northern region


The Northern Region combined the fun and the awards at the annual Ben's Bash.  At the 100th Bomb Group, we honored the Print Excellence Awards winners and the Hall of Distinction Inductees.  Held on Thursday, February 8th at 6pm, this event was the highlight of the print scene.  

The 100th Bomb Group
20920 Brookpark Road
Cleveland, OH 44135

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central region


The Central Region Banquet honored Print Excellence Awards winners at the Creekside Conference and Event Center in Gahanna on Thursday, February 1st, at 6:00 pm.  The Franklinton Award was presented to a member of the industry who has made significant contributions to our central Ohio graphic arts community. 

Creekside Conference and Event Center
700 Creekside Plaza
Gahanna, OH 43230

2020 print week events

MILLCRAFT GRAND CEREMONY


The Best of Category, Judge's Award, Rising Star and Millcraft Best of Show
winners will be recognized at our Grand Ceremony which will be presented in
conjunction with the 2021 Leadership & Management Conference. the 
Conference will be held IN September  at the Quest Business Center in 
Columbus, and the Millcraft Grand Ceremony will be Monday, September 16th at 6:00 pm.

THE EVENT WILL FEATURE A NATIONALLY OR LOCALLY KNOWN SPEAKER, SUCH AS OUR 2019 GUEST SPEAKER, JIM TRESSEL.

A native of Northeast Ohio, Tressel earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from Baldwin-Wallace College and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Akron.  He was head football coach at YSU for 15 years, winning four national championships. He also was head football coach at Ohio State for 10 years, winning seven Big Ten titles, earning ten bowl appearances and winning the 2002 National Championship. After leaving Ohio State, Tressel served as executive vice president for Student Success at the University of Akron, and then returned to YSU in 2014 as president. Join us to hear about his journey, and to celebrate the best of the best printing in Ohio, MICHIGAN and northern Kentucky!

We are excited to have him join our excellent list of speakers and presenters at this year’s Leadership Conference and hope you will attend! to see the full conference schedule or register, follow the links below.

PRINT EXCELLENCE AWARD events

celebrating the winners​​

after all the entries are judged, its time to recognize some of the best printed work in Ohio and Northern Kentucky! our print week events bring everyone together to announce gold, silver and bronze awards. the gold award winners continue on to the grand ceremony, where we announce our best of show awards. Join us at the grand ceremony in September to vote for the People's Choice Award. 

southern region 


​In the South, our annual Bierstube was at the Hofbrauhaus in Newport, Ky on Tuesday, January 23rd from 5:30-7:30 pm.  Members brought theirpress operators, bindery workers customer service reps and your graphic designers for a few hours of fun and networking. This was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones. 

Hofbrauhaus
200 East 3rd Street
Newport, KY 41071 


ALSO IN THE SOUTH, THE ANNUAL SOUTHERN REGION BANQUET HONORED THE PRINT EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS AND WE VOTED FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER. WE ALSO PRESENTED THE 31st MAXWELL WINNER AWARD AND THE 56TH PRINTER OF THE YEAR AWARD.  THE SOUTHERN BANQUET WAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH STARTING AT 6:00 PM.

KENWOOD COUNTRY CLUB
6501 KENWOOD RD.
CINCINNATI, OH 45243