Conference Registration

If registering for the conference as a member, you must be a Tier 3 (Advocate or above) level in order to purchase tickets. Need to update or renew your membership level? Visit this link to upgrade or renew, then come back and sign up.

CONFERENCE VENUE(S)

The majority of the conference programs (Panels, INkubators, Themed Portfolios, Speakers, and a few demonstrations) will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center, conveniently located in downtown Providence. Demonstrations will be held at RISD, AS220, and DWRI Letterpress, and Pop-Up Exhibitions will be held at various gallery and event spaces around Providence.  

ACCOMMODATIONS & ACCESSIBILITY

The Rhode Island Convention Center and most of the associated conference venues meet ADA requirements, and we are committed to assisting attendees with special needs. Accommodation requests should be noted in registration, and if you have accessibility questions or would like to speak to us directly, please email DEIA@sgcinternational.org 

LODGING
You are responsible for booking and paying for your lodging. Discounted lodging blocks have been reserved and this information will be sent to you in your registration confirmation email. All rooms and rates are subject to availability.

NO TICKETS AVAILABLE?
Are you seeing this message after attempting to register for the conference? It’s probable that you are facing one of the following issues:

• you are not logged in to the system
• you do not have a current membership and need to renew
• you are not a TIER 3 level membership and need to upgrade

Tried the above and still no luck? Let us help you! Contact help@sgcinternational.org and we can sort it out.

MENTORING SESSIONS
Mentoring Sessions are one-on-one and are available for individuals at all stages of their careers – whether you are an undergraduate student thinking about an MFA, a graduate student seeking career advice, an independent artist looking to start a press, or someone in a tenure-track position looking for advice about navigating academia. Mentors are SGCI members who are experienced professionals and want to serve our membership and foster interest in our field. 

Sessions will be held on Friday, April 5, 9am -11:45am during the conference:

Session 1: 9:00-9:30am

Session 2: 9:45-10:15am

Session 3: 10:30-11:00am

Session 4 : 11:15-11:45am-Full for Mentees

Sign up in registration to be a mentor or a mentee Find out more about Mentorships.

MEMBER PRINT EXCHANGE

The Member Print Exchange is an exchange whereby members create an edition that is turned in during the first half of the conference, and receive an exchange portfolio of 12 ‘surprise’ prints at the end of the conference to take home! In between, the prints will be on display at the Member Print Exchange Exhibition. There is no restriction as to the number of participants in this exchange. Sign up during online registration!

Participation in the Member Print Exchange is $20, sign up in registration. Find more details here.

OPEN PORTFOLIOS

Sign up for one of the ever-popular open portfolio sessions in your registration. Sessions are as follows:

Session 1: 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm 

Session 2: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Session 3: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Session 4: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Participating in an open portfolio session is $20

AWARDS PARTY

The last night of the conference will be the ever-popular awards party, and we are happy to let you know that this year it will be FREE with conference registration! In addition to presenting awards and dancing to a special mix created by a local DJ, this year, we will have a printmaker’s talent show! If you register for the awards party, you will be contacted and asked if you’d like to participate in the talent show (we hope so!) 

ART, PRODUCT & EXPERIENCE AUCTION

This year we will hold a silent auction in the rotunda of the convention center. Although the works up for auction will be physical, all of the bidding will take place online. All works in the auction will receive publicity via social media and credit in the conference program. 

CANCELLATION FEE
In the event that you need to cancel your registration, there is a $75 cancellation fee. 

VPP REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

VPP Set up, Fair Hours & Break down Schedule 

Wednesday, April 3, 12pm-5pm, Set Up
Thursday, April 4, 9am-6pm, Fair Hours (Free and open to the public on this day!)
Friday, April 5, 9am-6pm, Fair Hours
Saturday, April 6, 9am-5pm, Fair Hours
Saturday, April 6, 5pm-11:00pm, Pack Up

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CONFERENCE VENUE(S)

The majority of the conference programs (Panels, INKubators, Themed Portfolios, Speakers, and a few demonstrations) will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center, conveniently located in downtown Providence. Demonstrations will be held at RISD, AS220, and DWRI Letterpress, and Pop-Up Exhibitions will be held at various gallery and event spaces around Providence. 

ELECTRICITY
Electricity is available for an additional fee of $79 (advance price) paid to the convention center. The convention center has requested that if electricity is needed, vendors should follow the instructions on the Exhibitors  Services Letter that will accompany registration confirmation. Wifi is complimentary.

ACCOMMODATIONS & ACCESSIBILITY
The Rhode Island Convention Center and most of the associated conference venues meet ADA requirements, and we are committed to assisting attendees with special needs. Accommodation requests should be noted in registration, and if you have accessibility questions or would like to speak to us directly, please email DEIA@sgcinternational.org.

PLACEMENT
We’ve received a number of special placement requests that we are happy to accommodate for the 2024 event. As we continue to work on the site map, we hope that you will be in touch with us regarding preferred placement. We, of course, consider product mix as we plan the event.

Please make a notation for storage, electricity, and placement in the registration or contact Adriana Barrios with these specific requests (Adriana Barrios’ email will be listed in your confirmation email).

• Please let us know if you have any accessibility requests and we will do our best to accommodate them. 
• Gridwall and/or panels are permitted for display use behind your table. Purchase, install and deinstall is the responsibility of the vendor. 
• Display materials (prints, banners, etc.) are not permitted to be attached to conference center walls.

LODGING
You are responsible for booking and paying for your lodging. Discounted lodging blocks have been reserved at the Omni Hotel (attached to the Rhode Island Convention Center). More information and reservations can be made here. All rooms and rates are subject to availability.

SHIPPING
Smaller items and boxes can be sent to 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, Attention Megan Kenneally, SGCI Annual Conference. Items that need to be received in the loading dock can be sent to the West Exchange Street loading dock entrance. If you would like to ship your products ahead of your arrival please send them so that they arrive between April 1-2, 2024. The Convention Center has confirmed that your shipped items will be safely stored in the Convention Center shipping and receiving department, which is a locked cage.

You will be responsible for taking back your materials with you and or you may leave your packaged up materials with return shipping labels attached to your parcels at the Convention Center. The Convention Center will send them out from their shipping and receiving department the following week.

DONATED SAMPLES & PROMOTION:
If you would like to donate samples or promotional materials (stickers, pamphlets, etc.)  to be included in conference bags please ship them separately from your fair materials to 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, Attention: Megan Kenneally, SGCI Bag Donations, by March 30th, 2024. Please email Adriana Barrios at abarrios@sgcinternational.org or Gretchen Schermerhorn at gschermerhorn@sgcinternational.org to confirm your donated materials.

CANCELLATION FEE
In the event that you need to cancel your registration, there is a $75 cancellation fee per table.

AWARDS PARTY
The last night of the conference will be the ever-popular awards party, and we are happy to let you know that this year it will be FREE with conference registration! In addition to presenting awards and dancing to a special mix created by a local DJ, this year, we will have a printmaker’s talent show! If you register for the awards party, you will be contacted and asked if you’d like to participate in the talent show (we hope so!)