CALL FOR ENTRIES: THE 20TH INTERNATIONAL WARSAW POSTER BIENNALE
19.12.2005 News
ORGANISERS:
Chairman of the Program Council: Lech Majewski
Curator of the Poster Museum at Wilanow: Maria Kurpik
Secretary IPB: Magdalena Ciesielska, Katarzyna Matul
TIME LIMITS:
1.
The 20th IPB will be held in Warsaw at the Poster Museum at Wilan w and
will last from 3 June 2006 to 24 September 2006.
2. Deadline for sending entries is 15 January 2005.
THEMATIC CATEGORIES:
A
- Ideological posters works concerning universal themes; conditions and
existence of man, civilisation problems, social and political action
B - Culture posters promoting culture, art, education and sport ventures
C - Advertising posters promoting commodities and business
D
- The Henryk Tomaszewski Golden Debut works submitted by students or
graduates of art academies within two years from graduation. Graduation
projects printed digitally can be submitted with permission from the
college.
CONDITIONS OF ENTERING AND PARTICIPATING:
1 - The 20th IPB will exhibit works of individual artists, art studios and art agencies.
2
- Each participant may submit no more than3 posters of2004-2005 (each
in two copies). The entries must be the finished works of offset or
silk-screen printing.
3 - The organizers will only accept posters that will not exceed the following sizes:
-- the longer edge must not exceed180cm,
-- the shorter edge must not be less than40cm.
4
- Each poster should bear a label that must be filled in legibly in
block letters. The label has to be pasted to the lower left-hand corner
on the reverse side of the poster.
5 - The participants will be
asked to fill in an entry form in block letters or typewritten. An
illegible entry form will cause disqualification of the entry.
The
personal details given on the entry form will serve later as valuable
information in the 20th IPB Catalogue. Each entry-form should be signed
by the participant.
6 - The posters submitted will not be returned.
7 - The posters glued into a hard base or framed will not be accepted.
8
- Works in electronic form. Along with the hard copy, please send
documents in electronic form recorded on CD-ROM. CDs should operate on
Mac OS or Microsoft Windows platform. File Technical Specification:
document size: 100x150mm, resolution: 300 dpi (CMYK), file type: TIFF,
EPS (if materials have been prepared in QuarkXpress or Page Maker
program, please, attach to the main file graphic files or fonts).
9
- The works should be packed in a safe and practical manner to avoid
any damage during transport. Damaged posters will not be accepted. The
organizers do not take responsibility for damage sustained in
transport.
10 - Postage and other incidental expenses are to be
covered by the sender. The posters must be sent as printed matter of
non-commercial value . Please do not include the price of your
submission on the postal declaration or invoice, as this complicates
the delivery procedure; the organizers will not undertake any customs
clearance and the parcel will be sent back.
APPRAISEMENT
The
posters appropriated for the competitive exhibition will be chosen by
the Qualifying Committee. The selected participants will be notified.
THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
Marjatta Itkonen(Finland) Radovan Jenko(Slovenia)
Karel Misek(Czech Republic) Marcin Mroszczak(Poland)
Thierry Sarfis(France)
PRIZES
The
International Jury will award prizes for every category and will
announce the verdict on the opening day: 3 June 2006.
The Gold Medal = 10000 zlotys
The Silver Medal = 6000 zlotys
The Bronze Medal = 4000 zlotys
The Golden Debut = 5000 zlotys
A
prize awarded for a group is treated as a prize for individual
achievement and cannot be multiplied. The Rector of the Academy of Fine
Arts in Warsaw will grant the J zef Mroszczak Honorary Award to
commemorate the founder and first organizer of IPB. The organizers
allow other prizes funded by official sponsors and individuals wishing
to support the art of poster.
All money prizes may be
exchanged into foreign currencies according to international law. The
Gold Medals Winners will be invited to the next Biennale Laureates
Exhibition to present their poster art output.
FINAL OBLIGATION
All
the posters qualified for the competitive exhibition become the
property of The Poster Museum at Wilan w. The organizers have the right
to photograph and reprint the works for publicity and promotion of IPB.
For further information please contact:
The IPB Secretary Poster Museum at Wilan w
10/16 St. Kostki Potockiego Street, 02-958 Warszawa, Poland
T/F: (48-22) 8582437; (48-22) 8422606
E: biennale@mnw.art.pl
W: www.postermuseum.pl
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