F.I.S.A.E.
Fédération International des Sociétés
Amateurs ď Exlibris

DIRECTORY

of International Exlibris

Competitions

As we have begun to be asked to also include here
information about competitions of graphic art in general, not
exclusively oriented just to bookplates, we have expanded our page.

“The smell of bread is the fragrance of all fragrances. It is the indigenous scent of our earthly life, the scent of harmony, peace and home.”
- Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986), Czech writer and Nobel prize winner -
Your nose will take You to the bread, Your eyes will make the choice, but Your taste will make the final decision.

Balkankult Foundation and „Sipex“ packaging Ada
are writing out an open international

for a conceptual design meant as a paper bag printing layout for bread and pastry packaging

The competition is open for designers working in bread and pastry industries, for designer studios, design students, artists, but also for other interested parties. The participance is free.

* All the participants should send one or more layouts concerning the topic mentioned above.

* The layouts can be submited on a paper in A3 format (297x420mm), in Corel Draw or PDF format on a CD or sent per E-mail also in Corel Draw or PDF format.

* These layouts are ment to be exhibited and reproduced in a catalogue that will follow the exhibition.

* The original as well as layouts that are already in use will be accepted. Drawings, sketches and copies will not be accepted.

* Name, address and date of birth of the author should be enclosed with every layout. A short biography of the author is also desireable.

The prizes will be presented for best conceptual designs with a logo meant as a paper bag printing layout for bread and pastry packaging. First prize is 1.000€, second prize 600€, and third prize 300€. There is also a possibility for other unofficial prizes from individuals or institutions.

The conceptual design should be submited until (31th of august 2009), potsponed September 15.

An international selection committee made out of three members from expert fields in design, history of art and bread and pastry industry will make the choice according to the criteria mentioned below:

The exhibition will be held in Novi Sad as a supporting programme to the manifestation „Days of bread“ („Dani hleba“) which is going to be held in September 2009. The exhibition is going to be accompanied by a catalogue with reproductions of all accepted and exhibited conceptual designs. The decision of the selection committee is going to be announced at the manifestation itself and in writing in www.breadculture.net <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\User\Local%20Settings\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.IE5\FJ8W6GD6\www.breadculture.net> . The decision of the selection committee stays irrevocable.

By applying to the competition it is understood that the participants are agreed with all of the competition regulations.

Xylon Argentina
Sección de Xylon Internacional
Sociedad de Grabadores
19 aňos difundiendo el arte del grabado

The authorities of the Centro Polivalente de Arte and its teachers invite artists and students to participate in their 5th ex libris contest.

The contest will be held on March as a way of making reference to the month in which Astor Piazzolla, the famous composer, was born, and because it coincides with the 50th aniversary of his song Adiós Nonino.

We think that we have to pay tribute to this controversial artist who has been many times criticized for his innovations but who has been, at the same time, considered one of the best Argentinian composers, put to a level with the higly recognized classics, by including him in the subject matter of this year.

1.. Subject matter: Homage to Astor Piazzolla.
2.. About the works presented:
a) Categories: students and artists.

c) Support: it must be A4 (21cm x 29,7cm). Comments: the ex libris that enter the contest must include, as a part of their design, the word ex libris and the name of the person or the institution to which it is destined.

d) Personal data and technical information about the ex libris have to be included in pencil at the back of the printing.

f) The pictures must be properly protected so as to be received in optimum conditions.

g) Techiniques: any of the traditional engraving techiniques, such as xylography and chalcography.

h) The deadline for the reception of works is 09/30/2009. (the date appering in the seal of dispatch will be taken into account)

3.. The jury will work with the pictures received on time and in the correct way, according with article number 2.
4.. The jury will be integrated by an artist who was awarded first prize las year, a local artist and a ZIAP representative. Their decision will not be open for appeal.
5.. No artist will be able to receive a prize which is the same or lower in value than the ones received in the expositions of the previous three years.
6.. By participating in this contest, artists will authorize the institution to publish or diffuse their works when the institution considers it necessary. The pictures will also remain as a property of the institution as a donation to the Gabinete de Estampas (Pictures Department).
7.. Prizes: artistic materials for the students and a plaque for the artists.
8.. Every artist will receive the correspondent catalogue.
9.. Send your works to:

Concurso Ex-Libris
Centro Polivalente de Arte
Alem 474
7000. Tandil
Buenos Aires province
Argentina

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1. Competition is open for all authors of graphic signs.
2. The aim of the competition is to promote the history and culture of the City of Gdańsk.
3. The event is held under the honorary patronage of
" Mr. Paweł Adamowicz, the President of the City of Gdańsk
" Mr. Jan Kozłowski, the Marshall of Pomeranian Region
4. The competition is organized by:
" "Gdańsk Community" Foundation
" "Treasure Island" Gdańsk Archipelago of Culture
5. Each entrant can submit an unlimited number of ex libris (bookplates), which contain the motif of Gdańsk architecture. The entries must be artist's own work. At least one of them has to be made especially for the competition (previously unpublished).
6. The ex libris should not be bigger than 130 x 130 mm in size.
7. Ex libris should be submitted in three signed copies with the following data on the reverse: author's name, information on the technique and the year of realization, opus number well as dimensions in mm. Entries must not be framed or stuck.
8. Together with the ex libris one has to submit a completed entry form, which is attached to the competition rules.
9. Entries will not be returned. They become property of the organizer and remain at his disposal with a right to free of charge distribution.
10. All entries should be sent to the address:

