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[Im]Possible Parallels
SGC Themed Portfolio

11.08.25 30.09.25

In its twentieth anniversary year, Proyecto´ace is proud to announce this collaboration with SGCI (Southern Graphics Council International) in the form of a dual program, including this international portfolio and a Micro-Residency/Cultural Mediation – Graphic Drift – aimed at members of SGC International.


 [Im]Possible Parallels international portfolio will gather 20 artists from Argentina and 20 artists from the rest of the world. This themed portfolio imagines the convergence of what seems destined to remain apart: like the geographic parallels of North and South America, reimagined through the connective force of art.

Rather than adhering to physical coordinates, this printmaking project traces symbolic lines –routes of resonance, displacement, and dialogue– linking artists across the Americas through the expansive and porous language of printmaking. This portfolio gathers 40 artists –20 from Argentina and 20 from around the world– whose works create bridges between distant latitudes. Through points of friction and convergence, their practices redraw maps and dissolve borders, proving that in art, parallel lines not only meet: they intertwine.

PARTICIPANTS

  • 20 Argentinian artists
  • 20 SGC International artists (including U.S. and international SGC advocate members or superior + fee for shipping and boxing USD$ 20)

Selected artists will create an edition of 6 (six). Of those 6, 3 (three) prints will be exhibited and incorporated in the following institutions:

  • Exhibition at the SGC International Conference 2027, Pittsburgh and donated to the host institution Carnegie-Mellon University.
  • Inclusion in the SGCI Archives hosted by the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Georgia, USA.
  • Exhibition at Proyecto´ace from March 18th  to April  19th, 2026 (together with Graphic Drift Micro-Residency) and then hosted into its Graphic Archives.
  • 3 prints will remain property of the artist.

This is a project exclusively for Advocate Members or superior of the SGC International. If you are not yet a member, you can join HERE.

JUROR
Alicia Candiani, founder and current director of Proyecto´ace, a longtime international member of SGCI, a recipient of the Member of the Council Award in 2016.

PARAMETERS

  • The paper size for this project will be 11″ x 15″
  • Each print should be shipped folded in a sheet of glassine for its protection
  • Prints may be bidimensional, pulled using any matrix, with the caveat that they should be uniform across the edition and should not be digital-only work, though digital-adjacent methods such as Risograph and laser engraving are acceptable.

TIMELINE

Extended Application Deadline:  September 30th, 2025
Notifications received: October 30th, 2025
Prints must be mailed by: December 30th


Proyecto´ace
Artist-in-Residence International Program

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International Airport

Ministro Pistarini- Ezeiza (EZE)
Buenos Aires
45' to 60' trip

Domestic Airport

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Buenos Aires

Buses

38, 39, 41, 42, 59, 63, 65, 67, 68, 151, 152, 161, 184, 194 and 168 (stop in the front door)

Subway/Metro

D Line (Green)
Olleros Station (4 blocks, 4')

Train

Mitre Line (either to Leon Suarez or Mitre)
Colegiales Station (1 block, 1')

The Latin America's Paris

Buenos Aires is Argentine Republic's capital city. With 15,000,000 inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in Latin America and one of the 10 most populous urban centers in the world. Its cosmopolitan and urban character vibrates to the rhythm of a great cultural offer that includes monuments, churches, museums, art galleries, opera, music and theaters; squares, parks and gardens with old groves; characteristic neighborhoods; large shopping centers and fairs. Here we also find a very good lodging facilities, with accommodation ranging from hostels to five-star hotels of the main international chains. Buenos Aires also show off about its variety of restaurants with all the cuisines of the world, as well as to have cafes and flower kiosks on every corner.

A neighborhood founded on the Jesuit farms in the 17th century

We are located in Colegiales neighborhood where the tree-lined streets, some of which still have their original cobblestones, invite you to walk. Although the apartment buildings advance, low houses still predominate. It is a district of the city where about 20 TV production companies, design studios, artist workshops and the Rock&Pop radio have been located. The neighborhood also has six squares, one of which pays homage to Mafalda, the Flea Market, shops, restaurants and cafes like its neighboring Barrios de Palermo and Belgrano, with which it limits.

Proyecto´ace
Artist-in-Residence International Program

Open Call #1
Residencies / International Projects 2026
Deadline January 1st, 2026

You can send your application earlier and it will be considered!

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