Open Call – SÄCHSISCHES DRUCKGRAFIK.SYMPOSION 2026

Three-week workshop with compulsory residency

Date: June 29 to July 17, 2026

  • Participants: 4 artists (jury selection)
  • Prerequisite: Completed art studies and/or work as a freelance artist
  • Working techniques: etching (all intaglio printing techniques), woodcut and linocut, experimenting with printing techniques until the finished end product / all possible combinations / no edition printing
  • Graphic edition: A graphic edition with one sheet from each participant and a text contribution will be published.
  • Exhibition: Presentation of the resulting works with work documentation, with invitation and poster in the gallery of the KÜNSTLERHAUS HOHENOSSIG.
  • Supporting events: “Fest des Zustandsdruckes” – artist talk at the halfway point of the symposium, for art lovers and sponsors.
  • Material: A large amount of working material is provided.
  • Printers: The participating artists will be optimally supported by three graphic printers during the symposium.
  • Overnight stay with breakfast: free of charge in a guesthouse in Hohenossig.

Application documents:

  • five original graphic sheets in the techniques of etching and/or woodcut or linocut
  • Vita with artistic career and a maximum of two catalogs ATTENTION: no digital material, no web links
  • Short statement on the work project in the symposium
  • Sufficient return postage, digital parcel label, no stamps

Selection: An annually changing jury of experts decides on participation.

Applications should be sent by March 6, 2026 to:
KÜNSTLERHAUS HOHENOSSIG
Reinhard Rössler
Roter Weg 5
04509 Krostitz, OT Hohenossig

Delivery date: 06.03.2026