RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE

XXV INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE FINE ARTS

"Color Art" 2015

Theme of entries to this year’s festival:

„MAGICAL LAND OF SOUND AND COLOR”

Festival Dates:May 27 - 31

The Festival is an annual venture organized by The Goleniów Culture House since 1990. It is a continuation of the International Festival of Children's Artistic Creation Under The Auspices Of The Polish National Commission for UNESCO. Its main goal is promotion of all forms of artistic creation of young artists. The work qualified for the festival will be presented in The Goleniów Culture House and town space.

Every year, the most interesting works are earmarked for auction with the goal of helping children. These works are also exposuredat many institutions and are presented at national and international exhibitions.

I. THE ORGANIZER:

Goleniów Culture House (Goleniowski Dom Kultury)

II. PATRONAGE:

Polish National Commission for UNESCO

III. SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS:

  1. Office of the Marshall of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
  2. GoleniówMunicipality Office
  3. BRAMA VITAE – The Socio-Cultural Association

IV. THEME:

1. The theme of the XXV edition of the International Festival of Fine Arts „Color Art”, taking place in 2015, is: „MAGICAL LAND OF COLOR AND SOUND”
2.The organizer gives the artists freedom of expression in the interpretation of the theme of the contest.

V. CURATOR OF THE FESTIVAL:

Joanna Czerny - Wojciechowska

VI. MAIN CATEGORIES OF THE FESTIVAL DIVIDED BY THE FOLLOWING AGE GROUPS:

  1. CATEGORY: PAINTING

Group I – from 6 to 9

Group II – from 10 to 12

Group III – from 13 to 15

Group IV – from 16 to 20

  1. CATEGORY: GRAPHICS

Group I – from 6 to 9

Group II – from 10 to 12

Group III – from 13 to 15
Group IV – from 16 to 20

  1. CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY

Group I – from 12 to 15

Group II – from 16 to 18

Group III – from 19 to 24

VII. FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

  1. All pieces of work must be post marked by March 14, 2015
  2. Festival committee meeting –March 21, 2015
  3. Contact with the winners of the Festival, publication of the protocol from the committee meeting and sending invitations –March 25, 2015
  4. Final of the Festival: from -May 27-31, 2015
  5. Arrival of guests to Goleniów on May 27.0.15 , departure from Goleniów 31.05.15
  6. PROGRAMME OF THE FESTIVAL:
  • May 27, 2015 – Arrival of the Winners to Goleniow. First meeting will take place during dinner at the Goleniow Culture House, Słowackiego Street 1.
  • May 28, 2015 – Day long excursion to the sea side.
  • May 29 -30, 2015 – Sightseeing in Szczecin, workshops, concerts, awards ceremony, intergrational meeting.
  • May 31, 2015 – The Great Outdoor Action entitled „Painting the World”

Exhibition of the Festival will take place in the Goleniów Culture House, and TouristinformationCenter from – May 27 –August 31, 2015

VIII. PRIZES:

  1. Winners will be invited to Goleniów for the Final of the Festival along with one guardian. The organizer will cover all costs of stay, accommodation and participation in events included in the programme of the Festival.Costs of arrival and departure must be covered by guest of the Festival or delegating institution.
  2. Financial awards will be granted by the Festival Committee appointed by The Organizer.
  3. Stake-money allocated for the prizes is 10.000,00 PLN.
  4. Prizes are:

1)GRAND PRIX OF THE FESTIVAL- The prize will be granted with the financial award for the winner of the best piece of work chosen from three main categories: painting, graphics and photography.

2)PRIZES IN THREE MAIN CATEGORIES:

Painting:

  • 1st place - financial award
  • 2nd place - financial award
  • 3rd place - financial award

Graphics:

  • 1st place - financial award
  • 2nd place - financial award
  • 3rd place - financial award

Photography:

  • 1st place - financial award
  • 2nd place - financial award
  • 3rd place - financial award

3)THE AWARD FOR THE BEST WORK FROM THE GOLENIÓW AREA:

The award for the authors of the best piece of work chosen from two categories: painting and graphics.

  • 1st place – Apart from a financial award, the chosen piece of work will be enlarged to size of 30m2 and recreated during The Great Outdoor Action “Painting the World”. After that, it will be presented in town for 12 months – from June 2014 till June 2015.
  • 2nd place – financial award
  • 3rd place – financial award

The award for the authors of the best piece of work chosen in category: photography.

  • 1st place - Apart from financial award, the chosen piece of work will be will be presented in town for 12 months – from June 2014 till June 2015.
  • 2nd place – financial award
  • 3rd place - financial award

4)Apart from aboveawards, theOrganizer of the Festival will grant distinctions, including presentation of piece of work during festival exhibition and in the catalogue.

