Printmaking exhibition and award
Deadline: December 10, 2011. $500 First Place award. This exhibition is open to printmaking students age 18-24 in an MFA/BFA program in the following states: DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, and WV. Of the 40 works selected by Joann Moser, Senior Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, one print will be selected for the $500 first prize award. Second and third place awarded as well. Entry fee. Details: http://washingtonprintmakers.com/programs/excellence-in-printmaking

Call for sketchbook project entries
Deadline: January 30, 2012. Art House Co-op is proud to announce our brand new project: The Limited Edition Vol. 1! The Limited Edition is a collaborative series of art books created by 5,000 artists from across the globe. Anyone — from anywhere in the world — can participate in the project. Sign up to receive a blank sketchbook in the mail, then fill it up and send it back. Your work will be cataloged in the Brooklyn Art Library in NYC and published in the Limited Edition art book series. Entry fee. Details: http://www.thesketchbookproject.com

Target Gallery call for proposals
Deadline: February 1, 2012. This call is open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. Proposals for exhibitions by both individuals and groups will be considered. The individual or group associated with the chosen proposal will receive a solo exhibition at the Target Gallery August 4 – September 2, 2012. The artist(s) will also receive a stipend and an exhibition catalog. Entry fee. Details: http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm