THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION
300 TH ANNIVERSARY 1718-2018 THE 300 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION In 2018, there will be a celebration of the 300 th anniversary of the coronation of the painting of Our Lady of Trakai the guardian of Lithuania. This follows the announcement in 2017 of the Trakai Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a Basilica. More about painting www.seniejitrakai.lt/assets/pdf/9.pdf Virgilijus Poviliūnas, director of the Trakai History Museum, invites artists and creators of small graphic artworks from around the world to take part in an ex libris competition dedicated to the 300 th anniversary of the coronation of the Trakai Mother of God painting. COMPETITION RULES The bookplates may belong to a real person or institution. Every bookplate must carry the obligatory inscription EX LIBRIS. REGINA LITUANIAE - 300 and the full name of the owner of the ex libris: an institution or individual person. In cases where only the initials of the individual person are indicated on the ex libris, his or her full name should be written on the reverse side. Ex libris could be dedicated to: Clemens XI Vytautas Rūkas Jonas Varaneckas Trakų bazilika Trakų istorijos muziejus (TIM) Bookplates that do not include the obligatory inscription and the full name of the institution or individual person that owns the ex libris will not be allowed to participate in the competition or the exhibition of the bookplates. The maximum length of the longer edge (print) of the ex libris should be 150 mm. Bookplates must be created using a traditional graphic technique. Works created using a computer will not be accepted. Bookplates will be accepted only when accompanied by a completed competition entry form. The entry form can be downloaded from the website http://www.trakaimuziejus.lt/uploads/pdf/exlibris_tdm-300_invitation-entry_form.pdf Competition entry must include: Five (5) signed copies of every bookplate print. On the reverse side of the bookplate should be written the full name of the author, their home address and information about the bookplate: the year of its creation, the graphic technique used and the bookplate s dimensions.
Competition bookplates must be received by 1 May 2018 at the following address: International Bookplate Competition Trakai History Museum Kęstučio 4, LT 21104 Trakai, Lithuania EVALUATION The competition jury will evaluate each ex libris submitted for the competition. Ex libris for the exhibition, catalogue and awards will be selected from the bookplates that conform to the terms of the competition. THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE AWARDED THE FOLLOWING PRIZES 1st Prize: 500,00 euros. 2nd Prize: 300,00 euros. 3rd Prize: 200,00 euros. Authors of the selected bookplates will receive the exhibition catalogue free of charge. By the decision of the jury, authors of bookplates of high artistic value may be awarded prizes, presents and diplomas, established by the organiser or the sponsors. The organiser, Trakai History Museum, will retain all entries. The organiser retains the right to publish bookplates received for the competition, and to use them for the purposes of advertisement and publishing without the payment of royalties to their authors. An exhibition of the competition bookplates will be held in Trakai Island Castle during July and August 2018. The results of the competition will be announced on the website http://www.trakaimuziejus. lt/2018-m-ekslibrisu-konkursas ORGANISER OF THE COMPETITION Trakai History Museum, Kęstučio g. 4, LT 21104 Trakai, Lithuania PARTNERS OF THE COMPETITION Trakai District Municipality Trakai Art School Parson of the Trakai Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, priest Jonas Varaneckas CURATORS OF THE COMPETITION Vidas Alvikas, e-mail v.alvikas@trakaimuziejus.lt Ph. +370 528 55286 Giedrė Senulienė, el. p. g.kudreviciute@trakaimuziejus.lt
Please send bookplates until 1 May 2018 at the following address: International Bookplate Competition Trakai History Museum Kęstučio 4, LT - 21104 Trakai, Lithuania THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION ENTRY FORM Surname First name E-mail Address Title and subject Engraving size (mm) Technique 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Please, fill in with Latin characters
THE CODES FOR TECHNIQUES USED IN PRINTING EX LIBRIS X Relief printing X1 Woodcut X2 Wood engraving X3 Linocuting X6 Plastic T Tipography, letterpress T1 Linotype, indirect letterpress P1 Line block (clichè) P2 Half-tone (clichè) P5 Collotype P6 Photolithography P7 Offset P8 Original photograph, hologram P9 Serigraphic reproduction (photosilkscreen) CDR Computer reproduced design CGD Computer generated design C Indentation C1 Steel engraving C2 Burin engraving C3 Etching C4 Drypoint C5 Aquatint C6 Soft-ground C7 Mezzotint C8 Intaglio engraving on linoleum, plastic, oth. L1 Autolithography L2 Autography (transfer lithography) S Stencil pochoir S1 Original serigraphy (screenprinting) S2 Mimeography (dye stencil) S3 Katazome (oiled-paper stencil) OWN Creator technique U Frottage, collography Y Photocopy /mon Monotype /3 Number of colours /col Hand-coloured MT, Mix Decoding of mixed technique