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Invitation for Children to participate in the 47th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Art Lidice 2019

Forms for Schools

Application form, list of participants
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Work identification label
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Registration form Film/ Animation

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Forms for Individual participants

Application form
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Work identification label

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Registration form Film/Animation

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Dear children, dear teachers,

Please accept our invitation to participate in the 47th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2019. The exhibition was established in 1967 to commemorate the child victims from the Czech village of Lidice, murdered by German Nazis in 1942, as well as other children who had died in wars. This exhibition has earned a reputation of being one of the largest and oldest events in childrens´ art production and has become well known among children and teachers not only in the Czech Republic but literally all over the world. We have received more than 25,000 entries from more than 80 countries from all over the world in recent years.

Hope you will find an inspiration in this year’s theme, we are looking forward to your entries.

Organizers

The 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
Czech Centres

Theme

In 2019, it will have been 150 years since the world saw for the first time Mendeleyev’s Periodic Table of Elements, one of the pillars of modern chemistry. Therefore, the theme, selected in cooperation with UNESCO, is something that pervades our lives, accompanying us wherever we go – from the soles of our shoes and the tarmac of our roads to the beauty of fireworks:

CHEMISTRY

Sub-themes:

Importance of fire for the humankind
Alchemy and alchemists
Atom, molecule, compound
Memorable discoveries (metal processing, engine...)
Chemistry in everyday life (packaging, cosmetics, drugs...)
Colours around us

Art techniques

Drawing, painting
Printmaking
Mixed media
Photography
Film/animation
Art objects (ceramics, metal, wood, glass, textile, paper)

Photographs documenting art events or projects as well as series of entries that need to be installed together are ineligible for the exhibition.

Eligibility conditions

The exhibition is open only to children at age of 4 to 16, though handicapped participants can enter the exhibition regardless of age (please include “handicap”, type of handicap and the age of the participant).
The maximum format for a 2D entry is 70 × 50 cm.
The maximum format for a 3D entry is 100 × 70 x 40 cm, max. weight 10 kg.
A maximum of two entries of the same technique (painting, drawing, printing, mixed media, photography, film/animation, 3D objects) by one artist is acceptable; however, one artist can send in entries of different techniques.
The number of entries from an institution is limited as follows:
25% of the overall number of pupils under the guidance of each teacher, i.e. if a teacher teaches 100 pupils, only 25 entries by the teacher’s pupils are eligible for the competition.
Only photos on good-quality paper are acceptable.
Films - short fims and animations up to 3 minutes in lenght. For further specifications (eligibility criteria, the process of making films) and for online Registration available for download at this webpage in the box in the upper right corner.
The entries employing colours that can be dusted or wiped must be fixed (pastel etc.).
Only original copies are acceptable. Copies, Xerox copies or electronic copies will not be eligible for assessment.
Only such entries will be eligible for assessment that stick to the theme set for the edition. Larger entries, entries in passe-partout, mounted on colour or other papers and entries lacking a proper label will be excluded.
The maximum weight of a consignment containing competing works must not exceed 10 kg.

We ask teachers to make a pre-selection of entries to be sent in to the exhibition in order to create as good a school collection as possible.

Application form and labelling the entries

Please, fill in the label READABLY, in BLOCK ROMAN LETTERS (preferably on a PC). Works with illegible or incomplete labels will be excluded from the competition.

1. Application for the competition

To register your participation, fill in, please, the APPLICATION Form - available for download at this webpage in the box in the upper right corner.

2. Labelling of artworks

To label competing artworks, please, use the attached WORK IDENTIFICATION Label (available for download at this webpage in the box in the upper right corner). Each work must have the following information on the back side (works of ceramics and the like should bear the label directly on them):

Name and surname of the child (give them in the following order: 1 name, 2 surname)
Age and child’s sex
Title of the work
Technique of the work
Name and full address of the school or organization responsible for sending the work (name of the school, street, postcode, city, country). Information on awards will be sent to this address later.
E-mail address of the organization to be used for communication on the exhibition – please, indicate the website of the school, the current e-mail address of the school or organization and an e-mail address of the art teacher(s) responsible for sending in the works so that they could be informed on the competition.
If a child participate as an individual, indicate their name, age, sex and home address, including an e-mail for communication (of a parent of theirs).

