SGIA Calls for Golden Image Competition Submissions

For Immediate Release July 10, 2018 Contact: Kate Achelpohl, SGIA 703.359.1364 kate@sgia.org Fairfax, Virginia — The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is accepting entries for the 2018 Golden Image Competition. The competition recognizes excellence in printing in a wide variety of categories including banners, garments, ceramics and embroidery.  “The Golden Image Competition is your opportunity to showcase your company’s printing expertise. Winning a Golden Image Award places you among the best printers in the world,” said Johnny Shell, Vice President of Print Technology and Training, SGIA.  A select group of outstanding entries will receive gold, silver, bronze or honorable mention recognition, and gold level winners are considered for “Best of Show.” All entries are eligible to win the People’s Choice Award, voted on by SGIA Expo attendees.  All Golden Image entries will be judged and displayed in the Golden Image Gallery at the 2018 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, October 18—20), which attendees can check out and explore while they walk the show floor.  “Thousands of SGIA Expo attendees will visit the Golden Image Gallery to see what their peers are touting as their best work. Just entering puts you among the best in the business, and winning elevates your shop that much more," said Shell.  The contest is open to SGIA members, who will receive one free entry. (Additional entries are $35 each.) Submissions must arrive at the SGIA depository between September 20 and October 5, 2018, and will be judged during the 2018 SGIA Expo.  To learn more about the Golden Image Competition, visit sgia.org/expo or contact Johnny Shell. SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community  Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is the trade association of choice for professionals in the industrial, graphic, garment, textile, electronics, packaging and commercial printing communities looking to grow their business into new market segments through the incorporation of the latest printing technologies. SGIA membership comprises these diverse segments, all of which are moving rapidly towards digital adoption. As long-time champions of digital technologies and techniques, SGIA is the community of peers you are looking for to help navigate the challenges of this process. Additionally, the SGIA Expo is the largest trade show for print technology in North America. “Whatever the medium, whatever the message, print is indispensable. Join the community — SGIA."