27th International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris – Malbork 2020

27th International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris

– Malbork 2020

Janusz Trupinda, the Director of the Malbork Castle

Museum, is honoured to invite you to participate in the

27th International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris

– Malbork 2020, which will take place from June to

September 2020, within the historical interiors of the

Malbork Castle.

Only signed prints from printing plates made between

2017-2019 will be accepted for participation in the

contest.

The bookplates must fulfil the following requirements:

a dedication with the expression “ex libris” or its

substitute should be integrally connected with the field

of composition

the dedication should consist of the full name of the

living owner or name of the existing institution

in the case of using initials – full name of the owner

should be given on the reverse of the bookplate

in the case of an additional text on bookplate in other

than the Latin alphabet, the English transcription should

be given on the reverse of the bookplate or in the

Application Form

the reverse of each print should have the following data

(written with a pencil): name of the author, measurements

of the bookplate, graphic technique, year of

creation, opus number and subject (motif), as well

as the number according to the list contained

in the Application Form

the measurement of the longer side of the print should

not exceed 15 cm and of the printing paper 22 cm

a participant may enter maximum 5 various bookplates

The deadline for submissions is 14 February 2020

(the date of postmark).

The bookplates sending after this date will not take part

in the contest.

Artists participating in the contest for the first time are

asked to submit works also made previously to 2017.

The only adult artists can take part in the competition.

The organisers are not responsible for works

that are lost or damaged during sending.

Please send the bookplates with the legible and signed

Application Form to the following address:

27th Exlibris Biennial Exhibition

Muzeum Zamkowe Malbork

ul. Starościńska 1

82-200 Malbork

Poland

You can download the Application Form from the

contest organizer's website:

http://biennale.zamek.malbork.pl/

Any exlibris sent without an Application Form shall not be

eligible for the contest.

Submitted works will be selected for exhibition by a jury

assembled by the contest organisers. The jury debate will

be held in March 2017. The jury's decisions are final.

Every participant qualified to the exhibition will receive

an exhibition catalogue.

The authors of the best sets of work will be awarded with

Honorary Medals and Certificates, as well as three

monetary prizes:

I Prize 6.000,00 PLN

II Prize 5.000,00 PLN

III Prize 4.000,00 PLN

The following special prizes will also be awarded:

The Award of the President of the Association of Polish

Artists and Designers

The Mayor of Malbork's Award

Henryk Feilhauer's Golden Burin for young artists

(up to 30 years old) for the best copperplate

The Award of the Director of the Malbork Castle Museum

The Award of the Society of Polish Bibliophiles at Warsaw

Janusz Mikołaj Szymański Commemorative Medal

founded by Barbara Klein-Szymańska

Cash prizes shall be taxed subject to current regulations.

The results of the contest will be published at our

website: http://biennale.zamek.malbork.pl/

The official opening of the 27th International Biennial

Exhibition of Modern Exlibris joined with the award

and medal ceremony will be held on 6th June 2020

in the Malbork Castle.

For additional information, please write to:

b.omieczynska@zamek.malbork.pl

a.krupa@zamek.malbork.pl

Any works to be exhibited shall remain MZM 's property

as part of the exlibris collection in Malbork, while the

organizer shall return to the authors any remaining

exlibris that will not be exhibited,with the costs covered

by the organizer.

I send you my respects and count on your favourable

receipt of this invitation

Janusz Trupinda Ph.D.

Director of the Malbork Castle Museum

Malbork, October 2019