SGC International

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

My first SGCI was in Madison, Wisconsin in 2022, when I had just started graduate school. I was still learning how to navigate both the studio and the field at large, and walking into that conference was like stepping into an entirely new world. Suddenly, I was surrounded by printmakers of every background, sharing their knowledge, their processes, and their passion.
It was more than just panels and demos — it was the feeling of community, of realizing that I was part of something much bigger than myself. That first experience gave me both inspiration and confidence, and it has continued to shape the way I think about my practice and my teaching. SGCI has become a space I look forward to every year — a chance to learn, to connect, and to keep growing alongside this incredible community.

Image List:
1. Embroidered Silence
2. Ethereal Tide
3. Thread of Dusk
4. Soften the Glare, Unify as Dust.

Visit http://www.international.org/membership/ to see all of the different memberships we have to offer!

05/25/2026

Take the survey!!!

05/24/2026

Print For All is here for you!

With the guidance of the DEIA Committee, SGCI introduced Print For All. PFA is an initiative which builds equity and opportunity for historically marginalized and underrepresented print people.

The campaign has evolved—as promised!—to fit the need of our membership. Members may now request aid and/or accommodation at any time via a new form in our website. The DEIA Committee will review requests regularly. This method allows maximum flexibility for the organization to meet the specific needs of our print community. You can find a request form, and help support Print For All here, at any time here.

To access the PFA request form please follow this step-by-step guide to find it on our website:

From the web:
🟣Go to https://www.sgcinternational.org/
🟣Click on “Membership” on the menu bar at the top of the website
🟣In the dropdown menu, click on Print For All
🟣Scroll down the page until you see a pink hyperlink button named “Print For All Request Form”
🟣Clicking on this link will open a google form as a separate tab
🟣The form requests the following information: Email, First & Last Name, Pronouns, request need & how we can help. Fill out the form as best as you can.
🟣The form states “Please note that the DEIA Committee is entirely volunteer run, we appreciate your patience as you await a response… If your need is time sensitive, please email [email protected] directly.”

From instagram:
🟣Go to the link tree in our bio
🟣Scroll down to find the button for Print For All
🟣Clicking on this button will open the Print For All page
🟣Scroll down the page until you see a pink hyperlink button named “Print For All Request Form”
🟣Clicking on this link will open a google form as a separate tab
🟣The form requests the following information: Email, First & Last Name, Pronouns, request need & how we can help. Fill out the form as best as you can.
🟣The form states “Please note that the DEIA Committee is entirely volunteer run, we appreciate your patience as you await a response… If your need is time sensitive, please email [email protected] directly.”

05/20/2026

Please note the new date of June 11th.

05/19/2026

Take the BIG Membership Survey!!!!

Submit the survey for a chance to win 📢📢

available now through May 31st!

We want to know more about our members to better serve you.

Please tell us who you are and what you want from the organization. 
Have you been attending recent virtual events or applying for sponsored international exchange portfolios & excursions? What would you like to see SGCI do in the future? Are you ready to help us achieve it? 

Find the survey at the link in our bio. Thank you to International Representative, Alicia Candiani, for her guidance in drafting the survey. 

Please leave your contact information at the end of the questionnaire if you’d like a chance to win prints from Myles Calvert and Phil Gresham, or an all-star relief portfolio organized by Blake Sanders.

Image: print by Myles Calvert (enter for a chance to win it!)

05/16/2026

Who’s That Printmaker?!

🤔🤔❓🤔🤔

This print is from the 2015 SGCI Member’s Exchange Portfolio - Knoxville, TN

Do you have any prints from an SGCI exchange portfolio that you don’t know who made it? Send it our way and we can feature it in an upcoming “Who’s That Printmaker?!” post! Let’s solve the mystery of these prints!

whosthatprintmaker

05/14/2026

Link in bio!

05/14/2026

Congratulations to all the selected BORDER-LINE[S] Participants! 🎉

Kalinda Tran
Lani Shapton
Carla Fisher Schwartz
Lisa Turner
Garrett Metz
Fio Avocado
Anissa Cavazos-Rodriguez .cavazos
Heather Huston
Mariana Astete .ashl
Andrea Pinheiro
Alanna Austin
Alyssa Davis
Cynthia Back .back
Deborah Cornell
Valeria Rachel Herrera
Brandy Gonzalez

Myles Calvert and Mika Aono .aono from Atelier Ghostbirds statement for the jurying:

“As jurors for Border-line(s), we were struck by the breadth and depth of responses to the call. The theme invited artists to approach boundaries in all their forms—geographic, emotional, psychological, and cultural—and the submissions reflected this with remarkable sensitivity and imagination. Choosing only sixteen works from such a strong and diverse pool was a difficult task. Many pieces spoke with quiet intensity or deep introspection, while others approached the subject with wit, experimentation, or gentle mischief.

We found ourselves drawn to artists who treat boundaries less like rigid fences and more like curious, unruly lines—ones that smudge, wander, and sometimes refuse to stay put. The selected works span a wide range of printmaking practices, traditional and experimental, each interrogating or embracing the idea of limits in its own way. Together, they chart a terrain where edges blur, meanings shift, and the in-between emerges as a potent space for reflection, questioning, and possibility.

It is an absolute joy and an honor to share this body of work at Atelier Ghostbirds in Caldas da Rainha, within a community that thrives on dialogue and creative exchange. For many of these artists, the exhibition marks a first encounter with new viewers and new landscapes, bridging continents and perspectives through the language of printmaking. We hope these works continue to spark conversations about borders: how they define, divide, and ultimately connect us.”