The pictures of the awarded artworks were published on the Facebook page of the Biennial and can be visited on the following link:  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5708&id=100000974718382&l=d611a151fc

The organizer team

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 took place the opening ceremony of the Biennial. The public could visit for the first time the exhibition with the 245 selected artworks and the name of the awarded artworks were made public for the first time. We uploaded the list also on our website. You can check it under Awarded artworks of the Biennial.

On the following page you can see some pictures about the opening ceremony.

http://www.sepsiszentgyorgy.info/rendezvenyek/74-gyarfas-jen-keptar/425-i-szekelyfoeldi-grafikai-biennale

We will come back later with a more detailed report about the ceremony!

Today our colleagues from the Lăzarea’s Cultural and Creation Center have finalized the centralization of the received art works and the result is: 283 artists sent 693 art works to the competition of the first Szekler’s Graphics Biennial. The organizers are glad that the competition was so popular among the graphic artists and at the same time it was a proof, that it was time to organize this kind of event in our region. This weekend will take place the first round of evaluation by the members of the jury (Hervai Katalin plastic artist, Horváth Bugnariu Ioan plastic artist, university teacher, Turós Eszter art historian, Jakobovits Miklós plastic artist, Vécsi Nagy Zoltán art historian, Siklódi Zsolt plastic artist).

The organizer team

The competition within the first Szekler’s Graphics Biennial was closed on April 18^th. Artists from Romania and all over the world could send until this date max. 3 art works in 2 categories: traditional and experimental graphics. The organizers were happy to see that the biennial became popular between the graphic artists and numerous art works were sent to the competition from the country and from abroad. The art works needed to be sent to Lăzarea’s Cultural and Creation Center, where the processing still continues. Until now, 500 art works were unpacked, categorized and entered in a database, but there are more unpacked art works. The organizers think they can finish this process by the end of this week. After the centralization, a list with each art work sent will be posted on our website.

The organizing team

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The first Szekler’s Graphics Biennial

Harghita County Council, Covasna County Council and Mureş County Council, Lăzarea’s Creation Center and Covasna County’s Cultural Center organize the first Szekler’s Graphics Biennial between 17 May and 30 July 2010. The Biennial’s first- protector: Mr. Kelemen Hunor, Romania’s Minister of Culture and Patrimony.

Graphics Review the first Szekler’s Graphics Biennial’s participative conditions and regulation:

The Biennial organizers have determined two categories:

• Traditional Graphics category
• Experimental Graphics category

I. Traditional Graphics category

1. Participants:

All Romanian, Hungarian or foreign country’s professional artists, including students from art universities may participate at this Biennial, accordingly to the regulation. All participants must attach his/her CV to the entry-form.

2. Details about the graphic arts:

All traditional graphics, creations made by printing method are accepted in this category high, low and plane press (wood and linocut, aquaforte, aquatint, mezzotint, litography, silkscreen, etc. – Drawings are not allowed). It’s obligatory to stick detail about the graphic on the back-side of it according to the attached form.

3. Every artist may participate with maximum three works, which could be series. Every sent work counts one creation.

4. The maximum size of the works is 100×70 cm.

5. Deadline and place: 18^th April 2010, postal or personally to the following address: Centrul Cultural şi de Arte – Lăzarea RO- 537135, Lăzarea, aleea Bastionului 67. Jud. Harghita. Please write on: Graphics Biennial 2010.

6. Subjects are chosen freely, but have to be made in the last 5 years (not older).

7. The works have to be done under graphic press, according to graphics standards, numbering and signing.

II. Experimental Graphics category:

1. Participants:

All Romanian, Hungarian or foreign country’s professional artists, including students from art universities may participate at this Biennial, accordingly to the regulation. All participants must attach his/her CV to the entry-form.

2. Details about the graphic art works:

Every non-traditional graphic arts, creations made by printing method are accepted in this category recording to experimental graphics (experimental press, C-print, offset, electrographics etc. – Drawings are not allowed). It’s obligatory to stick details about the graphic art on the back-side according to attached form.

3. Every artist may participate with maximum three works, which could be a set. Every sent work counts one creation.

4. The maximum size of art works is 200×100 cm.

5. Deadline and place: 18^th April 2010, postal or personally to the following address: Centrul Cultural şi de Arte – Lăzarea RO- 537135, Lăzarea, aleea Bastionului 67. Jud. Harghita. Please write on: Graphics Biennial 2010.

6. Subjects are chosen freely but have to be made in the last 5 years (no older).

7. The works have to be signed.

Generalities:

• Associations and corporations are not allowed to participate.
• We ask the applicants to send the graphic arts without frame by post.

Grand opening and exposition:

• The artistic works will be exposed in Sfântu-Gheorghe’s Museum and Gallery.  The Official opening will the take place at the Theater Tamási Áron, Sfântu Gherorghe. 18^th May 2010, 19:00.
• Participants will be informed in the right time, by post or e-mail about  the jury’s decision and about the opening ceremony.
• The prized works remain in Biennial’s property.
• The juried creations will be returned by post (maximum in one year).
• The non-juried works will be returned until the end of this year.
• The first 70 creations will appear in a Biennial catalogue, with the other details.
• Multiplying entry- form is allowed.

The jury:

Art historians and graphic artists recognized on international levels.

Rewards:
1. The first prize of the Biennal is 2.000 Euro and is offered by the Hungarian company Vegyépszer ZRT.

2. Harghita County Council’s reward: 1000 EU

3. Covasna County Council’s reward: 1000 EU

4. Mures County Council’s reward: 1000 EU

Official opening will the take place at the Theater Tamási Áron in
Sfântu Gherorghe, 18^th May 2010, 19:00

Covasna County’s Cultural Center		Council of Harghita County Cultural and Creation Center Lazarea
Imreh-Márton István Director		Kassay L. Péter Director
	Siklódi  Zsolt Curator

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