ICEFA Lidice

Invitation for Children to participate in the 40th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Art Lidice 2012

The International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice is organized to commemorate the children from the Czech village of Lidice who were murdered by German Nazis in 1942. Every year children from dozens of countries of all continents participate in this exhibition, which is well known in our country as well as all over the world. We will be pleased if you join them in accepting our invitation to its 40^th jubilee edition. We are looking forward eagerly to all entries to come in.

Mgr. Ivona Kasalická
Head of the Lidice Gallery and Curator of ICEFA Lidice

Organizer

Lidice Memorial under the auspices of

• Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
• Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
• Czech Commission for UNESCO

Theme

From among the anniversaries of worldwide significance in 2012 the Czech Republic has put forward to the UNESCO the 100^th birth anniversary of Jiri Trnka (1912 – 1969), a world-famous painter, printmaker, puppeteer, sculptor and illustrator as well as a founder of Czech animated film. In tribute to him, the 40th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts features the following themes:

THE THEATRE – THE PUPPET – THE FAIRYTALE

• What I have seen in the puppet theatre, my favourite play, my theatre experience
• My favourite puppet, how puppets look in my country
• Fine art components of the theatre – the wings, the curtain, the make-ups and the costumes
• Who works in the theatre – actors, stage directors, musicians, artists
• The auditorium, the audience and the atmosphere of the theatre
• My favourite animated film, a draft poster for a film

For older children:

• The history of theatre from the ancient times to the present
• Famous theatres at home and abroad

Categories

• drawing, painting, printmaking
• photography
• ceramics
• combined techniques (sculptures, works made of metal, ceramics, wood, glass, textile and paper)

Prizes

• Prize of the Panel of Judges
• "Rose of Lidice" Medal – for individuals
• Medals for schools for their collections of entries
• Honourable mentions

Requirements of the competitive part

• The exhibition is opened to children at age of 4 to 16.
• The maximum format of a 2D entry is 70 x 50 cm.
• There is no limitation in number of entries from an organization.
• The panel of judges takes into account the adherence to the theme given for the current edition of the exhibition.
• Works of art must be identified exactly the way set out in the instructions below.
• Only original copies are admitted to the exhibition, reproductions or xerox copies are not admissible. Photographs must be on good-quality photographic paper.
• Do not mount your entries on a board, fix them.

The schedule of the exhibition

• 15 March 2012 - closing date of the 40^th edition
• 5 – 7 April 2012 – the session of the panel of expert judges
• 10 May 2012 – publishing the results of the exhibition at www.mdvv-lidice.cz
• 30 May 2012 - ceremonial opening of the exhibition and prize awards to the Czech laureates and a chosen foreign one
• 31 May – 31 October 2012 – exhibition of the awarded entries at the Lidice Gallery.
• June 2012 – distribution of prizes, catalogues and invitations to participate in the next edition to the winning schools and children in the Czech and Slovak Republics, and of letters of thanks to the non-winning schools.
• September – December 2012 – prizes, catalogues and invitations for the next edition for child winners are dispatched to Czech embassies in foreign countries, which ensure the prize awards at Embassies or their distribution by post.
• After the main exhibition is finished, smaller exhibitions will be created from the exhibits to tour other venues in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Labeling Entries

1. Every entry must have directly on its reverse side the following information (Works of ceramics etc. must have their identification data directly on them):

   • Name and surname of the child (please, give it in the following order: (1) name, (2) surname)
   • Age and sex of the child
   • Full name and address of the school or organization of which the child is a representative.
   • State the address in the following order: name of the school, street, number, postal code, town, country. An announcement of a prize will be sent to this address. It is not necessary to give private addresses of children.
   • An e-mail address of the organization responsible for correspondence related to the exhibition. Please, state an e-mail address of the school or organization or any other e-mail address you can be contacted at.
2. Descriptions must be LEGIBLE, written IN CAPITALS and IN ROMAN ALPHABET. Works not complying with this requirement will be disqualified.
3. Please e-mail the data provided on the reverse side of entries to: info@mdvv-lidice.cz

 

The following table can be used to label 2D entries:

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S EXHIBITION OF FINE ARTS LIDICE
Name:			Age:
Surname:			MALE	FEMALE
*School name:
*School address:
Town:		Country:
E-mail:		School website:
Phone:

* If you are an individual participant, write distinctly "INDIVIDUAL" under the heading "School name" and state your complete personal address

 

Please send the works to the following address:

Památník Lidice, Lidická galerie
40^th International Children Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2012
273 54 Lidice
Czech Republic

The organizer reserves the right to use the received entries for other non-commercial exhibitions and editions and to reproduce them in print. Entries will not be returned.

 

FOR CHILDREN FROM UNITED KINGDOM:

The Lidice Gallery endorses The UK Children's Fine Art Competition, which is the major UK contributor to the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts.

The UK Children's Fine Art Competition is an exciting, highly rewarding and all inclusive fine art competition which aims to raise the aspirations of UK children and endow them with the best of values and principles:

Friendship, Tolerance, Empathy, Respect, Responsibility, Courage, Determination.

Art Venue CIC invites entries from UK schools and children. ALL artworks submitted to the UK competition are also entered into the ICEFA.

All children who enter are winners as each child receives a special certificate of achievement and recognition acknowledging the hard work and application they've put in.

There are prizes issued for exceptional work at both county and national level.

If you would like a PDF brochure or more information about registering for the 2012 UK Children's Fine Art Competition please go to the website, www.ukchildrensartcompetition.org, contact info@ukchildrensartcompetition.org or call 01782 844222. Freephone 0800 448 0184.

The UK Children's Fine Art Competition
Art Venue CIC
26 Christchurch Street
Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 3AD

The UK Children’s Fine Art Competition
e-mail:  info@ukchildrensartcompetition.org

web:  www.ukchildrensartcompetition.org
tel. 01782 844222 / 07809 505244
Art Venue is a non-profit making organisation which aims to raise the aspirations of children through art
In partnership with The Lidice Gallery, Lidice, Czech Republic.

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