POSTER COMPETITIONS - Call for entries

The first International Student Competition, Skopje, Macedonia, 2008
received 2008.02.17 from Ondrej Misek

Introduction The main subject of this competition is Tolerance, a Global Challenge. The “Tolerance – A Global Challenge” project embodies a number of activities which are meant to contribute to a graduate improving of the society as a whole, giving special attention to the young population between the age of 18 and 28. Its goal is to bring the ideas together, giving the youth a chance to express their beliefs and thoughts through “Tolerance – A Global Challenge” by creating a ‘poster’. It will have a direct effect on the society by opening new horizons and giving a strong motivation for the youth to work towards a better future. This project should promote the ‘poster’ as a mean of expressing these ideas among the European youth. A healthy society must serve and satisfy at least the basic needs of the population and to offer various opportunities and alternative choices. It is widely recognized that the artistic approach offers greater potential than the political when delivering a specific message. Therefore one of the goals of this project is to merge the European students in the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. A country that was once proclaimed an “Oasis of Peace”, but latter hit by an ethnic conflict. A country that could be a good example of tolerance against lack of acceptance. A perfect place to spread the idea of global TOLERANCE. Similar to many European countries, Republic of Macedonia faces strong ongoing social exclusion, which is manifested as deprivation of the citizen’s right, same as partial or complete unavailability of services or means common for the modern way of living. This is especially widespread among the young population, which is supposed to be the leading force behind the new ideas and the improvement of the socio-economical factors, creating better conditions in the society. The differentiation process is evident, based on different socio-demographic categories (sex, age, profession, religious beliefs, ethnicity etc), giving solid ground for the appearance of antisocial behavior. A special consideration should be given to the figures showing fast growth towards aggression between the young people of Macedonia, especially after the war in 2001. Laze Tripkov, Organizer. Generally, the discrimination and fight against it is an issue which is facing all countries in the world, including Macedonia. The problem is to identify the discrimination, especially if it is not a direct one. It is coming from the lack of definition which is personal and material scope of discrimination and also the grounds for it. The project will be carried out through a partnership between PLAKART and the Museum of the City of Skopje and it also will be supported by the Warsaw poster biennale and several external associates - professors from Europe, Israel and Turkey. "Tolerance – A Global Challenge" represents a base of cultural interchange, having made new friendships, realizing the importance of tolerance as its major goals. Through the concretization of the ideas based on tolerance the young spirit should understand its value and realize the common advantages that this concept offers, building a solid grounds for further promotion of tolerance on global grounds. Terms of Participation The PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS are: The competition is open to art and design students registered at an educational institution for art and design including disciplines such as fine arts, graphic design, communication design, visual communication, media design and other related disciplines. There's no limit for nationality. Students may either register for the competition individually or their school/university may enter them for the competition provided that the student has given his/her consent. Team entries are allowed; teams may consist a maximum of 3 students. If a team entry wins the competition, the prize will be equally split among all team members. Each participant / group may enter a maximum of three poster visuals. The organizers reserve the right to refuse entries they consider morally, politically or religiously offensive. All participants need to register for the competition by completing an entry form on the web site and attach their poster in pdf. format. All the posters become the property of the Organizers. The organizer will not undertake any customs clearance. The organizer will not take responsible for the delay of entries. Entry deadline is 15th of May, 2008 The selected work will be exhibited together on the First Macedonian International Student Competition named TOLERANCE. COPYRIGHT The submitted posters must be designed by entrant. If the work has the intellective right or copyright dispute, the organizer will cancel the qualification of the entry right. The entrant must undertake all the consequences. The entrant should ensure the organizer not to generate any copyright or other intellective right dispute for the use of the posters. The organizer has the right to exhibit, publish (including digital publish) and collect the selected posters. POSTER REQUIREMENTS The poster motif should visualize the topic of "Tolerance - Global Challenge" and promote diversity as a positive concept to a young audience. The poster should preferably be in English, German or French; however, poster texts in all other languages will be accepted. The poster design should have a universal appeal for people from South East Europe and beyond. Please provide your submission in printable PDF with the following resolutions: - 300dpi (DIN A2, max. file size 5 MB). Posters for the catalogue will be used from the same format. No copyrighted material may be used for the design. The organizers will reserve the right to utilize the contributed visuals for presentation and media use and to reproduce all entries for promotional purposes within the framework of the EU anti-discrimination campaign. PRIZES The winner(s) will be awarded with prizes worth up to : I prize 1000 EUR II prize 650 EUR III prize 350 EUR The jury members will also select 10 posters that in best way communicate the “Tolerance – A Global Challenge” message. In cooperation with the city authorities of Skopje, the posters will be printed and exhibited on city lights in a period of one week on the most recurring street in Skopje, “Makedonija”. The designers of those poster will be invited in 2009 to participate at the grand opening ceremony of the Second International Student Poster Competition Skopje 2009. All the costs will cover the organizer. ____________________________________________________________ Deadline: May 15, 2008 International jury: Lech Majewski, Karel Misek, Yasha Rozov, Savas Cekic, Ryszard Kajzer More information: www.skopjeposter.com