Conditions of participation

Young artists and photographers from 17 to 35 years old may take part in the exhibition-competition. Participation is free.

The works done over the past two years are accepted. There are no genre, thematic, stylistic and technical constraints, i.e. use of any art materials to send a work in A4-sizes mail envelopeare allowed. The authors who work in the following fine art techniques are preferred: watercolor, oil painting, acrylic, pastel, computer graphics, decorative and applied arts techniques, etching, linocut, silk-screening, easel graphic work, mixed method. A4 format is the only limitation in the work of the author. Compositions are preferred; studies, sketches or drawings are not emphasized by the commission. The presented works should meet the following requirements:

– artistic and imaginative expression;

– compositional integrity and completeness;

– stylistic unity;

– originality.

1^st round

To participate in the art exhibition-competition, email the materials listed below to the Organizing Committee (e-mail address: [email protected]) until 10 January 2016.The materials should be with the obligatory A4'2016mark:

– Application (Enclosure 1);

– color photo of the author;

– images of the works in a digital format (TIFF, 300 dpi, CMYK, 15 cm on the large side, each image is sent in a separate file). The works are supplemented by the Microsoft Word file which states:

– personal data of the author (full name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail);

– information about the submitted works (author’s full name, work title, year of creation, technique, size (for example: Tom Dick Harryngton, Spring sheet out of Four Seasons series, 2015, cardboard, oil, 21x29).

The file names must match the names of works. The number of works offered to the first round should not exceed three. Diptych, triptych (up to six) is considered as one work of art.

Full list of the participants, who have passed the 1^st round, will be published on the website www.utmn.ru not later than 20 January 2016.

The works of the authors, who have not passed the 1^st round, will not be considered.

2^nd round

The authors, who have passed the 1^st round, should mail the selected works (not larger than A4 format) until 28 February 2016 (according to the postmark) to the following address:

Department of Arts, The Institute of Psychology and Education, Proyezd 9 Maya, 5, Tyumen, Russia, 625007.

The works should be with the obligatory A4'2016mark.

The works are accepted without frames and mat (Organizing Committee does it on its own initiative). The author's name, full title, year of creation, and size in accordance with the completed form must be indicated on the back side of each work.

The works must be the property of the author, in special cases they can be checked for plagiarism.

The promoters of A4'2016 shall not be liable for any damage to the works during transportation.

Return of the works will not be implemented. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to keep the exhibition works in the collections of the Department of Arts of The Institute of Psychology and Education of The Tyumen State University as visual aids and exposition material. The works of the winners can be exhibited and published, stating basic data of the author.

The author, who submitted the works to participate in A4'2016, is considered to have agreed to the terms hereof.

Each artist participating in the competition will be sent a certificate of participation. Each winner will be awarded the title of the winner and awarded a diploma.

The art exhibition-competition will start on 23 March 2016 in the exhibition halls of the Institute of Psychology and Education of The Tyumen State University.

The list of winners of the art exhibition-competition will be published on the website www.utmn.ru not later than 5 April 2016.

The promoters of the art exhibition-competition assume no liability for the preservation and return of the sent original works that have not passed the 1^st round.

Each participant will be represented by one reproduction of the original work in the printed catalogue and by all the works of the previous exhibitions on CD-ROM.

WINNERS AWARD

The Competition Commission determines the winners in each category after a visual inspection of the works by open ballot by a simple majority of votes. The voting results are recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Competition Committee.

The results of the competition are published in Tyumenskiye Izvestiya parliamentary newspaper, on the website of Tyumen Region Duma, on the website of The Tyumen State University.

When summarizing the results of the competition, the following criteria to assess the works are taken into account (from 1 to 5 points):

– ingenuity of the idea;

– craftsmanship;

– thoroughness (reflection of the competition theme);

– relevance.

The works submitted to the competition will not be returned. The Competition Committee reserves the right to further use of the works (with the information and cultural purposes) without the consent of the author and compensation payment, but with an indication of the author’s full name and the work title.

Awarding ceremony takes place in the White Hall of The Tyumen State University.

The authors of the best works in each category will be awarded with diplomas of 1, 2, 3 degrees and special diplomas in the following categories:

- Special diploma of the Chairman of Tyumen Region Duma;

- Special diploma of Tyumen regional division of The Union of Russian Artists creative non-governmental organization;

- Special diploma of the Rector of The Tyumen State University;

- Diploma—for excellence in a technique (watercolor, oil painting, pastel, computer graphics, decorative and applied arts techniques, etching, linocut, silk-screening, easel graphic work, mixed method);

- Diploma—for loyalty to the traditions;

- Diploma—for innovative approaches in a technique (watercolor, oil painting, pastel, computer graphics, decorative and applied arts techniques, etching, linocut, silk-screening, easel graphic work, mixed method).

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

T. P. Belokon, deputy of Tyumen Region Duma, Chairman of Tyumen Region Duma’s Committee.

V. N. Falkov, Cand. Sc. Law, Rector of The Tyumen State University, Chairman of the city division of the Association of Russian Lawyers non-governmental organization, deputy of Tyumen Region Duma.

A. S. Novik, member of the Union of Russian Artists, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Associate of the International Academy of Social Sciences, Chairman of the Union of Russian Artists in Ural Federal District.

A. Ag. Baratynsky, Jerusalem (Israel).

J. Giblin, artist, Hobart, Tasmania (Australia).

E. A. Kolchanova, PhD, Chairwoman of the Department of Arts of The Institute of Psychology and Education of The Tyumen State University, fine art expert, member of Russian Association of Fine Art Experts.

I. D. Shchetinin, member of the Union of Russian Artists, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, watercolorist, Assistant Professor of the Department of Arts of The Institute of Psychology and Education of The Tyumen State University.

K. O. Shokhov, member of the Union of Russian Artists, member of Russian Association of Fine Art Experts, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Arts of The Institute of Psychology and Education of The Tyumen State University.

Contact information:

Department of Arts, The Institute of Psychology and Education, Proyezd 9 Maya, 5, Tyumen, Russia, 625007. A4'2016mark.

Coordinator: Konstantin Shokhov, e-mail: [email protected] tel./fax: +7 (3452) 36-64-94

Enclosure 1

ID code______________________

APPLICATION

Author’s full name/date of birth_______________________________________

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Place of employment/education institution______________________________

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Full name, occupation, degree (in full) of the art supervisor (for the students)___________________________________________________________

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