Nun Sequitur: Caption Contest and Pop-Up Exhibition

Nun Sequitur is a lighthearted print project dreamed up by SFCB staff and designed to bring a bit of silliness to our letterpress studio. The project encourages printers to spend creative time at SFCB, playing with text and image.

Participants are invited to print a captioned edition of posters using an image of nuns riding on a tractor. Polymer plates of the image are provided for use in SFCB’s Print Studio. Completed, captioned posters will be featured in a pop-up exhibition running from October 11–26, 2025.

Registration is $25, for which people receive 15 sheets of trimmed paper and one free studio rental day. Participants must be certified to use SFCB’s print studio at the time of registration.

    • October 1, 2025: poster prints due at SFCB

    • October 10, 2025: Nun Sequitur opening party and people’s pick for best caption 

    • October 11–26, 2025: exhibition open to the public

    • October 27–30: exhibition closes, work returned to participants

  • Registration is $25.00 and provides for the following: 

    • Access to SFCB’s “Nunsequiter” designated polymer plate for printing

    • (15) sheets of paper for printing

    • (1) 6 hour block of print studio time at SFCB; after registering, you will be emailed a coupon code to use when you sign up for studio rental. 

    • The registration fee is nonrefundable.

    • Participants must be SFCB-certified printers at the time of registration in order to use the print studio.

    • All posters must be printed onsite at SFCB’s letterpress studio and produced using letterpress printing techniques.

    • Each poster must include a caption. Subject matter and captions should remain family-friendly.

    • Completed posters to be signed in pencil including: artist name, print title, edition number, and year.

    • SFCB will collect three (3) copies of each poster:

      • One copy will be included in the exhibition and added to SFCB’s archive.

      • Two copies will be sold as a fundraiser for SFCB

Join us for the Nun Sequitur Opening Reception and Audience Favorite Award!

Join us as we celebrate the printers, posters, and captions of Nun Sequitur!

Participating printers will be on hand to share tales from the studio and everyone will vote for their favorite Nun Sequitur poster, giving the winning printer bragging rights for life.