Fundacja "Wspólnota Gdańska"
ul. Dickmana 2/1
80-339 Gdańsk
Poland
with a note: "Ex libris Competition"

11. Further information on the competition can be obtained from:
Mr. Andrzej Stelmasiewicz
"Gdańsk Community" Foundation
mobile. + 48 601 622 222
e-mail: a.stelmasiewicz@wspolnotaGdańska.pl
12. Postmark deadline for the submission of entries: 15 September 2009. The jury meeting is set for not later than 30 September 2008.
13. All entries will be assessed by a jury panel nominated by the organizer.
14. The following prizes are offered by the organizers in accordance with the rules of the competition (gross amounts):

First Prize - 2 000 PLN (approx. 425 EUR)
Second Prize - 1 000 PLN (approx. 210 EUR)
Third Prize - 500 PLN (approx. 105 EUR)

The division of prize awarded in the competition
will be at the discretion of the jury.

15. SPECIAL AWARDS (gross amounts)
" of President of the Board of DRUK Markuszewscy Ltd. of 4000 PLN (approx. 850 EUR) for the best computer graphics ex libris;
" of President of the Board of "Gdańsk Foundation" of 4000 PLN (approx. 850 EUR) for the best traditional techniques ex libris;
16. The jury's decision will be announced on 15 October 2009 on the following websites: www.wspolnotaGdańska.pl and www.wyspaskarbow.gak.gda.pl together with the reproductions of the awarded entries. Winners will be notified by e-mail or post.

17. The winning ex libris and the ones qualified for that purpose by the jury will be presented at a post-competition exhibition. The exhibition vernisage is planned for 15 November 2009 in one of the prestigious exhibition halls in Gdańsk.
18. All participants of the post-competition exhibition will receive a catalogue featuring submitted entries, together with biographical notes of the authors.
19. The organizers accept no responsibility for entries lost, damaged or delayed in shipping.
20. Entry into the competition means acceptance of all these rules

Andrzej Stelmasiewicz, President of the Board of "Gdańsk Community" Foundation

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
ORGANIZED BY
THE EX LIBRIS ASSOCIATION OF VOJVODINA

Article 1.
This competition is open, without restriction, to artists from all over the world. No fee is required for participation.

Article 2.
Artists are invited to make one or more ex-libris that are not older than one year in the past. The theme is free.

All works submitted must be conceived as ex libris with identification of their owner. They must integrate within the image the words EX LIBRIS or a similar inscriptions in the language of the participating countries and NAME OF THE OWNER, who must be an existing person or institution.

Article 4.
There are no limitations as to the number of different ex libris witch may be submitted. The maximum size of the printed surface must not be more than 15cm. All participants must send FOUR prints of EACH ex libris submitted. The ownership of the material sent will pass to the organizers of the competition, as well as the rights of reproduction.

Article 5.
Ex libris submitted must be printed original graphic works and printed using classical graphic techniques. Drawings, sketches or photocopies will not be accepted. All graphic arts techniques will be treated equally included computer graphic.

Articles 6.
Each print of each ex libris submitted must have, legibly inscribed in latin alphabet, on the back of it in pencil, the artist's name and address, his year of birth, the technique used and the year in which the ex libris was made. Each print must be signed or initialled by the artist. Artist should send a short curriculum vitae with the material for the competition.

Article 7.
The jury will be composed of the members, artists and experts, who are the members of Ex Libris Association of Vojvodina. The President of the Jury is Mr. Milan Jaksic, Director of Historycal Archives in Pancevo.

Articles 8.
By decision of the Jury three the most successful works will be awarded. The prizes will be goods. At the same time the Jury will give numerous written declarations of quality. Individuals and institutions can give unofficional prizes.

Article 9.
One printed exhibited ex libris The Ex Libris Association of Vojvodina will give it as a gift to Matica Srpska and one to The Museum of Vojvodina.

Article 10.
An illustrated catalogue of works submitted for the competitions will be prepared and will be sent free of charge to artists whose ex libris are illustrated therein.

Article 11.
An exhibition of the selected works will be opened on November 14, 2009 in Cultural Centre in Sremski Karlovci and then in Novi Sad and Pancevo.

Article 12.
The deadline for submitting works is September 30, 2009. It must be sent to the address:

EX LIBRIS ASSOCIATION OF VOJVODINA
Mr. Dusan Salatic
Ul. Vladike Cirica br.10
21000 Novi Sad
SERBIA

Emilio Carrasco
Calle Constitución 20
Col. Centro, Guadalupe, Zacatecas
CP 98600
México

Bodio Lomnago Town Council, in collaboration with AIE (Italian Ex Libris Association) and with the sponsorship of
Societa astronomica "G.V.Schiaparelli", announce the 5th International Ex Libris Competition 2009. The theme is:

The event joins the celebrations in 2009 for the International year of astronomy to mark the 400th anniversary of
Galileo's earliest telescopic observations and the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.

