ANNOUNCING CALL FOR PRINT 2026
SVENSKA / ENGLISH
Are you an artist, illustrator, or graphic designer based in Sweden or Sápmi who wants to explore printmaking? Grafikens Hus is seeking a professional artist, illustrator, or graphic designer from the BIPOC community* to create a new edition of screenprints together with the master printer Laurens Rohlfs at Grafikskolan in Stockholm.
How to Apply
Prior experience in printmaking is not required. Your application should include:
– A brief description of your artistic practice (max 150 words and 3-5 images of earlier art works) (PDF, total file size max 10 MB).
– A description of the project you want to realise (max 200 words).
Who Can Apply?
We are looking for:
– A professional artist, illustrator, or graphic designer from the BIPOC community*.
– Someone actively working in Sweden or Sápmi.
– Someone able to work at Grafikskolan in Stockholm to create an edition of prints during about a week under the period August- October 2026.
Fee and Schedule
The winner is announced in June 2026. Production will take place sometime between August and October, and exact dates will be planned in dialogue between the winner and the printer. The fee for participating in the project is invoiced at SEK 7,500 excluding VAT, which will be paid to the person selected by the jury who receives the assignment when the edition is printed, signed and approved by Grafikens Hus.
All material costs will be covered by the project. However, the project does not cover travel or accommodation, which we understand is a structural barrier to who can apply.
An archive copy from the printed edition will become part of Grafikens Hus collection and the edition will be sold in Grafikens Hus’ Fine Art Print shop, where compensation to the artist —amounting to 50% of the net sales price for sold works—is reported once per year.
Techique: Silkscreen
Color and paper: 2-3 colors and not larger than A2.
Size of the edition: Between 25-40 depending on choice of colors and paper size.
Workshop and printer: The selected winner will print the edition in collaboration with printer Laurens Rohlfs, at Grafikskolan, Sätra, Stockholm.
Printing period: Plan for approximately one week during the period August–October 2026. Exact dates are set in dialogue between the winner and the printer.
Send your application by e-mail to: callforprint@grafikenshus.se, no later than June 7th.
*BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour
Selection Process
The selection process is based on the material submitted in the application. Applications will be assessed by the jury set up for the call. In its assessment, the jury will use the following guidelines, not as a requirement but as a tool and support for discussion:
- Design and Feasibility:
Applicants should demonstrate strong design skills in their work samples and how they relate to the artistic idea. - Printmaking as a Medium:
Applicants should present how they want to work with printmaking within their artistic practice and/or challenge printmaking as an art form with new perspectives. Applicants can also express a willingness to push their practice by exploring new methods or interdisciplinary approaches, potentially integrating printmaking with other artistic fields or rethinking its possibilities.
Jury 2026
This year the jury consists of two team members of Grafikens Hus Emma Dominguez and Nina Beckmann.
Why does Grafikens Hus implement Call for Print?
Grafikens Hus wants to change the homogeneous art scene that we operate in and are part of, and to broaden who gets the opportunity to work in the field. We hope that Call for Print will break down walls created by institutions, which often stay within the same communities, reproducing the same knowledge.
We at Grafikens Hus aim to constantly question our own position in knowledge production and representation. By visualising a breadth of perspectives and expressions, we open up to different ways of understanding and thinking about the world, society and being human. Grafikens Hus aims to be an art museum where more people want and are allowed to take their place.
Call for Print is an open call that takes place annually.
Workshop and masterprinter
Grafikskolan –occupies a unique position as the only art school in the Nordic region dedicated exclusively to the exploration of printmaking and the medium of Artists’ Books. Situated in the Stockholm district of Sätra, the school offers a specialized environment where students have access to professional workshops for intaglio, stone and plate lithography, screen printing, and letterpress.
The education is designed to bridge the gap between technical mastery and professional practice. Beyond intensive studio work, the curriculum integrates theoretical studies in art history alongside comprehensive courses in professional orientation and contemporary contextualization. Through a regular series of lectures featuring prominent artists and cultural practitioners, students gain direct insight into the realities of the modern art world. Furthermore, the program prioritizes professional development by introducing students to project methodology and providing active opportunities to exhibit their work, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate a career in the arts.
The winner will be printing together with Laurens Rohlfs who is teaching silkscreen and risography at Grafikskolan. Rohlfs is an artist working in the field of sculpture and printmaking with a Master degree in Fine Art from Konstfack (2025) and a Bachelor degree from The Art Academy in Bergen (2019). His work has been exhibited at Uppsala konstmuseum, Not Quite, Konsthall C, Litografiska Museet and På Sergels Torg.
Grafikskolan in Sätra, Stockholm. Photo: Grafikskolan