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What Makes this event different?
Juror for INT’L Paperworks 2027 is Aline Smithson. Smithson is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, editor, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. She has exhibited widely including over 50 solo shows at a variety of international institutions and her work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and PDN. Smithson is the Founder and Editor- in-Chief of Lenscratch, a daily journal on photography. She received the Rising Star Award through the Griffin Museum of Photography and also received the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award from CENTER. In 2014, 2019, and 2025, Smithson’s work was selected for the Critical Mass Top 50. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum commissioned Smithson to create a series of portraits for the Faces of Our Planet Exhibition. In 2018 and 2019, her work was exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London. In 2022, Smithson was recognized as a Hasselblad Heroine. With the exception of her iPhone, she only shoots film.
INT’L Paperworks 2027: International Juried Exhibition
The Northwest Arts Center at Minot State University invites artists worldwide to submit work for the 55th Annual INT’L Paperworks juried exhibition. The exhibition celebrates contemporary art using paper as a material, surface, or medium, welcoming both traditional and experimental approaches.
Eligible Artwork
Original works in any medium that are on or made of paper are eligible, including photography. Works must have been completed within the past two years and must not have been previously exhibited in an INT’L Paperworks or Americas 2000 exhibition.
Entries will be judged using high-resolution digital images. Artists may submit up to two additional detail images.
Awards and Exhibition
A total of $2,500 in cash and purchase awards will be presented, including five Merit Awards and one Best of Show award. The Best of Show recipient will also receive an opportunity for a future solo exhibition and an invitation to participate in the Best of the Best exhibition.
Exhibition Dates
January 14–February 18, 2027
About the Northwest Arts Center
Founded in 1969, the Northwest Arts Center was established to enrich visual arts experiences for Minot State University students, the campus, and the regional arts community, while building a teaching collection of fine art. Its exhibitions continue to showcase contemporary art and welcome artists from around the world.
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