About artworks:
The Award is open to all printmaking disciplines, admitting digital printed artwork and monotype as well.
The general theme is The Sea and the Lighthouses, but this does not imply that the artwork must be figurative. All kinds of aesthetic languages are admitted.
The image and the paper must not exceed 20 x 20 cm. (7,8” x 7,8”)
There is no minimum image or paper size.
Artwork/s must be without mat, frame or glass.
You can submit up to 3 artworks paying only one participation fee.

Jury and awarding process:
The jury will be formed by three invited jurors.
The decision of the jury will be unappealable and notified to the winner artists by email and published on the website: www.MiniPrintCantabria.es
The jury will meet and assess all the works received physically and will select, among all those artworks, the three main awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
Once this choice has been made, a special prize for the artwork of an artist from the Community of Cantabria will be chosen from among the participants who meet the requirement of being born or being residents of Cantabria. This award aims to support the practice of graphic arts among artists from Cantabria.
Finally will be selected the Honorary Awards and Mentions.

Awards:
The following prizes will be awarded:
1st Prize: € 4000.-
2nd Prize: € 1500.-
3rd Prize: € 500.-
Mar Cantábrico Award: € 500.- This prize will be awarded to a work by an artist from Cantabria. The artist born and / or current resident in the territory of Cantabria will be recognized as such.

The awarded artworks will become part of the Heritage of the Art Collection of the Port Authority of Santander, maintaining them in deposit for their conservation and exhibition in the Faro Cabo Mayor Art Center.
The prizes will be transferred to the artists to a bank account that they indicate in a timely manner.

The jury will also grant Honorary Awards and Mentions.

Participation guide:

Each participating artist, before July 31, 2024 must:

1. Complete the online registration form.
2. Pay the participation fee.
3. Send the artworks by mail post