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Young Painter Prize celebrates 10year anniversary!
Invitation to YPP'18
The main prize of Young Painter Prize 2018:
2.000 EUR + a studio and accommodation in Artistic Research Center HANGAR, located in Graça, Lisbon, Portugal.
Save the date: November 9th , 2018!
Deadline: September 1st, 2018
Conditions for participation in the project:
1. All artists that have a degree in art or are studying it, as well as senior art students can participate in the project “Young Painter Prize 2018”. Applications for participation should be submitted by the young artists under the age of 30 (inclusive);
2. Applications for participation should be submitted by the young artists from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia;
3. The painting submitted for the competition should be created during the period of 2017/2018 (one artwork must be provided for the competition, selected by the artist at his/her own discretion);
4. By September 1, 2018 the due information should be submitted in e-variant (by e-mail: jtp.ypp@gmail.com), including:
✶ Artwork photos of a good quality (1 photo of the artwork devoted for the competition – marked as the main competitive artwork in order to distinguish it from others, and 4 photos of accompanying works). It is essential to indicate the registers of each artwork: the title of the artwork (in English), the size, its accomplishment technique and date. The top of the painting should be clearly indicated as well. (Photo format jpg, jpeg, tiff, tif)
✶ The application form (online)
✶ Creative biography (in English)
✶ The descriptive conception of the competitive artwork (up to 1 page, in English);
5. The artist who has presented his/her painting for the competition, accepts the condition that the artwork of “Young Painter Prize 2018” winner become property of the project organizers;
6. The artist who has presented his/her painting for the competition, accepts the condition that the project organizers have a right to use the creation for information dissemination purposes without the author’s agreement and without any copyright payment;
7. Former YPP Main Prize winners cannot participate in the project.