1) The Competition is open to all artists. Participation is free of charge.
Every participant must complete the entry form attached to this announcement.
2) Only entries made using the traditional techniques of the original graphic art (chalcography, xylography,
lithography) will be accepted for the Competition. Entries made using other techniques will not be
evaluated in the Competition.
3) The Ex Libris entries should have the following characteristics:
_ represent the theme of the Competition: THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
_ be printed on paper no larger than A5 (148mm x 210mm); the printed area may be any size;
_ no indications or markings of other competitions must be present;
_ the following must be written, in pencil, on the reverse side: surname, first name, address of the artist,
date the entry was executed, dimensions of the engraved part, technique used and title;
_ all entries must have the following inscription:

Only entries with all the above requisites will be evaluated in the Competition. All those missing one or
more of these requisites will not be considered.
4) Each artist may enter a maximum of two entries, each of which must have at least four signed copies.
Three copies will be held in the Bodio Lomnago Library collection and one in the AIE collection. These
may be used at will by both institutions. Entries will not be returned.
5) Bodio Lomnago Town Council has designated three prizes to the value of: €1000, €700 and €500 which
will be awarded to the first, second and third prize winners respectively.
6) The entries, once accepted by the Jury, will be selected for publication in the Catalogue and displayed in
the exhibition room in Bodio Lomnago Library in spring 2010.
During the opening ceremony of the exhibition the winners will be announced and the prizes given.
7) The five members of the Jury are representatives of: Bodio Lomnago Town Council (the Mayor or his
delegate), artists and expert collectors from the AIE
8) The Ex Libris must be sent by Registered Letter, by 12.00 noon on 30th November, 2009,
to the following address:

Comune di Bodio Lomnago
Piazza don Cesare Ossola 2
21020 Bodio Lomnago (VA)
Italy

9) Artists of entries published will receive the catalogue free of charge.
10) Participation in the Competition implies full acceptance of the above rules.

For further information, please contact:
demo@comune.bodio-lomnago.va.it
bodio-lomnago@bibliotechevalbossa.it
MAINARDI_mauro@libero.it (president AIE)

5TH
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
EX LIBRIS BIBLIOTECA DI BODIO LOMNAGO 2009
THE CELESTIAL SPHERE

Ljuben Karavelov Regional Library of Ruse is organizing an international competition for ex libris. This year the traditional competition is titled "Ex Music" - Ruse 2010 and is devoted to the 50 th International festival "March Music Days" - Ruse 2010
www.marchmusicdays.eu

The text "Ex Music" should be included in that sign. But it may also include other signs, words, letters and texts as well as the name of the owner. The maximum size should be 13 to 13 cm.

Any graphic techniques that allow total printing can be used (except using copier).

The artists can participate with up to 3 printings only.
Four copies, the address and e-mail of the participant must be sent by the 22nd February 2010 to the following address:

Lyuben Karavelov Regional library
1st Dondukov-Korsakov Street
Ruse 7000
Bulgaria

Public relations department
Attn: Ivan D. Ivanov-Joanni - Graphic room consultant

The sent works become a possession of Lyuben Karavelov Regional library - Ruse and will be a part of The Graphic Room at the library web site www.librousse.bg.

The following awards will be given:
" The big prize
" The Lions Club Rousse District130 Bulgaria prize.
The jury has the right not to give all the announced prizes if it estimates that's the proper decision.

To every prize will be added an honorary diploma for the three sections of printing.
The awards will be judged by a blue-ribbon Jury at an open meeting presented by local and national mass media. The selected works will be exposed in The Graphic Room of the library in March 2010.
Every selected participant will receive a free catalogue.

Contacts:
E-mail: pr@librousse.bg,
tel. +359 082 820 131
All the participants should agree with the rules & regulations of this competition.

Open to all artists, printing techniques and tendencies.
Each artist should submit not more than five prints; each print must be in 2 copies. Each engraving will be signed by the artist on the front side and will include the classic details: copy, title, and signature. On the back of the engravings will be written in pencil:

Firs name Surname
Address
Country and nationality
Date of birth
Title, year
Technique
Size
e-mail

The work must not be bigger than 15x15 cm, and the paper not bigger then 20x20 cm

The signed works should be sent by registered air-mail as PRINTED MATTER in a simple packet, without glass, frame or passe-partout, declaring "NO COMMERCIAL VALUE", to:

If it's possible, please inform organizers about your post by e-mail miniprint@i.ua It will be better to control your participation.

"Curriculum Vitae" should accompany the works, including name, date and place of birth of the artist, address, e -mail

A Jury will select the works to be exhibited. The names of the accepted artists will be announce during the month of March.
The exhibition in Kiev will take place in National Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture
Accepted works will also be exhibited in other places still undetermined.
Organizers reserve the right to reproduce and exhibit any work accepted, for promotional or cultural purposes.
Although all works will be handled with maximum care, organizers will assume no responsibility for any damage or loss that may occur in posted way.
Entries will not be returned. It becomes property of the organizers and remains at their disposal with a right to free of charge distribution.

Participation in the exhibition implies the acceptance of the above conditions.

