International Art Competitions - art contest for artists

Digital exlibris

Deadline: 18 November 2019

Ex DIGITALIS is a biannual international review promoting the latest techniques in bookplate production, known as consecutively numbered Salons.

This year’s Ex DIGITALIS Salon 2019 admits works dedicated to any subject matter or to the eminent Polish composers Stanisław Moniuszko and Fryderyk Chopin, the patrons of 2019. The bookplates selected by the Jury will be presented at an exhibition to be staged by the Centre of Contemporary Art in December.

Every Entrant may submit 4 to 10 works to the Review.

 Only digital techniques will be accepted. The Review will comprise works created within last two years.

No entry fee

Details:
https://csw.torun.pl/csw/ex-digitalis-salon-2019-miedzynarodowy-przeglad-ekslibrisu-cyfrowego-29903/

Biennale of printmaking 2020

Deadline: 1 June 2020

The Platform for the Promotion of Multi-original Art organises The Fourth International PrintMaking Biennial in Cacak, in 2020.
The Platform, as the coordinator of the Biennale, maintains the previous Biennale’s good practice of:
•identifying and following contemporary tendencies within the field of printmaking;
•endorsing medium expansion including use of modern methods of printing, contemporary technologies and theory concepts;
•promoting young authors and their work.
The Biennial aim is to provide regional and international artists with institutional support for their professional development, to induce and elevate interest in this artistic discipline among other artists and cultural workers, as well as a larger audience.


The competition is open to all professional artists, theoreticians and researchers, as well as final year undergraduate students of Faculties of fine and applied arts

No thematic restrictions

Each author is free to compete in one or more exhibition categories and program segments.
To apply for  the Biennale's main exhibition, authors can send:
• a maximum of 3 large-format artworks, up to 100 cm on the longer side, or
• a maximum of 5 small-f  ormat artworks, up to 30 cm on the longer side 

Artists are invited to apply with spatial and ambient installations, interventions in public space, videos filmed as segments of printmaking production or as an independent work based on the printmaking discipline character, objects, artists' books, works printed on various surfaces, or other work that represents
multi/interdisciplinary, hybrid, experimental, or discursive approach to printmaking.

For the additional Ex libris exhibition artists can apply with:
maximum 5 artworks no larger than 15x15cm

Special exhibition category of the Biennial is the exhibition of undergraduate students’ artwork. Final year
undergraduate students can apply for the competition with:
• a maximum of 3 large-format prints, longer side up to 100 cm, or
• a maximum of 5 small-format prints, longer side up to 30 cm


Entry fee
35 Euros

Prizes:
Grand Prix - 1500 Euros
Awards for technical excellence - solo exhibition
Awards for graphic art inventivness - printmaking materials
Special award for Ex libris
Student work award

Details:
http://www.graphicacak.com/bijenale-2020/

Deadline: 31 May 2019

The competition is open to artists of all nationalities, without age restrictions.

The participants are divided into two age categories:

- Artists up to 18 years of age;

- Artists over 18 years of age.

All graphic techniques are eligible in case they allow replication labelled according the International standard identifier for EX LIBRIS.

The authors may participate with up to 3 (three) works, 4 (four) numbers of each work.

Prizes:

GRAND PRIX at the amount of 500 EURO

PRIX for children and students up to 18

Sponsor awards

No entry fee

Details:
https://www.libruse.bg/competition?name=INTERNATIONAL%20EX%20LIBRIS%20COMPETITION&id=25#regulation

Deadline:
31.05.2017

The competition is open to artists of all nationalities of any age and profession. All graphic techniques are eligible in case they allow replication labeled according the International standard identifier for EX LIBRIS.

The authors may participate with up to 3 /three/ works, 4 /four/ copies of each.

The artwork must contain the text “EX LIBRIS – EX LIBERTAS”. Other signs, letters, words and texts, may also be included. Each copy must be signed and dated by the author.

The maximum size of the image is 130/130 mm and of the graphic sheet 150/210 mm.

No entry fee

Prizes:
GRAND PRIX at the amount of 400 EURO
Sponsor awards.

Details:
https://www.libruse.bg/event.php?id=673#