International Wood Engraving Award with €1500 Prize from Torredembarra 2020

Torredembarra is offering the “VI 'La Torre de L’encenall” International Wood Engraving Award. This award was created in 2013 by the City of Torredembarra in order to recover the heritage of the group to which the award owes its name, whether it be engravings or testimonials of engravers. In the twentieth century, Torredembarra forged close ties with the world of engraving, the city hosted indeed great artists.

Competition Conditions:-

• Artists of any nationality may participate.

• Works shall be unpublished.

• The subject is free, and the technique is Woodcut. All techniques set out in the FISAE (International Federation of Ex - libris Societies) regulations concerning Woodcut are admitted (abbreviated X).

• The jury’s decisions are final.

• The jury’s decision shall be notified to the participants in autumn 2020 and the award ceremony will be held in the course of an event specified in time to give the verdict.

• The award winning work will remain property of the Town of Torredembarra, kept in the Municipal Archives, and it will possess all legal rights of publishing, it being understood that the artist renounces property of the work and any right to complaint.

• The winning piece shall be distributed to centres specializing in engravings so they can exhibit them to the public.

• The artists chosen authorise the citation of their names, as well as the possible photographic reproduction of their works in brochures, books, posters, media and activity programmes of the organisation,

• The exhibition of the works selected will take place in Torredembarra.

• The organisers reserve the right to resolve any aspect not covered in these terms and conditions.

• Taking part in this competition constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Award Categories:-

The award has three categories:

• Children's engraving award (up to 12 years old)

• Young artists’ engraving award (aged 13 to 17)

• Adults’ engraving award

Prizes:-

A single award is established for each category as following:

• Children's and Young’s category: 200€ engraving material and a certificate.

• Adult category: 1500 Euros and a certificate

Works Specifications:-

• The minimal measurements of the woodblock are 7 x 8 cm, the maximum is 18 x 13 cm; the maximum measurements of the printing paper are 38 x 28 cm.

• Each participant may present 1 unframed original work from a maximum of 5 different original works that will not be returned, in order to enlarge the Municipal Archives collection and will be available for consultation of interested.

About the Award:-

The award was born in 2013 as a result of the will of the Torredembarra City Council to recover the legacy of the entity that gives its name to the award, both in terms of the graphic work produced and the testimonies of its engravers. In the 20th century, Torredembarra's relationship with engraving was intense, with different artists staying there. With the aim of resuming the thread of woodcut engraving in the town, a research and investigation center has been created for all the material collected (engravings, matrices, books ...). The creation of the prize is also the result of this desire to link the town of Torredembarra with the current woodcut.

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