This year (2026) marks Highpoint’s 25th Anniversary! Highpoint’s story began with our cooperative studio and, as a past member, we want you to be amongst the first to know and celebrate with us!  

Since 2001 the co-op at Highpoint has supported 482 individual artists and our community continues to grow, year over year. To celebrate the collective artistic growth and impact of the co-op, Highpoint will be hosting a first of its kind, reunion exhibition; 25 Years of Co-op Community open to and inclusive of 25 years of our members, and you are invited to participate! Regardless of your current status as a member, how long you were a member, or when you were a member, you’re an integral part of Highpoint. If printmaking is no longer a part of your practice these days, no problem! We would be glad to feature printmaking work from the past to include you as many of you in our story as possible. 

Given the momentous scale of this exhibition, artwork will be displayed salon-style in our galleries behind glass consistent with the presentation we use for our twice-annual co-op exhibitions. The exhibition will open with a reception, Friday, May 29th. This reunion moment will be truly memorable and we welcome you to join us in person if you are able. 

The following prospectus has all the relevant details. If you have any questions, reach out to

Josh Bindewald (josh@highpointprintmaking.org). We hope you’ll consider participating!

25 YEARS OF CO-OP COMMUNITY EXHIBITION PROSPECTUS 

TIMELINE:

Submission Opens: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Submission Closes: Sunday, March 22, 2026

Notification/confirmation: March 27, 2026

Deadline for receipt of work at gallery: May 1, 2026

Exhibition Dates: May 29 – July 18, 2026

Reception for Artists: Friday, May 29, 2026

CURATION: a small panel of current Highpoint co-op members will help arrange the display of work in the gallery

ELIGIBILITY: If you received this invitation you are eligible. Whether you were a paying member of the co-op or you were granted access through an internship, a residency, fellowship, or a staff position, you are eligible.

WORK REQUIREMENTS:

• Each artist may submit 1-3 works for this exhibition
• A maximum of 1 work per artist will be featured. If you submit multiple works, Highpoint staff will choose one for exhibition
• Only two-dimensional unframed works are eligible          
  • For a show of this scale, we don’t have the capacity to undertake installation work, sculptures, or objects

   

• All work must be original and include at least one form of traditional printmaking such as relief, intaglio, lithography, screenprinting, monotype, monoprint, etc. (exclusively digital prints will not be accepted for this exhibition. Likewise, photographs or reproductions are not accepted) 
• Artwork must be 40 x 32” or smaller. We anticipate a high volume of participants and therefore space is limited
• Current or past artwork can be submitted. There is no requirement that the work be recent or that participants identify as active artists.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

• 1-3 High resolution image(s) (300 dpi by 1900 pixels on the longest side, jpeg or tiff)
• Work information
• Contact Information 

SUBMISSION FEE: None! Zero! Free!

DISPLAY: This is an exhibition of unframed work. Our goal is to make this exhibition accessible and cost prohibitive for for participants. Work will be displayed “sandwiched” to the wall behind glass cut to slightly larger than paper size again—true to the twice-annual co-op exhibition method and spirit.

SHIPPING/DELIVERY: Following the submission deadline, more communication will follow regarding packing and shipping of work. Shipping timeline and information is below to assist you in preparing: 

• Accepted needs to arrive by May 1, 2026
• Accepted work must be shipped in a sturdy, reusable shipping container
• Highpoint will return unsold work in its original packaging
• Highpoint will pay for return shipping up to $40 per artist
• Accepted artwork should be shipped to: 

Josh Bindewald

Highpoint Center for Printmaking

912 West Lake Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55408

INSURANCE AND LIABILITY: 

Work is insured by Highpoint while on the premises. Highpoint is not responsible for damage that occurs while the artwork is in transit to or from Highpoint. When work arrives, we will unpack it and create a condition report noting any flaws or damage. Participating artists will be sent a consignment form following the submission deadline. Completion of this form will be a requirement for participation in the exhibition.

SALES:

Highpoint will facilitate sales for all artworks splitting proceeds 40% (Highpoint) and 60% (artist/participant). If participants wish, they can donate 100% of proceeds to Highpoint to support the future of the studio co-op in honor of our 25th anniversary celebration.

PROMOTION:

Submission to this exhibition constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to listed

conditions and the use of images for publicity purposes by Highpoint Center for

Printmaking. The exhibition will be posted on social media and on the website and

wherever possible artist members will receive credit for artwork. We encourage our

members to share the exhibition on their social media as well.