The Graphic Communications Industry of Rhode Island (GCIRI) has announced their Call for Entries for the 2009 Gallery of Printing & Design Excellence Awards Competition.
Entry forms can be downloaded from www.gciri.com or obtained by contacting GCIRI Executive Director, Dr. Lenore Collins at 401-277-4969. All entries are due by March 2, 2009.
The GCIRI Gallery of Printing & Design Excellence Awards Competition is open to both professionals and students in the graphic communications industry.
Entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts during March, and the awards will be presented at the Annual GCIRI Gallery of Printing & Design Excellence Awards Banquet, which is being held at the Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, RI on Thursday, May 14, 2009. This gallery event showcases the finest work of area designers and printers; and also features a Junior Gallery for high-school and technical school students that are studying graphic communications. A vendor show will also be held that evening.
For further information on the competition and the awards night event, contact GCIRI Executive Director, Dr. Lenore Collins at 401-277-4969.

About GCIRI (www.gciri.com)
GCIRI’s mission is to provide graphic communications professionals with educational resources and networking opportunities to further their growth and development.
GCIRI helps to administrate the annual SkillsUSA graphic arts contest held for Career and Technical Schools; and also supports the B.K. Brennan Scholarship Foundation, which awards scholarships every year, to students enrolled in graphic arts courses.