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The International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice (ICEFA Lidice) was established in 1967 to commemorate the child victims from the Czech village of Lidice murdered by German Nazis, as well as all other children who have died in wars.

Although national initially, this exhibition became an international one in 1973 and since then it has become well known among children and teachers not only in our country but literally all over the world. In late years, circa 20,000 very good works of art have come regularly by children not only from the Czech and Slovak republics but also from other 50 or 60 countries, including exotic ones such as China, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Srí Lanka or Zimbabwe.

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Distribution of awards and reports from prize awards in abroad

27. 12. 2011

By the end of November consignments containing awards for children in various countries were sent in to the respective Czech diplomatic missions. As early as September, but more often in October and November 2011, ceremonial awards of certificates and medals were taking place at Czech embassies or directly at winning schools in participating countries. Here you can see photos from the ceremonies.

We are very pleased when we receive any report or photograph from these ceremonial programmes. It is a very important feedback for us, the result of our work at Lidice. We thank very much to all staffs of embassies for organizing and implementing prize awards to winning children, disseminating information on the exhibition and promoting the exhibition in their destinations.

Ivona Kasalická, curator of ICEFA

Exhibition of works of Latvian children in Nachod

10. 11. 2011

On 5 11th 2011 was opened an exhibition of works of Latvian children in the Regional Museum of Nachod. More here.

Meeting of Organizers, Supporters and Other Collaborators on the 40th ICEFA

8. 9. 2011

On 7 Sep 2011, the Lidice Gallery hosted a meeting on the organization and course of the jubilee 40th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2012. Besides the organizers and the team from the Lidice Memorial and members of the panel of judges the meeting was attended also by representatives of the ministries that grant the auspices, i.e. Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Czech Commission for UNESCO, Administration of the Czech Centres, Czechoslovak Foreign Institute, Kladno Municipality and the Senator for the Kladno constituency.

All participants agreed that ICEFA is a unique exhibition not only due to the reasons for its inception or due to its tradition but also because it strongly and regularly represents the Czech Republic abroad. Thanks to an enormous growth in numbers of entries by children from all of the world, the exhibition has become recently one of the largest exhibitions in Europe as well as in the world, with much interest of children and art teachers envisaged for the next edition. Therefore, the jubilee edition should be enriched with attendant events, additional publications and other programme.

Hopefully, we will succeed in getting sponsors to support this unique international event.

ICEFA Lidice 2012 on a post stamp

5. 9. 2011

In August 2011, so called counter sheets were issued to mark the jubilee 40th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2012. The stamp shows the winning entry by the six-year-old Erdal Elyi from the Art School Targoviste in Bulgaria. The sheet can be bought for CZK 180 in the Lidice Memorial or sent to you by C.O.D.
More at http://www.lidice-memorial.cz/publications_cz.aspx

Children from Latvia in Lidice gallery

14. 7. 2011

On Thursday 14 7th 2011 visited Lidice gallery children from Latvia, who regularly participate in the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice and are very successful every year. Among the visitors were 3 children, who won this year the highest award - medal Rose of Lidice - 6-year old Oskars Léconis of BJC Auseklis Riga got a medal for his painting and 11-years old Asnaté Berzina and Eliza Daine from Rigas Juglas Vidusskola from Riga won medals for their ceramic busts and a collection of glass sculptures. Children, accompanied by teachers and parents, were interested in exhibition and also viewed a film about the 38th year ICEFA Lidice. Curator of the exhibition gave to appreciated children small gifts, thanked everyone for participation and  wished success in next year's exhibition.

The huge participation of Latvian children in ICEFA Lidice and high quality of their work, which results in their annual high awards is the result of the good work of the Czech Embassy in Riga. Embassy, together with art teachers from Riga, organizes every year "sub-competition" ICEFA Lidice, in which they appreciate and reward best works and the selected entries are sent to Czech Republic to represent Latvian children work in Lidice competition.

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