- Webists create their
"Bird 2005" work(s) - up to 5 - in
accordance with "Conditions
of Entry"
set up by Chinese organizer "Beijing Natural
Culture Center" and send
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- - their physical work(s)
to China
-
- as well as their
-
- - virtual work(s) as
jpg image, 16 x 16 cm (1890 x 1890) Pixel, 300
dpi
- to Ingrid who will
publish them on this website - of course 72 dpi
and smaller size on web. The 300 dpi version is
needed for poster printing.
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- Also we will have
printed a poster with all entries which will be
sent to China as Webism group entry. The printing
costs for the poster will be divided by
participating Webists - not a big amount thus.
Deadline
for works to arrive in my email box:
April 30
Here's
the invitation text from Director assistant: Yuan Quan
BIRD2005 International Art Award
Organizer: Beijing Natural culture center
Sponsor : Beijing Jialuan art house
Changqing art fund
I) Theme
The theme of this award is: Birds -- Being and dream
According to an ancient Chinese legend, the image of
mankind's ancestor combines the features of the human
head and a bird's body. Celestial beings also have the
feathers and wings of bird. The magpie, swallow, and
peacock are auspicious creatures in Chinese traditional
culture. The Phoenix, reborn from the ashes, also has
particularly unique features. The bird plays an important
role in many different cultures and appears as a symbol
of the otherworldly soul.
Among the more than 9000 varieties of birds that populate
the earth, 1329, nearly 1/8 of total species exist in
China. China has one of the world's largest bird
populations and a lot of endangered bird species are
peculiar to China. However, with the excessive use of
insecticide and mankind's cruel hunting, 78 kinds of
birds have been already are now listed as endangered
species in China. On the migratory paths of many birds,
thousands of hunters are using shotguns and nets to
capture and kill them each year. In Shanghai alone, there
are about 150,000-200,000 birds caught and killed each
spring and autumn, among them more than a dozen
endangered species.
Above all, the catching and killing of the wild birds on
a large scale is unexpectedly public. The wild birds are
sold freely up to more than twenty or thirty kinds in
rural markets. Catching and selling birds is becoming a
thriving trade, resulting in a large amount of consumers
in the city believing the birds do not represent life,
but only delicacies on their dining table.
Because of this, we and other bird organizations have
many tasks. We buy birds in the markets and set them free
and write articles to support protecting birds to
newspapers, inform people of the importance birds in the
ecological balance, and the hazard that would occur to
mankind if the balance is broken, etc. We find that
figures and theories are unable to evoke the love and
enthusiasm of people to live peacefully with birds.
At this moment, we think art, only art, can touch the
soul directly. Art infects people through love and not
hatred.
We are holding this exhibition in order to make people
understand that birds, like mankind, have abundant
emotions and dreams, are the children of sunshine and
wind, the spirit and envoy who brings the good luck, the
symbol of inspiration, and the source of human's free
consciousness.
Nowadays, the meaning of the bird has gone far beyond
itself into figurative imagination. We can say that the
bird is one of the most interesting creatures to art and
the imagination. A lot of artistic behaviors and works
are based on this, from the real bird to abstract birds,
the uncanny mask of bird's character and the illusion of
bird hovering in dreams, the philosophical birds and
metaphysics bird . . . The bird is actually a part of us,
the bird means more to us than just its physical
representation . . .
We believe that the artists from all over the world will
show the bird's embodiment of our inner world and free
dreams, and show the beauty of the bird with their own
works. Through the efforts of artists, people will form
the habit of loving birds, and condemn the behavior of
mistreating birds.
II) Award
The Premier Award: A valuable traditional Chinese jade
carving + Cash 60,000 CNY (about 7,200 USD) + Diploma.
First Place Awards for the highly Commended works for 3-6
artists: Each a valuable traditional Chinese jade carving
+ Cash 25,000 CNY (about 3000 USD) + Diploma.
Second Place Awards for commended works for at least 10
artists: Each a valuable traditional Chinese jade carving
+ Diploma.
Cooperative Art Institution and Gallery Award for about
10 artists: cash or trophies, especially for Painting,
Drawing, Printmaking and Illustration.