3. Labelling and specification of the film/animation

We accept films as independently created pieces of art by an individual or by a group of individuals, under the guidance of a teacher or even with their direct assistance. A maximum of two films by the same author is eligible for the contest. Entries in this medium are subject to the same rules as other entries (age of the child, closing date, theme etc.)

Filmmaking techniques

Animated film, stop motion technique – drawn animation, cut-out animation, puppet animation etc., computer animation – 2D and 3D animation
Documentary, live-action film, video clip, other audio-visual work – e.g. combined work with animated element prevailing, video art, video collage etc.

Specifications of the film

Video format / use the following format:

container: MP4 or mov
format: MPEG-4, H264
resolution: FullHd 1080p (1920x1080), or Hdready – 720p (1280x720)
audio bitrate: 128 kbps
footage: max 3 min.
Make a short intro to the film (5 second) in a field of black, containing the title. The film ending should be made along the same lines – the title (5 seconds) in a field of black, containing the name of the author, your school or perhaps your school's logo.
In case of a spoken word or a text box film must be subtitled – always in English language. It is required for all films (i.e. Czech and Slovak schools as well).
Film must be supplied with audio track in accordance with copyrights.

Course of action

Create a film complying with the specifications given above.
Upload it to your Youtube channel (if you don't have any, create it).
The entry (even in slightly reduced quality) should be uploaded to your Youtube channel with the following caption: your name and age, film title, name and address of your school, name of the teacher (if directly involved in the creation of the film), a brief annotation (film description).
Registering the Film for the competition: Fill out the Registration Form for Films/Animation (available for download at this webpage in the box in the upper right corner) and send it to the e-mail address: children@lidice-memorial.cz. Do not forget to fill in Subject – 47th MDVV Lidice 2019 + name of school or individual name and REGISTRATION FORM for a FILM! Without the word FILM the registration will not be completed. In the Registration Form fill in the address of the Film on Youtube. Registering the film for the competition is possible ONLY by e-mail, do not send it printed!
If your entry wins a prize, you will be asked to send in a full quality copy of the film.

Warning

If the film does not comply with the rules and requirements given above it will be disqualified. The entries are accepted for the contest only through online applications with a link to a Youtube channel. Entries sent in in other forms (DVD, USB etc.) will not be accepted for the competition.

Time schedule of the exhibition

15 February 2019
Closing date for the registration and the last acceptable date on the postmark on the consignment of entries. All entries have to be delivered by 1 March 2019.
March 14 - 16 and March 21 – 23, 2019
Sessions of the expert panel of judges
Early May 2019
Results of the exhibition published at www.mdvv-lidice.cz
28 May 2019
Ceremonial opening at the Lidice Gallery
29 May - 24 Nov 2019
Exhibition of the award-winning entries at the Lidice Gallery
Sep - Dec 2019
Prizes, catalogues and invitations to participate in the next edition for foreign participants dispatched to Czech embassies, which ensure the prizes being handed over (by person or 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.

Awards

Prize of the Panel of Judges for a foreign school
Prize of the Panel of Judges for a school in the CR
“Rose of Lidice” Medal – for an individual
Medal for a school for its collection of entries
Medal for common work of children
Honorable mentions

Please send your entries to the following address:

47th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2019

The Lidice Memorial, Lidice Gallery

Tokajická 152

273 54 Lidice

Czech Republic

Closing date for the 47th Edition: 15 February 2019

Postmark date on the consignment must not be later than 15 February 2019.

ATTENTION: Entries must be delivered physically to Lidice by 1 March 2019. Please, make sure that your postal service is able to deliver the consignment by that date. Please indicate the value 10 Euros. (Warning: a package with lower (e.g. 0 € ) or higher value may be stopped at customs and a tax added, which cannot be paid by the organizer.

You can check registration of received entries from 15 February 2019 at https://www.mdvv-lidice.cz/en/current/registered/