Southborough, MA – The Americas Printing Association Network (APAN) is proud to announce the inaugural presentation of the 2022 Americas Print Awards, a national competition that recognizes the absolute finest in printing across the United States.

APAN’s member associations will submit their top 15 winning entries – those recognized as the best of the best from each of their regional competitions – and those pieces will go head-to-head in the national competition. Ten handcrafted awards will be presented to honor the most pristine pieces. The Best of Show Award will showcase the pinnacle of printing across America, rewarding the very best work of just one of APAN’s more than 5,000 members.

Judging for the 2022 Americas Print Awards will be held in June at Printing Industries of New England (PINE), Southborough, MA. The winners will be announced, and their entries displayed, at Americas Print Show 22 (www.americasprintshow22.com) in Columbus, Ohio, August 17-19, 2022.

APAN is comprised of the affiliates of the former Printing Industries of America (PIA), including Graphic Arts Association (GAA), Graphic Media Alliance (GMA), Great Lakes Graphics Association (GLGA), Print Media Association (PMA), Printing & Graphics Association MidAtlantic (PGAMA), Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia (PIAG), Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica (PIAMidAmerica), Printing Industries of New England (PINE), Printing Industries Association of San Diego (PIASD), Printing Industries Alliance (PIAlliance), Printing Industries of Southern California (PIASC), Printing Industry Association of the South, Inc. (PIAS), Printing Industry Midwest (PIM), Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA), and Visual Media Alliance (VMA).

For more information, contact PINE President Christine Hagopian at 508-804-4152 or at [email protected].