Firs name Surname
Address
Country and nationality
Date of birth
Title, year
Technique
Size
e-mail

Article 1. Participants shall apply with at most 5 different works of art created between 2007 and 2010. It is obligatory that three copies of each print be submitted, first of which shall be for Eastern Mediterranean University, second the main sponsor of the competition Kuzey K?br?s Turkcell and third for the exhibitions.

Article 2. No limitation exists regarding the printmaking techniques. In addition to traditional printmaking techniques, photographic works or computer designs shall also be accepted on condition that all works of art should be multi-copied. Photocopies, drawings or sketches shall not be accepted.

Article 3. The works of art shall be designed as ex libris, i. e. as small-format art graphics created to be pasted into books to identify the owner. The ex libris shall include the words "Ex-libris", "Exlibris", "Ekslibris", "Bookplate" or an equivalent (for example, "from the library of...") together with the name of an alive person or an existing institution for whom or for which it has been created.

Article 4. Each print shall be signed or initialed by the artist. It is obligatory that the ex libris bear legibly on the back of the print the artist's name, the symbol of the technique used, the year of creation and the name of the owner. In case of the usage of a non-Latin alphabet, Latin alphabet version shall appear on the back of the print with the English translation where necessary.

Article 5. The supporting paper of the ex libris must not be larger than 210 mm x 150 mm (A5). The printed surface of the ex libris should not exceed 130 mm x 130 mm. It should fit esthetically onto the paper. The ex libris shall not be matted, nor shall be pasted to a cardboard or colored paper.

Article 6. The deadline for submission is 15 March 2010, the stamped postal date being decisive. The ex libris shall be posted in the safest manner to avoid any kind of damage.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Senih Cavusoglu
Eastern Mediterranean University
Faculty of Communication & Media Studies
Famagusta-TR North Cyprus
(via mersin 10 Turkey)

Tel: +90-392-6302134, Fax: +90-392-6302317,
E-mail: senih.cavusoglu@emu.edu.tr
General information about ex libris:
www.istanbulekslibris.org www.fisae.org

Grand Prize (Kuzey K?br?s Turkcell); 1000 €.
Accomplishment Prize (Kuzey K?br?s Turkcell); 500 € (This prize will be reserved for an ex libris with the theme "Cyprus Cultural or Historical Heritage")
Accomplishment Prize (Johan Bosschem); 500 €.
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention

Article 9. The ex libris shall be evaluated on the basis of their authenticity and originality, their artistic, technical and aesthetic merit, and the quality of the relation between the image and inscription in the composition.

Prof. Martin R. Baeyens (Artist, Belgium)
Prof. Hasip Pektaş (Artist, Turkey)
Asst. Prof. Ümit ?natç? (Artist, N.Cyprus)
Asst. Prof. Senih Çavuşo?lu (Artist, N.Cyprus)
Kuzey K?br?s Turkcell Representative (Main Sponsor)

Article 11. An illustrated catalogue and CD of the best ex libris submitted for the competitions will be prepared and will be made available free of charge to artists whose ex libris are illustrated.

Article 12. Submissions shall not be returned. Kuzey K?br?s Turkcell and Eastern Mediterranean University are entitled to use the selected ex libris in the web-site, mobile-phone cards, postcards, calendars, CD, catalogues, journals & books etc.

Article 13. Prize winners and selected works will be exhibited in May 2010, in North Cyprus.

Article 14. Participating in the competition, the artist shall be considered to have accepted its terms and conditions, and agrees to abide by the decisions of the jury.

Article 15. Participants shall fill in the form given below and post it together with the works submitted.

Name of Artist:
Address:
Phone Number:
Mobile:
E -mail:
Curriculum Vitae (Bio-sketch):

Once again we wish to focus on this fairy-tale world in proposing the 2010 edition of the competition
entitled "Il Bosco Stregato" (The Enchanted Wood). Certain innovations have been made with respect to
the past.

Art. 1 - Solstizio d'Estate Onlus is organizing the International Competition, open to everyone, "Il Bosco
Stregato" (The Enchanted Wood):
A) Unpublished Ex Libris on the theme: "Myth, legend and fable of the Echanted Wood"
B) Unpublished short stories in Italian on the theme: "The Echanted Mountain"
C) Unpublished short stories in Piedmontese language on the theme "The Echanted Mountain"
D) Sculptures inspired by the theme "Myth, legend and fable of the Echanted Wood "
Art. 2 - All techniques will be accepted for the Ex Libris and sculptures.
Art. 3 - The Unpublished Ex Libris must be dedicated to Solstizio d'Estate. Every artist may enter a maximum
of three works. Three signed copies of each Ex Libris are to be sent, and the first name, last name and address
of the artist, the technique and the year of execution are to appear on the back of each work. Attach a brief
biographical profile, address and e-mail address.
Art. 4 - The works may be no larger than 14x10 cm. The paper may be no larger than 18x24 cm.
Art. 5 - The works, belonging to A), which are adjudged to be the best shall be awarded the following prizes:
1st: € 800,00 - 2nd: € 600,00 - 3rd: € 500,00 - 4th: € 400,00
Art. 6 - The winners of the prizes, for the works belonging to the unpublished category, shall be required to
have 15 copies of the work
Art. 7 - The short stories must not exceed 4 folders for a total maximum of 5000 characters. They will be sent
only by email to: novel@boscostregato.com and hardcopy to the address at the bottom of the page, including:
name, surname and address of the author, a brief curriculum vitae and email. The short stories in Piedmontese
language could be set to music by "Associassion Piemonteisa".
Art. 8 - The works, belonging to B), which are adjudged to be the best shall be awarded the following prizes:
1st: € 250,00 - 2nd: € 200,00 - 3rd: € 150,00
Art. 9 - The works, belonging to C), which are adjudged to be the best shall be awarded the following prizes:
1st: € 250,00 - 2nd: € 200,00 - 3rd: € 150,00
Art. 10 - A catalog or DVD will be printed and sent to each participating artist on request at their expense.
Art. 11 - The works, belonging to D), which are adjudged to be the best shall be awarded the following prizes:
: 1st € 350,00 - 2nd: € 300,00 - 3rd: € 200,00
Art. 12 - The Jury's decision will be final.
Art. 13 - The works must be received by 30 March 2010 at the address:

