RULES AND REGULATIONS OF

XXVI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FINE ARTS “Color Art”.

The festival is an annual event held since 1990. It is the continuation of the International Children’s Festival of Visual Arts organized under the auspices of the Polish National Commission for UNESCO. The aim of the festival is to promote all kinds of visual art forms created by young artists. The artworks presented during the festival remain in the collections of many institutions and are featured in the exhibitions both in Poland and abroad.

We would like to warmly invite all children and youth to enter the competition.

We will accept entries from private individuals, as well as educational and cultural institutions.

The theme of this year’s competition is

“Me and My Family”

Although the theme may seem slightly banal, it is undoubtedly timeless. As time passes each new generation perceives its role in a family differently and so we would love to know your feelings and observations about your families. Please share with us - the grown-ups - the way you see us and yourselves. Try to use the language of art to portray your family relationships.

I.

ORGANIZER OF THE COMPETITION

Goleniowski Dom Kultury (Goleniów Cultural Center),

ul. Słowackiego 1, 72-100 Goleniów

tel./fax 91/ 418 26 88, 91/ 418 95 90,

II.

HONORARY PATRONAGE

Polish National Commission for UNESCO in Warsaw

III.

SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS

  • Urząd Gminy i Miasta w Goleniowie (Goleniów Town and Commune Office).
  • Starostwo Powiatowe w Goleniowie (Goleniów District Governor’s Office).

IV.

THEME

The theme of XXVI International Festival of Fine Arts “Color Art” 2016 is “Me and My Family”.

The organizer expects submissions in two categories: painting and graphic arts. The entrants are free to interpret the theme as they wish.

V.

FESTIVAL CURATOR

Mr. Leszek Soroczyński – visual artist

VI.

AGE GROUPS

Prizes will be awarded in the following age groups:

Category: painting

  • Group I – 6 to 9 years of age
  • Group II – 10 to 13 years of age
  • Group III – 14 to 16 years of age

Category: graphic arts

  • Group I – 6 to 9 years of age
  • Group II – 10 to 13 years of age
  • Group III – 14 to 16 years of age

VII.

ENTRIES FROM THE GOLENIÓW DISTRICT

Category: painting

  • Group I – 6 to 9 years of age
  • Group II – 10 to 13 years of age
  • Group III – 14 to 16 years of age

VIII.

SCHEDULE

  1. The postmark deadline for submitting entries is April 15, 2016.
  1. The Festival Committee will meet onApril 23, 2016.
  1. The Festival Committee’s meeting report will be published on the organizer’s website at: April 26, 2016.
  1. Winners will be notified by telephone or email between 27 and 29 April2016.
  1. Prize winners shall confirm their participation in the festival finale (via telephone or email)

byMay 6, 2016.

  1. Festival finale in Goleniów - Exhibition inauguration and the prize-giving ceremony:

June 1, 2016.

  1. Artworks selected for the exhibition will be presented in the exhibit hall of the City and District Public Library in Goleniów (Miejska i Powiatowa Biblioteka Publiczna w Goleniowie).

IX.

PRIZES

  • Three prizes will be awarded in each age group in both categories.
  • The Committee may award up to three honorable mentions in each age group in both categories.
  • The best artwork among the winning entries will be awarded the GRAND PRIX award.
  • In-kind prizes will be awarded by a committee appointed by the organizer.
  • Prizes will be presented during the opening ceremony of the post-competition exhibition, which will be held in the exhibit hall of the City and District Public Library in Goleniów on June 1, 2016 at 1 p.m.
  • As an additional prize the organizer offers participation in an art workshop led by Mr. Marek Haładuda. The workshop will take place on 1-3 June 2016 in a seaside resort.
  • The Organizer provides accommodation and board, as well as transportation from and to Goleniów, where the festival finale takes place.
  • In order to confirm participation at the workshop a nominal fee of 50 PLN is required. The fee covers both the winner(s) and their supervisor. Fee payment should be made by May 2, 2016 to the bank account given below:

Bank PEKAO S.A. I O/Goleniów

Account number: 6612403839111100004413 983

Please add a note: “XXVI Color Art 2”

X.

PRIZES FOR WINNERS FROM THE GOLENIÓW DISTRICT

Prizes will be awarded in the PAINTING category; 1st prize, 2nd prize, 3rd prize

Honorable mentions:

The Committee may award up to three honorable mentions in each category.

XI.

JUDGING PANEL

All works will be judged by the Festival Committee appointed by the organizer.

The Committee will be presided over by Mr. Marek Haładuda, a painter and a professor of the University of Arts in Poznań.

XII.

ENTRY RULES:

  1. Entrants who choose to compete in only one category are allowed to submit up to three artworks.
  2. Entrants willing to compete in both categories (painting and graphic arts) are allowed to submit only one artwork in each category.
  3. Artworks submitted to the competition must not be framed and shall not be sent in rigid envelopes/mailers.
  4. Rolled-up artworks will not be considered.
  5. Submitted artworks must be created on canvas or paper. Artworks created on other materials will not be considered.
  6. The entrants are asked to place a label on the back of each submitted artwork specifying the following information: title of the artwork, full name and age of the author, telephone number, email address or the official stamp of the institution.
  7. Acceptable sizes: paintings – A3 to A1

graphics – A4 to A1.

  1. Artworks which fail to meet the specifications will not be considered.
  2. All submitted artworks shall be accompanied by an ENTRY FORM, which must be filled out in a legible manner. Entry forms can be downloaded at (“Pobieralnia” tab).
  3. Entry forms are to be filled out legibly in capital letters. Illegible entry forms will disqualify the artwork from entry.
  4. Entry forms should include the following information:

entrant’s full name, age (written in figures, e.g. 13), complete correspondence address, direct phone number or email address; name, address, phone number and email of the sending institution plus full name and phone number of the art instructor.

Please send your artworks to the address below:

Goleniowski Dom Kultury

ul. Słowackiego 1

72-100 Goleniów

POLAND

Please add a note: XXVI FESTIWAL „COLOR ART.”

tel./fax 91 418 26 88, 91 418 95 90

e-mail:

NOTE!!!

We kindly ask you to send the artworks placed in individual packets for each category (painting and graphic arts). Artworks within each category should also be divided into age groups. It is crucial to attach a legible ENTRY FORM.

XIII.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING

  1. By entering the competition you acknowledge that Goleniowski Dom Kultury (the organizer) is granted the right to transform and use the artworks submitted to the festival in their entirety.
  2. Artworks submitted to the festival become the property of the organizer and will not be returned to their authors.

XIV.

PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES PICK-UP

  1. Travel expenses related to the festival are solely the responsibility of either the sending institution or private individuals interested in taking part in the festival finale.
  2. The organizer asserts that all winners will be awarded an in-kind prize.
  3. Prizes not picked up during the festival finale in Goleniów will be sent by traditional mail along with a certificate and a festival folder.
  4. Honorable mention award certificates not picked up during the festival will be sent by traditional mail along with a festival folder.
  5. Certificates of participation are issued by the organizer upon the entrant's request.
  6. Honorable mentions recipients are not eligible to participate in the workshop.