Invitation for children to participate in the 48th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2020
25.10.2019 / 07:44 | Aktualizováno: 18.12.2019 / 08:19
The competition and subsequent exhibition ranks among the largest ones in the world and has the longest history – it has been held annually since 1972. In recent years, it has been receiving more than 25,000 entries from about 80 countries every year. The exhibition was founded to commemorate the child victims from the Czech village of Lidice who had been murdered by German Nazis in 1942 as well as other children who died in wars.
Competition terms
The theme of each edition is chosen in co-operation with UNESCO. Eligible for participation are individuals and schools, children of 4-16 years of age. Accepted media include: drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography, film and sculpture.
The 48th ICEFA Lidice features the following theme: LANDSCAPE
Sub-themes:
- Life of plants and trees
- Diversity and forms of landscapes
- Landscape and home
- Landscape affected by human activity
- Spirit of landscape – its mood, fragrance, sounds
- Architecture and landscape
- Animals in the landscape
- Horizons
Eligibility conditions:
- The participation in exhibition is open only to children at age of 4 to 16 as individuals or as representatives of schools and art clubs. Handicapped participants can enter the exhibition regardless of age.
- The maximum format for a 2D entry – 70 x 50 cm.
- The maximum format for a 3D entry – 100 x 70 x 40 cm, weight max. 10 kg.
- A maximum of two entries of the same form (painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, film/animation, art objects) by one artist is acceptable; one artist can send in several entries of different forms.
- Only photos on good-quality paper are acceptable.
- Films/animations – max. length: 3 minutes.
(Eligibility for the competition requires compliance with both the simplified and the complete conditions at www.mdvv-lidice.cz)
Registration:
The closing date for applications to the 48th edition is 14th of February, 2020. The applications must be submitted to the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ulaanbaatar within the deadline. To register your participation, please, fill in the Application Form to be downloaded from http://www.mdvv-lidice.cz/vyzva/. The filled-in application and the name list of participants are to be attached to entries.
Labelling of entries:
To label entries, please use the LABEL (to be downloaded from the website above).
- Child’s name and surname
- Child’s age, year of birth and gender
- Name and full address of the school or organization responsible for sending the entry (Id. No. of the organization, name of the school, street, postcode, city) Information on awards will be sent to this address.
- E-mail address of the organization to be used for communication on the exhibition – please, indicate the website of the school, the current e-mail address of the school or organization and the e=mail address of the art teacher(s) responsible for sending in the entries so that they could be informed about the competition.
- If a child participates as an individual, indicate their name, age, gender and home address, including an e-mail for communication (of a parent of theirs)
Please, fill in the label in block letters and Latin alphabet (preferably on a PC). Entries with illegible or incomplete labels will be excluded from the competition.
The grounds for the exclusion of an entry from the competition: only original copies are eligible. Copies, photocopies and digital copies are not eligible for assessment. Only such entries will be eligible or assessment that stick to the theme set for the competition. Entries larger than allowed, entries in passe-partout, mounted on color or other papers and entries lacking a proper label will be excluded. The maximum weight of a consignment containing entries must not exceed 10 kgs. Each entry has to be properly labelled.
If you need any further information, contact us at:
Telephone: 32 18 86 (24), 94018730
Email: ulaanbaatar@embassy.mzv.cz