Art. 14 - Participation in this Competition implies full acceptance of these regulations.
Art. 15 - The works will remain the property of Solstizio d'Estate Onlus, and will not be returned.
Art. 16 - The awards ceremony and the inauguration of the exhibition will be on Sunday 5th September 2010.

The Competition was presented at a press conference during the XXII Edition of the Turin Book Fair 2009.

Associazione Solstizio d'Estate - Festival dei Saperi e dei Sapori Onlus
Via Lupiano, 7 - 12050 Bosia (CN)
o Tel. 0173/52.92.93
o e-mail: info@boscostregato.com o www.boscostregato.com
o CF: 90034550047

1. Artists of any age and from any countries in the world can take part in the competition.

2. Ex-libris only made in a relief printing process (X1woodcut, X2 wood engraving, X3 linocut, X4 relief-printed engraved or etched metal plates, notably metal cut, X5 relief-printed metal plates created for intaglio printing, X6 relief-printed engraving of other materials, for example synthetic ones) or in a sunken relief printing process (C1 steel engraving, C2 burin (graver or gouge) engraving, notably on copper, C3 etching, C4 drypoint, C5 aquatint, C6 soft-ground or other ground-based etching, C7 mezzotint, C8 intaglio engraving on linoleum, plastic & other materials) will be accepted; mixed techniques must be indicated by individual codes separated by " + ", for instance C3+X1+X6; excluding all other processes of reproduction.

3. Each participant may send a maximum of three (3) different ex-libris to the competition. They must have been made recently (realised in, or since 2006) and delivered each in five (5) original copies.

4. Only authentic ex-libris can be presented, printed for a living person's books, or for a real institution. The illustrative part of the ex-libris must be inspired from the theme "Jan BRITO" broadened (start of printing works; book illustration, etc.) After a consultation with the holder, the ex-libris may deal with Jan BRITO's personality and/or be inspired by the books he printed and/or more generally refer to the printing world, until recent numeric techniques.
The applications not tallying with the regulations will not be presented to the jury.

5. Every sent ex-libris must contain in the text the words "Ex libris" or a variation or equivalent translation ("Book of...", "Of the library of...") followed by the name of the titular. The text must be integrated in the image and be in harmony with both the image and the chosen theme.

6. If the text uses an alphabet different from the latin alphabet, the participant must write on the application form a translation in the latin alphabet, accompanied if necessary by a French or English translation.

7. The ex-libris being a sign of possession intended to be stuck in books, the printed surface of the paper must not exceed 13 x 13 cm maximum.

8. Sent ex-libris must be ready for use and for being stuck in books; Consequently, they can be neither mounted on paper, cardboard or any other materials, nor be framed.

9. Each sending must be accompanied by an application form stating in French or English:
- the surname, first name, complete address, date and place of birth of the participating artist.
- the printing technique, precisely indicated and possibly accompanied by explications for mixed techniques.
- the year the ex-libris was made.
- the full name of the titular.
- a detailed description of the chosen theme.
- if necessary, a transliteration and/or translation in the latin alphabet of texts in any other alphabet.

10. Sent applications and ex-libris must arrive before 30th April 2010 to the following address:

Atelier de Gravure Brito
René AMARY
30 C rue Marc Sangnier
35 200 RENNES
FRANCE

For more information, please contact the following addresses:
rene.amary@modulonet.fr
jeanfrancois.chassaing@dbmail.com
afcel@dbmail.com

11. Participating artists authorise the use of photographic reproduction of their works for documents (internet sites, catalogues, press...) published with the artist's name mentioned, for the competition organisation's purpose, in catalogues and other publications on the art of the ex-libris, however not enabling the artist or titular of any rights for any remuneration or expenses repayment.

12. The artist having made the ex-libris awarded by the jury will receive the First Price of 1500 €. The jury will however be allowed not to give any price if facing a lack of quality.
A Second Price will be offered by the town of Pipriac, of a valour of 1000 €.
A Third Price will be offered by "l'Atelier de Gravure Brito", bearing the form of an original collective print by the engravers of the workshop.
A price of the AFCEL of two years of subscription for the magazine "L'Ex-Libris Français".
Honorific mentions may be attributed to non awarded ex-libris, but of good artistic quality.
However, the jury will have the freedom not to award any price in a lack of quality.

