We’ve just experienced a wildly successful Print Day in May, with tens of thousands of printmakers across the globe, all doing what they love, in a 24 hour period.

We are basking in the success of Print Day in May 2020! It is another year of exponential increase, with Instagram phone ”dings” haunting our dreams. Hundreds of people have posted on our blog, with the updated website holding its own. Sponsorship hashtag campaigns went smoothly, with winners being announced shortly. The character of this year’s event has emerged as tremendously gratifying and poignant. This was not an opportunity to share the love of printmaking with crowds on the streets of Rio, rather it served overwhelmingly as a path for serious artists to reclaim themselves. Inks and plates sitting idle for months as shell-shocked artists struggled to find a foothold, were dusted off and lovingly resurrected. Artists connected with themselves, as well as others. Self-confidence and artistic paths were re-discovered. Inspiration and creative sparks were welcome light in what has been terrible darkness. Prints and words of thanks have been pouring in. We have made a difference to tens of thousands of people, in seventy countries across our terrifically beautiful, terrifically troubled world.

And now let’s look ahed to next year! May 1, 2021 is Print Day In May a global celebration of printmaking, held annually on the first Saturday in May in print shops, studios, kitchens, on beaches and sidewalks all over the world.

Join us! Make a print on May 1, 2021! Let the world know what you are doing by chiming in on our blog, Instagram and/or Facebook page. Send us photos of your prints, your workspace and your printmaking friends.

Win prizes! Click on Sponsors to win printmaking gifts through our hashtag campaigns.

Fast and Free Registration for this annual, worldwide event is right here!

Members and Registration, above. Once registered, this site/blog is for you! Post pix, respond to other printmakers and build community through our shared love of printmaking. Registration means you and your country are credited here, and you are an official PDiM printmaker.

Join tens of thousands of printmakers world wide on May 1st for the annual 24 hour printmaking marathon that is Print Day in May. Let’s spread global joy and come together by doing what we love.





Join us the first Saturday in May. Every year. Always.

For over ten years Robynn Smith and the MPC Printmakers have devoted the first Saturday in May to fine art printmaking. What began locally in the greater Monterey Bay Area of California in 2007, has become a worldwide event. In 2020, artists from all 50 US states, 60 different countries and all 7 continents participated! We are astonished, printmakers. We are thankful, and so proud to have you with us.

By providing a creative synergy and a forum for sharing and building community, this event unites printmakers worldwide and fosters a better understanding and appreciation of printmaking.

Participation is easy. Just make a print on May 1, 2021! Finish an edition or make a footprint in the sand. If information is transfered from one surface to another, it’s a print!

Spread the word!!!! There are many ways to do so here are a few ideas:

Blog – PrintDayinMay.com – click on “Members and Registration” and follow instructions to register. This will allow you to post comments and photos. Use us as a printmaking forum!

Facebook Group – Print Day in May Printmakers

Facebook – @printdayinmay

Instagram – @printdayinmay

Contact – Robynn Smith for more information.

Connected

Having built this beautiful community, don’t forget to check back and share your work year round! In the meantime, we’ll be looking forward to everything Print Day In May 2021 has in store for us.

Thank you all,

Robynn

Below please find some pictures from PDiM 2020. You can assume that 2021 will find the event bigger and better than ever. Check in regularly for updates, and register today!

From PDiM 2020:

Print Day in May 2020

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