12th International Biennial of the Small Forms - Pleven 2024
STATE OF THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF THE SMALL FORMS - PLEVEN 2024
І. GENERAL TERMS:
1. The Small Forms Biennial (BSF) is a traditional and established forum for presenting the contemporary trends and achievements in the field of painting, graphics and sculpture in fine arts.
2. The Twelfth Biennial defines the changes in the organization, the awards, the conditions for participation and the conduct of the biennial.
II. ORGANIZATION:
1. Co-organizers of BSF are the Municipality of Pleven, Art Gallery "Iliya Beshkov", the Union of Bulgarian Artists /UBA/, the Ministry of Culture, The "St. Ciril and St. Metodius" International Foundation, Representation of the Union of Artists - Pleven.
2. The Biennial is held under the patronage of the Mayor of the town of Pleven.
3. The organization and the conduct of the Biennial are carried out by Iliya Beshkov Art Gallery in cooperation with the Representation of the Union of Artists in Pleven.
4. All activities are funded by an approved budget and sponsored funds.
5. For the selection of the works and the choice of the awarded authors, a jury shall be appointed, involving representatives of UBA and the Municipality of Pleven.
6. The Twelfth Biennial of Small Forms - Pleven 2024 is going to be opened in the halls of Iliya Beshkov
Art Gallery on October 25, Friday, 2024 from 18.00 and will last until December 20, 2024.
7. A catalog is published for the presentation of the participants in the Biennale.
8. The working languages of the Biennale are Bulgarian and English.
III. AWARDS:
1. The jury nominates 5 (five) authors for the individual sections - painting, graphics, sculpture and a young author /up to 35 years/. Award winners are nominated as follows:
2. Grand Prize of the Municipality of Pleven - BGN 1500 and a diploma.
The winner of the prize is entitled to an individual exhibition during the next edition of BSF - 2026.
3. UBA Award - BGN 1200 and a diploma.
4. Award of The "St. Ciril and St. Metodius" International Foundation, - BGN 1000 and a diploma.
5. Award of the jury - BGN 1000 and diploma.
6. Award for a foreign author - BGN 800 and a diploma.
7. Four equal prizes for the separate sections and for a young author - BGN 800 and a diploma.
IV. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:
1. Professional artists from all countries that have accepted the terms of this status have the right to participate.
2. Artists are free to choose their own theme and technique.
Suggested works must have been created in the last 2 years. Those must not have participated and been awarded in other national and international forums.
3. Each author may participate with no more than two works in each of the sections.
4. Authors who participate in more than one section pay a fee for each one individually.
5. Authors, accepting this status, consent to the sale of their works, with 30% commission to the organizers. For this purpose, each author shall indicate in the declaration the selling price in euro from which the said percentages are deducted.
6. All awarded participants declare in writing their consent to the donation of the prize-winning work that becomes a property of the gallery.
7. The participation of artists shall be determined by the selection committee referred to in item 5 & IV of the statute.
V. SELECTION:
The selection for participation and the awarding of works and authors takes place in 2 stages.
- First stage: - Each artist sends their works in the form of digital reproductions in JPG format / file size from 3 to 5 MB - 300 DPI / from May 13 to July 20, 2024 via e-mail to the gallery This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The image must be correctly oriented (vertically or horizontally) regarding the basis of the work. It is desirable that sculptural works be represented by three views.
Additional digital processing is not allowed.
Each file should be titled as follows:
name ... title ... technique ... size in cm ... country
Ivan Ivanov ... Composition ... Oil ... 50x60 ... Macedonia
Approved authors receive feedback at the personal e-mail address of the participant
by August 10, 2024.