Honorable Mention will also be awarded.
The public Awards will be given according to the People's
Choice during exhibition.
Award artists will be considered to be judging for our
next award.
The cash prizes are subject to taxation according to the
Chinese law.
III) Conditions of Entry
The BIRD2005 International Art Award is open to all
professional and amateur artists all around the world.
We only accept flat art works for this award, we will
develop our bound in the next international award.
There is no entry fee.
Entries must be original and signed by the artists.
Art works with any Medium and Style are acceptable.
The Maximum format for art works are 1600mm x 1600mm.
All entries should not be framed.
Each artist may submit up to 5 entries.
Each entries should be accompanied by the Artists' name,
Address, Age, Telephone number, Email, Title, Dimensions,
Medium, If sale, Value, Sale or Not, Return or donate,
and Artist's Signature.
Artists should to fill out the award entry form, artists
may down load and print entry form from:
http://211.151.89.47/bird2005/entryform.htm
A homemade entry form also will be acceptable if artists
could not down load the entry form by any problems. But
it must include artist's full name, Age, Address,
Telephone, Email, Biography, Art works title, Dimensions,
Medium, Value, Sale or Not, Return or donate, Artist's
Signature, Date, and a photograph of artist should be
attached.
The language for entry form must be Chinese or English.
Entries should be sent to the organizer by postal mail.
All entries must be arrived no later than Jul. 15, 2005.
Entries should be sent to the address as the following:
P. O. Box 100044-198
Xiwaidajie Post Office, 100044, Beijing, P.R.China
The charge of the post and insurance should be covered by
the authors, the organizer will not be responsible for
damages during transit.
Organizer will guarantees all art works' safety since we
receive them.
IV) Judging and Exhibition
A Judges will be made by a panel convened by Beijing
Natural culture center, the Judges will include Beijing
Natural culture center (1), Art critics (2), Senior
Professional artist (4), Culture and Natural scholars (2),
Art directors of cooperative institutions (2).
Entries will be judged during Aug. 1, to Aug. 5, 2005, to
select the award works.
The result will be announced on Aug. 10, 2005, and
organizer will hold the press conference in Beijing.
The judges' decision is final, organizer will not reply
any appeal.
Winners will be informed by telephone, postal mail or
email before Aug. 15, 2005.
The first exhibition will be open at 9:00 am on Aug. 15,
2005 in Gufang gallery.
Then the organizer will hold itinerant exhibitions with
our cooperative institutions around China.
Organizer will promote artists on TV, newspapers, webs
and gallery in China.
V) Provisions
Entries will be returned by request, or artists donate
their works to Beijing natural culture center for long-term
commonweal exhibitions for wild bird succor.
Beijing natural culture center appreciate donors greatly,
all donors will receive a commonweal certificate.
Award works and donations will be included in the
collection of Beijing natural culture center after
exhibitions.
Artists who request their works to be returned should
cover all the postage and packing charge, entries which
have not enough return postage will be kept in Beijing
natural culture center.
Artists will be informed about the return charge by
organizer according to the works' weight, dimensions and
the destination before Sep. 1, 2005.
Entries except award works and donations have enough
return postage will be returned to their authors before
May. 1, 2006.
All non awarded works will be available for sale in
exhibitions, artists who don't agree with this must give
clear indication of their entries.
A commission of 10 percent(10%) of the selling price will
be retained by organizer.
The donors will also receive 90 percent(90%) of the
selling price if donations will be sold in exhibitions.
Copyrights of entries remain with their authors, but
organizer have right to use entries for purpose to
promote award and exhibition.
Copyright remuneration will be made to the artists if
organizer use non-awarded works in other cases.
All participants will receive an exhibition certificate.
All participants will receive a free album if organizer
have actual need to publish a quality album to promote
award and artists after the first exhibition.
Participants accept all conditions of entry and
Provisions above.
VI) Contacts
Director assistant: Yuan Quan
Address£º
P. O. Box 100044-198
Xiwaidajie Post Office, 100044, Beijing, P.R.China
Telephone(Fax): +0086 10 - 66461008
EMAIL: bjnac@bjnac.org
bjnacenter@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.bjnac.org
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