The regulations of SCULPTING CONTEST
TITLE: ZDUNY – „THE TOWN OF BORDERLAND” 6-18 TH August 2012
Permeates of cultures in Zduny region is one of distinctive dominant for this area . Influences of different regions, nationalities, their mutual interactions and frontier location of Zduny are components which still matter for every sign of local society life. One of living monuments of Zduny’s history is local TILERY. This company produces useful ceramic items in a manual way. This is where in 2012, IV INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC OPEN AIR is organized. It is one of the most important component of multiartistic festival “ BORDERLAND OF CULTURES”.
Within the framework of CERAMIC OPEN AIR the organizer : ZDUNY’s CENTER OF CULTURE with NATIONAL CENTRE OF CULTURE are organizing sculpting contest for its participants.
1. The goal of contest
The goal of contest is:
· Selection of the artist, who will create the best spatial ceramic sculpture, which will be the vision of festival idea, whis at the same time could be the symbol of CERAMIC OPEN AIR or partner events
· Popularization of historical and multicultural roots of Zduny region
· Creation of sculpture, which could become in the future design of prize for well-deserved people in Zduny region
· Learning about the history and heritage of Zduny region and its present-day values (there will be meetings with local people and local trips)
2. Organizers of the SCULPTING CONTEST
Organizers of the SCULPTING CONTEST are ZDUNY’s CENTER OF CULTURE and NATIONAL CENTER OF CULTURE
3. Type of contest
This is a closed contest
4. Contest’s participants
In the SCULPTING CONTEST can take part participants of the IV INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC OPEN AIR which are on the list of participants of this event.
5. Detailed description of the subject of the contest
The subject of the contest is a ceramic sculpture of any size, expressing in any way an idea of the festival “ BORDERLAND OF CULTURES”. The sculpture can be made of any type of clay and can be decorated by any method. Due to organization reasons sculptures which will take part in the contest will be in drying stadium, before the sculpture burnout.
6. Place and deadline of entries
The sculptures must be presented to the jury on 14th of August 2012 at approximately 3 pm in the study rooms of tilery in Zduny. Together with a sculpture participant must submit correctly filled out competition form. The form can be found as a attachment of this statute. All obligatory blank spaces in the form must be filled in. Particular importance should be given to marking the sculpture, giving them a title and their description.
Participant of the contest can submit max two works only.
7. Criteria of assessment.
1) The way of presenting the idea: materials give possibly precise and clear content of the message of the work
2) Functionality: sculptures can be used in exhibition or promotional activity
3) Originality: expressing the idea has innovatory aspects, is not the repetition neither the simple modification of prior works
8. The assembly of the jury
For assessing submitted works the President of : ZDUNY’s CENTER OF CULTURE will establish a special jury, which will have its own statute.
9. Awards
Material prizes of the value of 4 000 PLN will be divided among prize winners according to decision of the jury.
Following prizes are to be given:
1st step
2nd step
3rd step
The jury can give special prizes and distinctions.
Prizes are founded by co-organizer the National Centre of Culture.
10. Announcement of results of the contest and the aim of their usage:
a. Decision of the jury will take place no later than on 20th of August 2012
b. All works submitted in the contest become the property of the organizer.
c. Authors of submitted works agree to use their works and their graphic images to promote the BORDERLAND OF CULTURES festival and Zduny community.
d. Winning and commended works will be presented on the post-competition and other exhibitions organized by ZDUNY’s CENTER OF CULTURE
11. The statute of the contest with its attachments will be given to every participant of the IV INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC OPEN AIR on 7th of August and will be published on the www.pogranicze.zduny.pl website.
Edited by: Tomasz Chudy
The application form in SCULPTING CONTEST OF “ BORDERLAND OF CULTURES” FESTIVAL
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The author of the work declares that was introduced to the regulations of the contest and accepts in its entirety.
The author of the work declares that after sculpture burnout, he will deliver his work to the organizer: ZDUNY’s CENTER OF CULTURE.
Full name of the author
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