ZUŠ Petra Michala Bohúňa

 

Proposals for XXVI. year of the Bohúň palette international art competition:

 

COMPETITION STATUS

ANNOUNCER:

Peter Michal Bohúň Art School under the auspices of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic in cooperation with the Municipal House of Culture in Bielsko-Biala in Poland.

OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPETITION

The goal of the competition is the subjective expression of the students based on observation and knowledge of facts and events, activities and experiences and establishing a deeper relationship with their surroundings.

 

COMPETITION CONDITIONS

Authors between the ages of 4 and 20 participate in the categories: up to 7 years, up to 11 years, up to 15 years and up to 20 years, i.e. pupils of kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and secondary vocational schools of any type and focus.

We accept works of any format made in the following techniques: drawing, painting, graphics, combined techniques with the possibility of using and experimenting with new non-traditional materials (plastics, metals, secondary material, etc.), photography and computer graphics. Competition papers must be marked with the following information: author, age, school address, and country. Each author sends only one competition work. Works in electronic form will not be accepted and must not be pasted.

 

COMPETITION PERIOD

Author's works of participants XXVI. of the international art competition "Bohúň's Palette" are accepted until May 15, 2023, at the address: ZUŠ Peter Michal Bohúň, Matúškova 1632/5, 02601 Dolný Kubín, Slovak Republic.

 

COMPETITION EVALUATION

The competition is one-round with a central finish. Competition papers will be assessed by an international expert jury (their composition will be published in the catalogue of the result). The jury will decide on the awarding of diplomas in the gold, silver and bronze bands and honourable mentions in each category. The work (work detail), awarded the main prize, becomes the logo of the competition year and will be printed on the front page of the result catalogue.

The jury will award an honourable mention for the best collections of works. The results of the competition will be published by June 30, 2023, on the website of the Peter Michal Bohúň School of Education. Each participating school will receive a Commemorative letter and a result list. The author of the award-winning works will be sent a diploma and the competition catalogue in electronic form.

 

CONTEST TOPICS

Stories of things..., which are connected to our identity through personal memories, stories and secrets (e.g. lost and found) in the context of the time, which are part of our cultural and social events, often connected with significant milestones in the history of mankind ( important discoveries, inventions, works of art...) and their new interpretations and topics for reflection and inspiration

  - (the theme can include a portrait, a figure, or a figurative composition in the interior, or exterior).  A paraphrase of a work of art remains part of the competition. In addition to traditional techniques - drawings, paintings, graphics, combined techniques, we also welcome photography, computer graphics and spatial works.

 

EXHIBITIONS

Awarded works will be exhibited in the Municipal House of Culture in Dolny Kubín, and in the Municipal House of Culture in Bielsko-Biala. Other works will be exhibited according to the spatial possibilities of the above-mentioned exhibition organizers.

The announcer of the competition reserves the right to publish the awarded and other works in the press and in exhibition activities. The publisher will not return the works to the authors, they remain in his archive and the authors, by participating, give their consent to their free use for promotional purposes of the competition.

By registering for the competition, the legal representative of the participant of the competition gives consent to the processing of personal data in the scope of name, surname, age, and address of the school or facility to the organizer of the competition in accordance with Act 122/2013 Coll. About the protection of personal data. These data will be used in the promotional materials of the current year of the competition, possibly in the results list and will be published on the website of the competition organizer. Consent is given for a period of 2 years. Consent can be revoked at any time in writing at the postal address of the contest organizer.

 

COMPETITION RESULTS: The results of the competition will be published on the school's official website www. zuspmb.sk

CONTACT 

ZUŠ P. M. Bohúňa, tel. contact: +421/43/5862052 Matúšková 1632/5, 026 01 Dolný Kubín, Slovakia