IX. Award SYSTEM:

  1. The works will be judged and awarded by the Festival Committee, whose members will be appointed by the Organizer.
  2. Head of the Festival Committee: Leszek Zebrowski:

Associate Professor of ArtAcademy in Szczecin,

winner of over 30 awards at national and international festivals,

graduate of GdanskSchool of Fine Artsat the Faculty ofDesignGraphic,

passionate in drawing, painting, scenography and film,

the best known as the author of over 360 printed posters.

  1. The Organizer may also grant additional non-financial rewards such as:

Award of the Director of Goleniów Culture House

Award of the Curator of the Festival.

X. Place of exhibition:

  1. ‘Stage Front’ Gallery, Słowackiego Street 1 - Goleniów Culture House
  2. Tourist Information Centre, Wolińska Gate 1
  3. Town space

XI. Organizing notices:

  1. All artworks submitted become solely owned by the Organizer.
  2. Goleniów Culture Houseacquires rights to process and use submitted pieces of work.
  3. Works should be sent in solid strong containers, to prevent them from being destroyed during transport to:

Goleniowski Dom Kultury

ul. Słowackiego 1

72-100 Goleniów

tel./fax 91 418 26 88, 91 418 95 90

e-mail:

Entries must be marked :XXV FESTIWAL COLOR ART

NOTE!
Please send your art worksin separate packages: painting, graphics, photography. Each art work must be clearly must contain a completed REGISTRATION CARDS

2. Works put into tubes will not be judged.

PAINTINGS AND GRAPHICS

3.Works must be sent unframed,not taped, in solidenvelope.

4. In the event that a participant wishes to submit multiple entries, they may submit only one art work per category (painting/graphics/photography).

5.A participant wholimits their work to only one category of artistic expression, may submit up to three works in this category.

6.Art works may not be made of the following materials: fiberboard, plastic and metal. Works made of these materials will not be considered by the jury

7. On the back of each work, please include the following information: title, name, age, author, address, telephone number, e-mail address.

8. REQUIRED FORMAT:
Drawing and Painting: min A3 - max A1
Graphics: Any format

9. Work submitted outside of these dimensions will not be considered by the Jury.

PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS - a form of transmission

Photographs may be made using any photographic technique. Photos should be sent unmounted, untaped and in a stiff envelope. On the back of each photo, please include the following information: title, name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address.

The author may submit a maximum of 3 works. A series of images can be composed of 3 worksmaximum numbered in order of presentation.

Required format of photos: min. 20 x 30 cm, max. 30 x 45 cm.

Oversize photographs will not be evaluated by the Jury.The photographs should be marked with the legible signature of the artist (name and surname), a CD containing the photograph submitted to the contest photo (recording format - JPEG, resolution - 300 dpi).

10. A REGRISTRATION CARD must be completed and attached to the work. (downloadable from the website: Department Downloads)

11. Regristration cards should be filled In Rusing Block letters. Work submitted with illegible cards will not be assessed by the Commission.

12. The data contained in the Regristration card should include:

- The name of the participant

- Age (a specific number of years, ie..13)

- The exact address for the participant

- Direct telephone and e-mail to the participant

- Name and address of delegating institution (with telephone number and email address) with name and surname of artistic supervisor

13. Works sent to the festival will become the property of the organizer.

14.Goleniow Culture House shall be entitled to process and use of the works submitted to the Festival.

XIII. AWARDS RECEPTION AND CERTIFICATES

1. The organizer informs that each of the winners may be awarded only one financial prize.

2. Receipt of financial rewards is only possible by participating in the Festival.

3. Cash prizes, unclaimed on the Festival Date: May 31, 2015–either personally by the participant, or in his absence by a legal guardian or constituted attorney in this area –will be forfeited to the Organizer.

4.Power of Attorney to receive financial reward in the absence of the winning participant must be made in writing and submitted to the trustee of the Festival.

5. Evidence of participation in the Festival of the person is issued by the organizer at the request of the participant. If unclaimed by the participant during the Festival, it will be sent by post - at his request - along with a catalog of the festival.

6. Individuals who are not rewardedor highlighted in the competition, by exposing their work at the festival exhibition, as well as the participants not awarded and not highlighted and persons accompanying them are not guarantee accommodation, reimbursement and will not have other costs associated with their stay and participate in the events covered by the program covered.

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Documents for download: page - Downloads section

Documents to be downloaded:

Regulamin XXV Festiwalu Sztuki Pięknej COLOR ART

Indywidualna karta zgłoszenia

Zbiorowa karta zgłoszenia wkategorii grafika

Zbiorowa karta zgłoszenia wkategorii malarstwo

Zbiorowa karta zgłoszenia wkategorii fotografia