We are delighted to invite submissions for MiniPrint Cymru | Wales - a collaborative, Wales-wide initiative which supports and celebrates artistic talent and participation in printmaking in Wales through small-scale artwork. We encourage all Wales-based emerging and established artists and printmakers to submit work and be part of this exciting opportunity which connects artistic communities across the regions and showcases the creativity and quality of printmaking in Wales.

Following the success of the pilot project MiniPrint Cymru | Wales in 2023, Swansea Print Workshop and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art are pleased to be hosting MiniPrint Cymru | Wales in 2025/26.

The ambition of MiniPrint Cymru | Wales is to create a sustainable, Wales-wide biennial opportunity for Wales-based professional and emerging printmakers (see eligibility criteria below),  hosted by Regional Partners on a rotational basis.

MiniPrint Cymru | Wales is currently supported by regional partner organisations: Royal Cambrian Academy of Art (North), Swansea Print Workshop (South), Aberystwyth Printmakers (West) and the Regional Print Centre (East).

Mini prints are artworks contained within a square area of 10cm x 10cm on a paper size measuring 18cm x 18cm. The small-scale format is internationally recognised and emphasises the accessibility, affordability and versatility of printmaking as an artform.

All selected work will be available for sale and exhibited at Mission Gallery, Swansea and at the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Conwy. A bilingual publication will accompany the exhibition.

Work will be selected by a respected Selection Panel:

• Rhian Wyn Stone, Gallery Director, Mission Gallery, Swansea
• Jude Lau and Tom Whitehead, Directors, Printhaus, Cardiff
• Andrew Baldwin, Printmaker, Trefeglwys Print Studio, Aberystwyth
• Ruth Thomas, Printmaker, Ruthin, Denbighshire

The exhibition at Mission Gallery, Swansea will run from Saturday, 8 November 2025 to Saturday, 10 January 2026 and will travel north to the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Conwy in 2026 from Saturday, 7 March 2026 to Saturday, 25 April 2026.

All selected exhibitors will be invited to a private view at both venues. All selected artists will receive a free copy of the bilingual publication which will feature their work.

Copies of the publication will be available for sale at the venues throughout the exhibition period, priced at £10 or can be purchased online from Swansea Print Workshop's website (at £10 plus P&P) after the publication date. MiniPrint Cymru | Wales Publication

Submission Guidelines

Submission guidelines are available in Welsh from any of the Partner Organisations listed above. 

Print Submission Requirements

• Submissions are invited from artists using any recognisable hand-produced printmaking technique, such as screenprinting, lithography, etching, engraving, collagraph, monotype, block printing, woodcut etc.
• Giclee prints will not be accepted. However, digital processes can be used to enhance prints that are traditionally printed
• The print image must be contained within a square area of 10cm x 10cm on a paper size measuring exactly 18cm x 18cm
• Artists are invited to submit up to 3 individual artworks in total 
• Artists must ensure there are 4 editioned prints available for each of the artworks
• If selected, artists will be required to send 4 of the edition to Swansea Print Workshop. 2 prints will be framed for exhibitions at Mission Gallery and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, and 2 prints will remain unframed
• All prints must be available for sale
• The cost for submitting artwork is as follows:

Costs:   

-   1 print £15

-   2 prints £20

 - 3 prints £25

• There is no specific theme however, as Mission Gallery and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art are open to the public, we reserve the right not to display anything we deem to be unsuitable
• Please upload your submissions ensuring your images are high quality JPEGs as the panel will make their selection based on these digital images
• All works will be prepared for exhibition by Swansea Print Workshop and will be presented in a box frame, which will be hung in both Mission Gallery in Swansea and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in Conwy
• All prints must be signed, numbered, and titled by the artist, in pencil, beneath the image
• All entries must be original and created within the last 3 years.

 
Sale of Work

Each selected artist will be required to submit 4 copies of the same selected print (unframed) and we will be responsible for framing.

The MiniPrint Cymru | Wales exhibition is a selling exhibition, where all prints will be available for sale.

Artists are advised that 40% commission will be retained by the galleries (30%) and Swansea Print Workshop (10%) so please set your selling prices bearing this in mind.

• 2 prints - 1 framed and 1 unframed - will be exhibited and available for sale at both exhibition venues. Therefore each selected artist will be required to send 4 of the same print, also on paper measuring 18cm x 18cm. If the print is a monotype then a similar themed monotype will be acceptable 
• All payments for sales of prints will be made by Mission Gallery in the South and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in the North, to the artist at the end of each exhibition period.

Eligibility

All artists and printmakers residing in Wales or members of one of the current Regional Partners: Royal Cambrian Academy of Art (North), Swansea Print Workshop (South), Aberystwyth Printmakers (West) and the Regional Print Centre (East) or a member of a Wales-based printmaking facility. 

Any artwork created in the last 3 years which complies with the Print Submission Requirements above.

Submission Timetable

• Digital submission – Closes midnight Monday 28 July 2025
• Selected prints to be delivered to Swansea Print Workshop by 4pm on Monday 8 September 2025

Selection and Delivery of Prints

After the digital submission, the selection process by the MiniPrint Cymru | Wales Selection Panel will take place and the artist will receive a notification by email of selection no later than Monday 11 August 2025.

Instructions for the physical delivery of your prints will be outlined in the selection email.

Selected works must be delivered to Swansea Print Workshop at 19a Clarence Street, Swansea, SA1 3QR.  

Please note that Miniprint Cymru | Wales does not cover any transport costs, including shipping or postage.

Return of Unsold Work 

All unsold prints can be collected following the final exhibition at Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. Details for collection or postal return will be given following selection.  

Liability

All work is always the responsibility of the artist, so please ensure that your work is adequately insured.

Publicity & Copyright

All participating artists agree to their selected work being featured in digital and traditional publicity and marketing materials promoting the exhibition.

The copyright of all works remains vested in the artist, but the right is reserved for Mission Gallery, the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art and Swansea Print Workshop to reproduce any of the prints in connection with the exhibition and its publicity, free of charge.

Exhibition Venues and Contact Details

South Wales: Mission Gallery, Gloucester Pl, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 1TY

https://www.missiongallery.co.uk

North Wales: Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Crown Lane, Conwy LL32 8AN 

https://www.rcaconwy.org

 Summary of dates 

• Entries open - Monday, 14 April 2025
• Closing date for entries - Midnight, Monday, 28 July 2025
• Artist informed of selection and delivery details - Monday, 11 August 2025
• Deadline for prints to arrive at Swansea Print Workshop - by 4 pm Monday 8 September 2025
• Private View at Mission Gallery - Saturday, 8 November 2025
• Gallery Exhibition - Saturday, 8 November 2025 to Saturday, 10 January 2026
• Private View at Royal Cambrian Academy of Art - Saturday, 7 March 2026
• Gallery Exhibition - Saturday, 7  March 2026, to Saturday, 25 April 2026
• Collection of unsold prints - to be advised following selection. 

All information provided through the application process will be shared with the MiniPrint Cymru | Wales partner organisations and exhibition venues and retained for MiniPrint Cymru | Wales purposes only. 

Important: If you pay for more than one artwork, the system will allow you to complete another submission form. You will need to fill out the whole form for each artwork you want to submit. The number of submission forms you can complete depends on how many submissions you have paid for.