The laureates' presence is strongly wished for. Laureates will be hosted for one night, travelling expenses staying however their own.

13. A selection of ex-libris sent to the competition will be exposed after the results, in different cultural places. A reasoned catalogue will be edited from the outcome of the exhibition, and will be given to all selected participants.

14. By applying for the competition, artists declare accepting the regulations' stipulations and the jury's decisions. No discussion or contestation of the results of the competition will be admitted.

15. Artists forming the jury are not allowed to take part in the competition.

16. This competition's jury will be presided over by:
Jean-François CHASSAING, president of l'Association Française pour la Connaissance de l'Ex-libris (A.F.C.E.L.)

And will be composed of:
Marcel BOUVIER, Mayor of the Commune de Pipriac.
René AMARY, President of the Atelier de Gravure Jan Brito.
Charles THIEBAUT, secretary general of the l'A.F.C.E.L.
Jacques BAILLIER, Collector of ex-libris.
Louis GUIBERT, President of the Fédération de l'Imprimerie.
Marc HORELLE, Director of the Géant des Beaux Arts in Nantes.
Béa NEVOUX, Animator of the Atelier de Gravure Jan Brito.
Evelyne PALIERNE, Treasurer of the Atelier de Gravure Jan Brito.

" Atelier de Gravure Brito "
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Between 1415 and 1420, Johannes Brulelou is born in Pipriac, Brittany. He is to become Jan Brito, print maker settled in Flanders. Bruges will regard him as the inventor of typography.

A Pipriac legend, in Brittany, tells that the young Jan Brulelou engraved his own initials on an oak piece, until one day the wooden piece fell into an ink container his mother was making for monks. After having been painfully recovered it from the hot ink, the oak piece fell on a white sheet... Reproducing his initials the other way round!... Thus started Jan Brito's vocation as a print maker.

After a passage in Angers, Jan Brito immigrates to Flanders in 1437, becomes Master of Writing in Tournai in 1446, and arrives in Bruges between 1448 and 1454.

Important relationships between ducal families of Brittany and Flanders, as well as an easy access to Bruges quays for Britannic ships all make this destination both natural and logical for a young ambitious copyist. His name will get known as Bortoen in Flemish, Britoen or Briton, and finally Brito, an obvious nickname from 1454 for a Britannic immigrant. To change one's name in a way that reminded one's origins, as one changed country was a common phenomena in this 15th century where artists travelled much through Europe.

Jan Brito dies in Bruges in 1484 (the year in which printing works appear in Brittany!).

A shop bearing his name will be created at the foot of Bruges' cathedral and will exist until the late 18th century, and also a fresco is dedicated to him in the main room of the town hall in Bruges.

Just as Avignon (France) with Prokop Waldvogel, Feltre (Italy) with Panfilo Castaldi and Haarlem (Holland) with Laurens Coster, Bruges is involved, in the 18th century with Jan Brito, to dispute to Mayence (Germany) the invention of typography, attributed to Johannes Gutenberg.

However, printing works only seems to begin in Bruges in 1472, some fifteen years after the first dated book in Mayence. The debate will have shown us Jan Brito's exemplary journey: one of the European pioneers of typography, self-taught, building himself his powerful press, without any apprenticeship with a master, and printing himself his own verses:

"See with what precision, what care, what elegance this printing is done by the bourgeois of Bruges Jan Brito, without anybody to have taught him his wonderful art and his instruments which are worth as much admiration."

A few works by Jan Brito have reached us and reveal a will for popularising knowledge and culture through editions, often bilingual, of great poets. This showed his humanistic wit, but also his boldness as he took risks in printing a text of politic propaganda, against Louis XI 's expansion strategy, commanded by Maximilien d'Autriche, ex-husband of Anne de Bretagne, in this era where the prosperous Brittany is much coveted by English and French sovereigns!

An interesting coincidence is the fact that the first print making workshop starts in Brittany the very year of Jan Brito's death, using the same letters as Bruges, whereas their Parisian fellows used letters of German shapes!

"Do not tell my mother I invented printing in Bruges, she thinks it's Gutenberg! "

And in such a period as nowadays, dominated by internet and modern technology.... What would Jan Brito invent?

Istanbul Ex-libris Society, Feyziye Schools Foundation and Isik University are organising an international ex-libris competition open to artists and designers from all countries in order to bring together and evaluate the authentic ex-libris prints of highest aesthetic, artistic and technical quality, created as marks of ownership for books, to encourage the artists, and introduce the art of ex-libris to the general public to create endearment.

Article 2. Participants shall apply with at most 5 different works of art created between 2007 and 2010. It is obligatory that three copies of each print be submitted, first of which shall be for Istanbul Ex-libris Museum, second for Feyziye Schools Foundation and third for the exhibitions.

Article 3. No limitation exists regarding the printmaking techniques. In addition to traditional printmaking techniques, photographic works or computer designs shall also be accepted on condition that all works of art should be multi-copied. Photocopies, drawings or sketches shall not be accepted.

Article 4. The works of art shall be designed as ex-libris, i. e. as small-format art graphics created to be pasted into books to identify the owner. The ex-libris shall include the words "Ex-libris", "Exlibris", "Ekslibris", "Bookplate" or an equivalent (for example, "from the library of...") together with the name of an alive person or an existing institution for whom or for which it has been created.

