SATYRYKON LEGNICA 2008 / Poland

Legnica's SATYRYKON is an event unique and unrivalled event in Poland. It is also highly ranked in the world. The American magazine 'Witty World' included it among 10 best festivals awarding it its Grand Prix, and FECO (The Federation of Cartoonist Organisation) awarded it its maximum, 5 star' note .

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

The SATYRYKON 2008 International Exhibition is an open competition. The objects of the competition are drawings, graphics and other works of fine arts and photography created with the use of optional techniques, being originals, completed within the recent two years (2007-2008), and qualified by artists to:


HUMOR and SOCIAL SATIRE
(drawing without captions preferred)

D O G
I feel, I love, I Wait and bark
(drawing without captions preferred)


WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONSwill be excluded from the competition.
The format of the works - maximum A3 (297 x 420 mm).

Works should be sent or delivered by February 1, 2008, packed in a protective cover to:

International Exhibition
SATYRYKON-LEGNICA 2008
AKADEMIA RYCERSKA
Chojnowska 2
59-220 Legnica
POLAND

Organisers are not responsible for transport damages.

THE PARTICIPANTS ARE KINDLY ASKED NOT TO POST THE WORKS VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS AS THESE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THE COMPETITION.

Participation in the competition is free of charge. However, the organiser reserve the right to include one of the submitted works in the Satyrykon Gallery. The work, chosen by the author, will in this way cover our costs of mailing (please use capitals).
Works should be accompanied by their author's photo or caricature, a short biographical note and a filled application card.


PRIZES:

Works for the competition will be qualified by the International Jury.
The Jury will award the following prizes:


GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON 2008
- pure gold key and purse amounting to 5.500 PLN
2 gold medals and purses amounting to 5.000 PLN
2 silver medals and purses amounting to 4.500 PLN
2 bronze medals and purses amounting to 4.000 PLN
4 special prizes amounting to 3.500 PLN each

The Legnica Culture Centre director's award for the youngest prticipant of the competition.

The Jury has the right of final distribution of the statutory prizes, change of their amount, or non-awarding them or non-awarding the GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON. Jury's decisions are final. The competition results will be announced on March 1, 2008 at Satyrykon web site:
 www.satyrykon.com


N o t e: Awards are subject to taxation according to the current regulations. The condition to pay the authors is their arrival for the opening of the exhibition and collection of their awards by December 15, 2008, or indicating a bank account the money should be transferred to.


PRIVILAGES OF PARTICIPANTS

Authors of work qualified to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue and a free-of-charge place in the catalogue.
The organisers provide the competition prize-winners with gratuitous participation in the SATYRYKON 2008 event on June 12-15, 2008.
Works sent to the exhibitions will be exhibited in the country and abroad after the main exhibition, and then will be returned to their authors by the end of 2009.

FINAL PROVISIONS

The organisers reserve the right to use the sent works for SATYRYKON advertising purposes without any special fees paid to the authors: to be exhibited and reproduced in a variety of advertising materials, as well as printed and circulated in catalogues.
The prize-winning works become the property of the organisers and will be included in the collection of the Satyrykon Gallery.
The exhibition organisers are the finial judges in interpretation of the regulations.
Sending his work the artist agrees to the mentioned above rules and regulations and agree to the publishing of the author's profile in the post-exhibition catalogue.

Legnica Centre of Culture and Fundation Satyrykon are organisers of the SATYRYKON-LEGNICA 2008 International Exhibition (PL-59-220 Legnica, Chojnowska 2, tel. 0-048 76 852-23-44)


E-mail:
satyrykon@wp.pl

Timetable

Deadline for works reception February 1, 2008

Jury meeting February 15-17, 2008

Post-competition exhibition June 5 - August 24, 2008

Return of works after the exhibition cycle December 31, 2009