- Second stage: - The artists send by courier / at their own expense / to the address of the gallery, or personally present their works, approved for participation in “Iliya Beshkov” Art Gallery from
August 14 to August 28, 2024 and the participation fee of EUR 30, for each of the sections, (for artists living and working outside Bulgaria) and BGN 20 for each of the sections (for artists living and working in Bulgaria), which shall be transferred by a bank transfer to the account of the Representation of the Union of Artists in Pleven:
UNITED BULGARIAN BANK – PLEVEN, sq. "Svobodata" 25, 5800 Pleven Center,
IBAN - BG29UBBS80021057869320, BIC - UBBS BGSF
For foreign participants, we offer currency transfer to be done through MoneyGram.
Authors not paying the fee are not allowed to participate in the exhibition.
For inquiries: Tel: +359 87 991 1305 – Director, +359 64 802 047, – Curators, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Information about the selection of the works will be published - until August 14, 2024, at the gallery site - http://www.plevengallery.com and on the page of the Art.Gallery.Iliya.Beshkov.Pleven on Facebook.
VI. PRESENTATION OF WORKS
1. The works submitted must have the maximum dimensions:
for painting - up to 60/60 cm, for graphics - up to 40/40 cm, for sculpture - up to 60/60/60 cm.
2. It is desirable that the graphic prints should be without frames and glasses.
3. The works must be well fortified, packaged and addressed legibly. Labels are included in the participation form.
4. On the back of the work, the author should indicate in Bulgarian or English his / her name, title of the work, size, material, year of creation.
5. Each author sends with his / her works a completed participation form, which can be downloaded from the gallery's site, in which the author writes in capital letters:
a / surname, surname, name
b / year of birth
c / full and accurate address
d / explicit declaring that he/she donates or not donates the work
e / sale price of the work
6. The works are sent by post or by courier to the address of the gallery at the expense of the author.
7. Organizers guarantee the security of the works that have arrived and do not take responsibility for lost or damaged works during transportation.
8. For the foreign artists, the organizers are obliged to return / at their own expense / the non-donated works together with a catalog within two months after the closure of the exhibition.
9. For the Bulgarian authors, the organizers are obliged to return / at their own expense / the non-donated works together with a catalog within two months after the closure of the exhibition.
Those who wish to do so can personally receive their works from the Gallery.
10. Every participant in BSF receives a free catalog of the exhibition and a certificate of participation at the opening of the exhibition.
11. The full list of the participants and reproductions of their works are presented on the website of the Ilia Beshkov Art Gallery http://www.plevengallery.com and on the page of the Art.Gallery.Iliya.Beshkov.Pleven on Facebook.
12. The Organizing Committee of BSF reserves the right to reproduce the jury works and to publish them in its own editions.
13. Deadline for receiving the works for all artists - August 28, 2024.
14. The works, the participation form and the paid fee receipt (together with the name and surname of the participant) must be sent to the following address:
THE TWELFTH BIENNIAL OF THE SMALL FORMS - PLEVEN 2024
Iliya Beshkov Art Gallery, 1 Skobelev Blvd., Pleven - 5800,
Courier office of "ECONT" - 42, Hadji Dimitar Str.
Contacts: Tel: +359 87 991 1305 – Director, +359 64 802 047, – Curators
e-mail - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; www.plevengallery.com ; www.art-pleven.com
ДВАНАЙСТО БИЕНАЛЕ НА МАЛКИТЕ ФОРМИ THE TWELFTH BIENNIAL OF THE SMALL FORMS
ПЛЕВЕН 2024 PLEVEN 2024
Формуляр за участие Entry form
Художествена галерия „Илия Бешков” Art Gallery "Iliya Beshkov"
бул. „Скобелев” №1, Плевен – 5800, 1, Skobelev Blvd., Pleven - 5800,
Куриерски офис на „ЕКОНТ” Courier office of "ECONT"
Плевен, ул. „Хаджи Димитър” №42 Pleven, 42, Hadji Dimitar Str
За контакти: тел: +359 87 991 1305 - Директор For contacts: Tel: +359 87 991 1305 - Director
+359 64 802 047 - уредници +359 64 802 047 - curators
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; www.plevengallery.com ; www.art-pleven.com
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