the-arts

Prospectus is on the website. Deadline for submissions is Thursday April 23, 2026. Ship/drop off work by April 30 (see Prospectus for drop off information). (These dates reflect the new deadlines)

May 15, 2026 – July 11, 2026
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts
22 N. High Street | Millville, NJ 08332

The print is an amalgam of possibilities—a fundamentally hybrid art form. Fine art prints can merge traditional printmaking techniques with photographic and digital processes, often blending multiple methods within a single work. They combine originality with reproducibility to create multiple original works of art.

The book offers another example of print’s multifaceted potential. With the invention of the printing press, the handwritten calligraphic manuscript evolved into a new form of communication that revolutionized the world. The modern book is inseparable from printmaking, sharing a defining characteristic: the ability to exist in multiples. This exhibition embraces one form of the contemporary book—the artist book, in which visual expression is central to its content.

While artist books depend on and employ printmaking, they differ significantly from prints. Many require not only visual attention but also physical engagement. Their content is often unavailable through casual looking. One needs to turn the pages, feel the paper, and read the text. Given the variations in artist books, this exhibition will present them in different ways, focusing on how each can be most fully experienced.

Opening Reception: Friday May 15, 2026, 6 to 8 PM.
Second Reception: Friday June 19, 2026, 6 to 8 PM