WHAT IS A COMPETITION?

The Geppert Competition is all-Poland event dedicated to young painters. Its aim is to present the full spectrum of phenomena which currently take place in Polish painting, and to promote novice artists. The competition, which has taken place since 1989, is one of the most important review of young art in Poland. The event is unique not only due to the exclusive character of participation possible only after nominations, but also because of the fact that participants are only novices up to three years after graduation. That means that only graduates who begin their careers can take part in the event. The Geppert's competition often becomes the first confirmation of the value of their art and a breakthrough which motivates to further development. This year, the curators of the competition qualify the artists to the exhibition. The last stage is a verdict of professional jury who evaluate exhibited works of art.

 

AWARDS

The Minister of Culture and National Heritage Grand Prix - 30000 PLN - Cezary Poniatowski
President of Wrocław Prize - 7500 PLN - Justyna Kisielewska
Marshall of the Lower Silesia Prize - 5000 PLN -  Łukasz Stokłosa
Rector of Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław Prize - 5000 PLN - Szczęsny Szuwar
Director of BWA Wrocław Galleries of Contemporary Art Prize - 5000 PLN - Beata Rojek
Tillberg Design Prize - 5000 PLN - Martyna Ścibior

 

REGULATIONS
11th Geppert Contest

1. These regulations contain general rules to be followed during the 11th Geppert Contest (hereinafter referred to as the Contest) and the accompanying contest exhibition (hereinafter referred to as the Exhibition) jointly organised by the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and BWA Wrocław - Contemporary Art Galleries (hereinafter referred to as the Organisers).

2. The Contest Organisers appoint:

• General Curators: on behalf of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław – Marek Kulig, on behalf of BWA Wrocław – Alicja Klimczak-Dobrzaniecka
• Experts representing art centres in Poland that will propose Contest candidates,
• independent Jury that will nominate Contest laureates.

3.  The Contest is a closed painting competition.Each Expert can put up maximum 3 candidacies of painters that he/she will present during a Symposium to be held on 9.05-10.05.2013. The Expertswill submit the entries to the General Curators at the latest by 09.05.2013 (first day of the Symposium) to the following address: BWA Wrocław, ul. Wita Stwosza 32, 50-149 Wrocław or in person. The entries must contain (separately for each artist): form which is to be filled out, printed and signed by the Expert (Attachment No. 1 hereto), including the necessary enclosures, i.e.: CV of the artist and a CD or a DVD with a short justification for the artist nomination (max. 1800 characters), as well as the artist's portfolio containing 10 – 15 reproductions of his/her selected works of art (photographs: jpg  300 dpi, films: video frames).

4. The participants nominated for the Contest can be painters who have not participated in previous editions of the Contest and who have graduated from of a school of art or faculty of art in the years 2010-2012.

5. After the Symposium, the General Curators will select the artists. The selected artists will be qualified for the Contest and the Exhibition. Specific works of art will be chosen during individual meetings with the artists.

6. The Contest participants selected by the General Curators should submit entries concerning the qualified works of art. The works of art will be evaluated by the Jury during the Exhibition. Works of art can be presented in the form of a group or series of works of arts or a collective work of art, however works of art created during the course of studies will not be accepted. Diploma projects are also excluded. The General Curators need to receive entries for the specific works of art on 15.07.2013 at the latest.  (Enclosure No. 2 hereto)

7. The selection made by Curators is final and binding and can not be appealed against.

8. The Jury will award the following prizes: Grand Prix of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Prize of the Mayor of Wrocław, Prize of the Marshall Office of Lower Silesia Region, Prize of the Rector of Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Prize of the Director of BWA Wrocław, Prize of Tillberg Design. The verdict of the Jury will be announced during the grand opening of the exhibition on 25.10.2013.

9. The contest exhibition will be held in the period from  12.10 to 24.11.2013 at the BWA Awangarda Gallery in Wrocław, ul. Wita Stwosza 32.

10. The works of art submitted for the the Contest should be submitted by the participating artists in the period from 18.09 to 24.09.2013 to the BWA Awangarda Gallery at ul. Wita Stwosza 32 in Wrocław, or where and when requested by the Curators. The date for the collection of the works of art from artists living outside Wrocław and their transport to the Awangarda Gallery will be arrnaged on an individual basis by the Contest Organizers.

11. The Exhibition will be accompanied by published materials composed of two parts: reference materials from the Symposium that will introduce the profiles of young painters participating in the Contest and a catalogue containing works of art created by Contest participants.

12. Materials from the Symposium (as specified in sec. 3 hereof) to be submitted by the Experts should be presented in the form compliant with the copyright that permits their inclusion in published materials.

13. Exhibition participants must submit to BWA Wrocław the works of art to be included in the catalogue (one reproduction of each work of art in an electronic format with a quality suitable for printing, detailed description of the artistic technique and the date of creation, biographical note, contact telephone number and e-mail address) at the latest by 15.07.2013. Participants submitting their materials to be published need to declare in a separate statement that they have author's economic rights to the presented work of art (or a consent to display the work of art) and that they transfer these rights onto the Organisers to the extent that may be required for the purpose of publishing them in the exhibition catalogue and its promotion in mass-media, including on the Organisers' web-sites, and that they grant their consent for processing and revealing personal data contained in the biographical note in the aforementioned scope.

14. The Organizers reserve the right to display the exhibition at other art centres in Poland or abroad. The participants grant their tentative consent for the works of art to be displayed at other exhibitions. Dates of presentations will be agreed at a later stage.