Article 5. Each print shall be signed or initialled by the artist. It is obligatory that the ex-libris bear legibly on the back of the print the artist's name, the symbol of the technique used, the year of creation and the name of the owner. In case of the usage of a non-Latin alphabet, Latin alphabet version shall appear on the back of the print with the English translation where necessary.

Article 6. The supporting paper of the ex-libris must not be larger than 210 mm x 150 mm. The printed surface of the ex-libris should not exceed 130 mm x 130 mm. It should fit esthetically onto the paper. The ex-libris shall not be matted, nor shall be pasted to a cardboard or coloured paper.

Article 7. The deadline for submission is 23 April 2010, the stamped postal date being decisive. The ex-libris shall be posted in the safest manner to avoid any kind of damage.

Prof. Hasip Pektas
Buyukdere Cad. Isik University
Faculty of Fine Arts
TR-34398 Maslak-Istanbul
Turkey

Tel: +90 212 286 49 11, Fax: +90 212 276 96 49,
E-mail: hasipp@ttmail.com
General information about ex-libris:
www.istanbulekslibris.org

Article 9. Prizes:
First Prize (Feyziye Schools Foundation); 1500 USD.
Second Prize (Isik University); 1300 USD.
Third Prize (Istanbul Ex-libris Society); 1100 USD.
Special Prize (IMOGA Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts); 1000 USD.
Special Prize (GMK Turkish Society of Graphic Design); 1000 USD.
Special Prize (Besiktas Municipality); 500 USD.
Special Prize (Atelye Alaturka); 500 USD.
Special Prize (Sukru Erturk); 500 USD.
Individuals and institutions are allowed to offer special prizes, which shall not be below 500 USD (= +- 400 Euro). The Jury shall also be competent to attribute Honourable Mentions to the ex-libris deserving honorary awards.

Article 10. The ex-libris shall be evaluated on the basis of their authenticity and originality, their artistic, technical and aesthetic merit, and the quality of the relation between the image and inscription in the composition.

Article 11. The Jury is composed of:
Yesim Demir, Graphic Designer, President of GMK - Turkey
Onnik Karanfilian, Ex-libris Artist - Bulgaria
Hasip Pektas, Ex-libris Artist, University Professor - Turkey
Heinrich R. Scheffer, Ex-libris Collector, President of OEG - Austria
Süleyman Saim Tekcan, Printmaking Artist, University Professor - Turkey

Article 12. A CD shall be prepared for the prizewinning and exhibited ex-libris. The ones selected shall appear in the catalogue to be prepared and the creators of the ex-libris exhibited and catalogued shall receive a copy of the catalogue.

Article13. Submissions shall not be returned. Istanbul Ex-libris Society is entitled to use the exhibited ex-libris in the web-site, CD, catalogue, journals and books.

Article 14. A selection of the best works of art shall be exhibited in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir as of August 2010.

Article 15. Participating in the competition, the artist shall be considered to have accepted its terms and conditions, and agrees to abide by the decisions of the jury.

Article 16. Participants shall fill in the form given below and post it together with the works submitted.

Name of Artist :

Address :

Phone Number :

Mobile:

E - mail :

Curriculum Vitae (in brief):

DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL PUBLIC LIBRARY IN GLIWICE
GRAŻYNA LAZAR
HAS THE HONOUR TO INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE
IN VIII INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC COMPETITION FOR EX LIBRIS. GLIWICE 2010

VIII International Graphic Competition is an open Competition.
Its purpose is the review and presentation of the latest achievements in the art of ex libris design.

" Works submitted for the Competition shall have the ex libris function, i.e. they shall include the words "ex libris" (or its substitute) integrally related to the composition field and dedication consisting of full first name and surname of the owner or name of institution. In case of initials or abbreviations, please provide their full versions on the ex libris reverse.
" A Participant may send unlimited number of works in 2 signed author copies, the works shall be created in the years 2007-2010 and made in any graphic technique (including offset and computer graphics).
" Artists taking part in the Competition for the first time may send also works created before 2007.
" Dimensions of the works shall not exceed 14 x 14 cm.
" The reverse side of each copy shall include:
the author's first name and surname,
dimension of the work,
graphic technique,
year of creation,
full versions of initials or abbreviations used.
" The works shall be accompanied by a legibly competed application form which may be downloaded from the Organizer's website: www.biblioteka.gliwice.pl
" Please attach a short biographical note of the author.

MIEJSKA BIBLIOTEKA PUBLICZNA
UL. KOŚCIUSZKI 17
SKR. POCZT. 109
44-100 GLIWICE
POLAND

" The works received after the designated deadline will not be considered for the Competition.

" The works and ex librises selection for the post-Competition exhibition will be performed by the Jury appointed by the Organizer. The Jury meeting will be held on June 2010.
" The best works will be awared with medals, diplomas and money prizes:
I prize - 4500 PLN
II prize - 2500 PLN
III prize - 1500 PLN
" Additionally, the Organizer plans to award honourable mentions, prizes for the best ex libris dedicated to the Municipal Public Library in Gliwice and other special awards.
" The Jury may resolve to split and grant the prizes in a different way. The Jury's decision shall be conclusive.
" The prizes shall be taxed subject to regulations in force.

