A.I.M.P.E’ 2023

Core member, Karen Albanese Campbell, entered the Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2023 which will be held at The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper (141 Kawahigashi, Yamakawa, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima), Japan. Prize money totaling over one million yen (approx. US $10,000) + many valuable washi prizes will be awarded on October 7. 2023. Good Luck, Karen! http://miniprint.awagami.jp/

Title: “Hold My Hand” on 8”x10” on Kozo paper.

Karen’s comments:
“Finally printed a small edition of this Solarplate I made during a workshop @phoenix.rising.print.coop with @cryingpigeonpress. Printed on kozo paper, I’m shipping it off to the Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition in Japan. Doing it just to know I did it, because I’ve been meaning to do it for years. Make sense? (And thank you Elaina @cryingpigeonpress for lending me paper and pointers!)”

Summary:
“AIMPE2013 was first held in 2013 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, and this year marks the sixth biennial exhibition.
This exhibition invites domestic and international artists of print expression to submit their mini-prints for consideration, and the winners will be selected through a rigorous selection process. We expect a large number of participants as an open call for entries, regardless of professional or amateur status.
All entries will be exhibited at The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper and at the “Inbe Art Space,” a renovated former factory site.
We hope that by holding this exhibition under the theme of “Using Washi,” we can globalize handmade washi, which is rooted in traditional Japanese culture, and by providing an opportunity for artists to present their work, we can help to further promote the use of washi in printmaking.”