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Lahti Poster Biennial 2011
18. International Poster Biennial to be held in Finland

Received from Pekka Loiri
Please see the official web site for more information.

ORGANIZERS

Poster Museum Lahti
Poster Friends Association
Grafia, Association of Professional
Graphic Designers in Finland

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

The competition committee for selecting the exhibited works.

Pekka Loiri, graphic designer, chairman
Hilppa Hyrkäs, graphic designer
Esa Ojala, graphic designer
Kari Piippo, graphic designer, AGI

EXHIBITION

10 June - 25 September 2011
Poster Museum/Lahti Art Museum
Vesijärvenkatu 11 A, 15140 Lahti, Finland

CATEGORIES

A Cultural, social and commercial posters
B Environmental posters (Tarasti prize)

WORKS SUBMITTED FOR THE EXHIBITION

All posters must be designed after 1 January 2009.
Minimum size for posters accepted for the exhibition
60 x 42 cm. Maximum size for posters accepted for the exhibition 180 x 120 cm.

An artist or a group of artists may submit a maxmum of 4 posters or series of posters in digital form* to the web address lahtiposter.fi.

The size of the poster documents shall be A4, RGB model, resolution 300 dpi. The files will be received in JGP format in the web address lahtiposter.fi, in which the participants fill a form containing the name(s), date(s) of birth and contact information of the designer(s), the dimensions of the posters (height x width, cm), category, year of design, client, poster titles and their translations in English.

The competition committee will choose the posters to be exhibited from among the digital poster documents, which will be sent as paper versions to Lahti Art Museum, address Vesijärvenkatu 11 A, 15140 Lahti, Finland or to P.O.Box 113, 15111 Lahti, Finland by 28 February 2011.

SUBMISSION DATE AND ADDRESS

The submitted posters shall be sent in digital form
to the web address lahtiposter.fi no later than 30 November 2010.

SELECTION

The posters to be exhibited shall be selected by the organizing committee. The prize winning posters shall
be selected by an international jury.

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Stephan Bundi, graphic designer, AGI, Switzerland
Gitte Kath, graphic designer, Denmark
German Montalvo, graphic designer, AGI Mexico
Pekka Piippo, graphic designer, Finland
Peter Pocs, graphic designer, Hungary

EVALUATION PRINCIPLES

Prizes will be awarded to posters meeting high require-ments with regard to creativity, originality, aesthetic quality and communicative function.

PRIZES

Grand Prix 3 500 Euro
Grafia Prix 3 000 Euro
Second prize 1 700 Euro
The Lauri Tarasti prize 3 000 Euro
Certificates of honour
The jury may also grant other prizes.

RULES

1. The print technique of the posters accepted for the exhibition can be freely selected.

2. The participation form shall be filled carefully and sent together with the poster images to the web address lahtiposter.fi.

3. The information given in the form will be used in the catalogue of Lahti Poster Biennial. The organizers are not responsible for information supplied by the sender in the participation form.

4. The organizers are entitled to stage exhibitions of the submitted entries in Finland and elsewhere. The organizers are entitled to reproduce submitted posters for information and publication purposes, for educational purposes and marketing without payment. The organ-izers are entitled to reproduce submitted works for the exhibition catalogue, in other printed matter and in digital form and to distribute them to the public via internet and other information networks.

5. The posters and image material will not be returned. They remain in the collections of Poster Museum.

6. The posters accepted for the exhibition must not be framed or mounted.

7. The posters accepted for the exhibition shall be packa-ged carefully. The organizers take no responsibility for damage during transport. PLEASE PROVIDE THE PACKAGE WITH THE LABEL "NO COMMERCIAL VALUE".

8. The accepted participant shall pay all shipping and insurance costs.

9. The participants will be informed of approval for the exhibition. The results will be made public and the prizes and awards will be distributed at the opening ceremony on Thursday 9 June 2011 at 6 p.m.

10. All designers submitting entries for the biennial are heartily welcome to the opening of the exhibition.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE

The exhibition catalogue costs 50 Euro when ordered in advance and 60 Euro after May 2011.

The material shall be submitted for the archives of Poster Museum. The headings of all posters shall be translated into English.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information is available at
Poster Museum/ Lahti Art Museum
P.O.Box 113, 15111 Lahti, Finland
Fax +358-3-814 4545
Kari Savolainen +358-3-814 4546
kari.savolainen@lahti.fi
Maija-Riitta Kallio +358-3-814 4542
maija-riitta.kallio@lahti.fi

www.lahdenmuseot.fi




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