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The Trieste Contemporanea Committee announces the 12th edition of the International Design Contest Trieste Contemporanea with the aim of showcasing the most original design offerings from the countries of Central Eastern Europe .

The competition is a biennial event that now attracts the interest of designers from 23 European countries, and the ’ CEI Venice Forum for Contemporary Art Curators ’, another biennial event that deals with the topics of cultural promotion and the exchange of curatorial experiences in occasion of the opening of the Venice Biennale .

Main theme of the 2016 edition is ” Waterline ”.

Contestants are asked to make reference to an element/elements of life and work on water which is/are an original and distinctive feature of a place in one of the countries within the purview of the competition, possibly studying a local know-how or exceptional/excellent tradition of that place, and then, using this object of interest as inspiration, to conceive an original item of contemporary design which caters to the latest needs present in the sector.

Each contestant can enter only a single project, unless entering one for the general theme of the competition and a separate one for the Trieste Prize ’s dedicated theme.

There is no entry fee . Eligibility Open to all designers born in CEI countries ( Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine ).

The 2016 edition of the contest has been extended to designers born in Estonia, Germany, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania and Turkey as well. Prize • BEBA Prize – for the youngest designer among those selected: 1000 EUR.
• FVG PRIZE TRUEST Prize – for the best design on the set theme: 1000 EUR.
• CEI Prize 2016 – best design from one of the non-EU CEI countries: 3000 EUR.
• GILLO DORFLES PRIZE / First Prize Trieste Contemporanea 2016 – for the best design 2016: 4000 EUR.

Moreover, the works selected by the panel of judges will be shown in the competition’s final exhibition and published in an online catalogue on the Trieste Contemporanea website.

The awards ceremony will take place in Trieste ( Italy ) at the opening of final exhibition. The winning designers will be invited to travel to Trieste at the organising Committee’s expense in order to collect their prize.

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Pastel Journal , America’s leading magazine devoted to pastel artists, has recently opened its 18th Annual Pastel 100 Competition . This international competition offers cash, prizes and publicity to its talented winners.

Entries are accepted in the following categories:

• Landscape & Interior
• Portrait & Figure
• Still Life & Floral
• Animal & Wildlife
• Abstract & Non-Objective

Submitted work must be at least 80% soft pastel . Nupastels and other ”harder” pastels are considered soft pastels. No oil pastel.

Image requirements for entries: JPG files at least 72dpi and smaller than 5MB. All entrants should be prepared to be able to send a print-quality replacement file should their entry be among those selected as a winner. For publication in Pastel Journal , these files should be 300 dpi when saved at approximately 8×10 inches ( 2400×3600 pixels ), ideally, and 5×7 inches ( 1500×2100 pixels ) at minimum.

All early-bird entries – entries submitted before August 1, 2016 – are 25 USD per image. Entries submitted after the early-bird deadline are subject to the regular entry fees of 30 USD per image. Regular deadline is September 6, 2016 . Eligibility Open worldwide to artists aged 16 or older. Prize • First Prize : 5,000 USD cash
• Second Prize : 2,500 USD cash
• Third Prize : assortment of pastels and pastel surfaces ( valued over 2,000 USD )
• Fourth Prize : assortment of pastels and pastel surfaces ( valued over 1,500 USD )
• Fifth Prize : assortment of pastels and pastel surfaces ( valued over 1,000 USD )

Moreover, all top prize winners and place winners will receive features in Pastel Journal ( April 2017 issue ).

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