Prize award ceremony and the exhibition opening shall be held on
1 October 2010
in the exhibition room
of the Municipal Public Library in Gliwice
at Inwalidów Wojennych Square 3.
" The works awarded and qualified by the Jury will be presented on the post-Competition exhibition from October until December 2010.
" Artists qualified for the Competition will receive the exhibition catalogue.
" All works submitted for the Competition shall become the property of the Organizer.
" The Organizer shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage of the works caused during transport.
" The Organizer reserves the right to publish the works free of charge for the purposes of promotion and presentation on exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
" Current information concerning the Competition will be published on the following website: www.biblioteka.gliwice.pl
Entering the Competition shall mean the acceptance of the present regulation.

ORGANIZER:
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC LIBRARY in GLIWICE
UL. T. KOŚCIUSZKI 17
44-100 GLIWICE
tel./fax +48 32 238 25 10
e-mail: sekretariat@biblioteka.gliwice.pl

An international print annual with the premise that no art form has broader implications in contemporary society than that of the print. The aim is to gather and exhibit contemporary art print works from all over the world and to contribute to the contacts and the exchange between artists, art lovers and collectors and to stimulate the research into paper, inks, and other materials used in printmaking.

LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects
25, Milin Kamak Street, Lozenetz
1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel.(++359 2) 866 38 57
www.lessedra.com
Email: georgi.kolev@lessedra.com

LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects
Founded in 1991.
Contemporary Bulgarian and International Art. Projects, Workshops and Exhibitions.
Books/Catalogues and CDR for the Arts.

INTERNATIONAL GALLERY EXCHANGE EXHIBITION PROGRAM
8TH LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL – MINI PRINT 2009

PRESENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN PRINTMAKING IN JAPAN 2009 AND IN JAPAN AND CANADA 2010

1. Each artist should send no more than 3 works: original prints, created in 2009/2010.
Entries may feature any type of method of printmaking and should be signed and numbered by the artist. The maximum dimensions of a work are 29 x 23 cm. (paper size).
Please note: works exceeding the limited size will be neglected!

2. The application (entry) form should accompany the work, including the name and the nationality of the artist as well as the title, price, year and the technique used in the work.

3. The works should be sent to LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects as
PRINTED MATTER by registered air-mail in a simple packet, unframed, without mount,
bearing the declaration "No commercial value".
Please note: packages with declared amounts arrive directly in the customs so they shall be returned back from the customs for the costs of the sender.

4. Participation fee is 50 EUR for all European and 80 USD for all another countries and it covers catalogue production, organization of the exhibition, invitations, posters, advertise materials, print return and catalogue postage.
It has to be paid with the message “Lessedra Annual Exhibition”

For transfers in EUR
Georgi Kolev Georgiev
First Investment Bank, 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria, 12, Narodno Sabranie Sq.
BIC (Bank Identification Code) – FINVBGSF
IBAN (International Bank Account Number) - BG23 FINV 9150 1004 0463 24

For transfers in USD
Georgi Kolev Georgiev
First Investment Bank, 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria, 12, Narodno Sabranie Sq.
BIC (Bank Identification Code) – FINVBGSF
IBAN (International Bank Account Number) – BG18 FINV 9150 1004 0463 17

Cheques on the name of Lessedra Gallery in USD ($) issued and/or payable by American banks only are accepted.

Transfers via Western Union or via MoneyGram on the name of Georgi Kolev Georgiev and Cash (when legal) are accepted.

Payment of the entry fee is not a guarantee for acceptance! The jury for previous selection is appointed to make the selection of artists & works with the intention to keep the high professional level of the Print Annual. If for any reasons artist is rejected we send back works and return entry fee reduced by the postage.

1. LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects will publish an exhibition catalogue including all accepted artists. Every participating artist is kindly requested to send a brief biography and a personal photograph on a CD or via E-mail for the web presentation

2. LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects reserves the right to photograph and reproduce works in the printed catalogue, in CDR, on the Internet gallery and also for advertising, commercial and publicity purposes.

1. INTERNATIONAL JURY will be appointed to select the winning prints. One of the five international jury members represents LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects.

2. There will be the following PURCHASE PRIZES:
First Prize (USD 500 = purchase of works by additional agreement and invitation for a solo presentation of the artist in conjunction with the next annual exhibition).
Second Prize (USD 200 = purchase of 3 works).
Third Prize (USD 100 = purchase of 2 works).
5 Special Prizes, each one equal to USD 80 (purchase of 1 work) – a cheque covering the entry fee for participation in the next print annual.
Prize For Young Emerging Artist - USD 300 (in material support for print works) and invitation for a solo presentation of the artist in conjunction with the next annual exhibition.
The Jury has the right to grant more than one Second and Third prizes and also more than one Prize for Young Artist.

3. There is no commission payable to LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects

4. Exhibition with works of all accepted artists will be organized in Lessedra Gallery in Sofia,

While the works will be handled with the utmost care, LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects will not be responsible for loss or damage due to natural disasters.

The works will be returned within five months from the closing date of the exhibition at the cost of LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects.

Entries should be sent to LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects.
Entry Form can be downloaded from this site.