Museo Biblioteca Comune di Bassano del Grappa

Sperando di fare cosa gradita vi inviamo in allegato il bando di concorso e l'istanza di partecipazione alla Quarta edizione della Biennale dell’incisione Contemporanea “Citta’ di Bassano del Grappa”.

Il bando e il modello dell'istanza di partecipazione sono pubblicati alla pagina concorsi del sito web del Comune di Bassano del Grappa http://www.bassanodelgrappa.gov.it/Il-Comune/Servizi-on-line/Concorsi/Quarta-Edizione-Biennale-dell-Incisione-Contemporanea-Citta-di-Bassano-del-Grappa

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HopingYou would appreciate, we send the attached Notice and the application form for the Fourth Edition of the Biennale of the Contemporary Engraving “Città di Bassano del Grappa’’.

The same Notice and application form are published on line in the website of the City of Bassano del Grappahttp://www.bassanodelgrappa.gov.it/Il-Comune/Servizi-on-line/Concorsi/Quarta-Edizione-Biennale-dell-Incisione-Contemporanea-Citta-di-Bassano-del-Grappa

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Segreteria
Museo Biblioteca Archivio
via Museo, 12
36061 Bassano del Grappa
tel. +39 0424 519904 / 519901
fax +39 0424 519914
e-mail: a.scotton@comune.bassano.vi.it

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COMPETITION NOTICE

IV EDITION OF

THE BIENNALE OF THE CONTEMPORARY ENGRAVING

“CITTA’ DI BASSANO DEL GRAPPA”

1. Theme: the City of Bassano del Grappa - Area III Cultura Museo, mindful of the great legacy of the Remondini family,

whose museum was inaugurated in September 2007 at Palazzo Sturm, announces the IV edition of the Biennale of the

Contemporary Engraving "Città di Bassano del Grappa", in order to contribute to the promotion and to the enhancement of

the research related to the art of engraving. The event will take place in Bassano del Grappa, in Palazzo Sturm. The

technical organization is entrusted to the Area III Cultura Museo of the City of Bassano del Grappa. The IV Biennale will

open on the 20th of February until the 17th of May 2015. These dates are subject to change.

2. Structure: The Biennale is exclusively reserved for engravings: intaglio, engraving, drypoint, mezzotint, etching, aquatint,

mixed media and woodcuts, on wood wire or on wood end, linocuts, and other related materials such as plexiglass, using

the same technical procedure, with absolute exclusion of lithography, screen printing, of any other photomechanical

proceeding, course design, one-design and graffiti. Each contestant may submit up to two works. All the engravings

received must not have been awarded in other competitions. The exhibition concerning the selected works is entrusted to

the Area III Cultura Museo of Bassano del Grappa.

3. Rules of participation and method of delivery of the works: those who intend to join the competition must send their

works by 12.00 pm on the 16th of January 2015 to the Protocol Office of the City of Bassano del Grappa, Via Matteotti 35,

in a closed envelope bearing the words "Area III - Biennale of Contemporary Engraving ‘’Città di Bassano del Grappa –

NO COMMERCIAL VALUE – PRINTED MATTER", and containing the following documents:

a) written application form using the attached format;

b) a good quality digital photos of the work submitted on a CD-ROM (minimum 300 dpi TIFF format; base 20);

c) the two works with which you compete. These works must strictly observe the requirements stated in Paragraph 4;

d) curriculum vitae of the author in a digital format up to 1 folder (1800 characters including spaces).

The delivery of the application form and the photos of the works can be done by hand, by mail or by courier: the sending

will happen at the sole risk of the sender. The applications received after the deadline (only the stamp by the local protocol

will prevail ) will not be taken into account. The promoters and organizers of the Biennale can not in any way be held

responsible for delays or non delivery of the works.

4. Formats, requirements and labeling of the works: under penalty of exclusion, the size of the works sent must not

exceed or equal to 500x700 mm, must be shipped without frames or glass and must be contained inside strong plans of

cardboard, plywood or wood. Each work must be accompanied by a label affixed in the back of the plate, filled with the

author name, title, date, construction technique and signature. The cost for sending the works are at the competitors’s

expense.

5. Diffusion of the Notice: the Notice of the competition is published on the website of the City of Bassano del Grappa

(www.comune.bassano.vi.it) and on the notice board situated in the Country Hall from October 20th 2014 to January 16th

2015.

6. Jury and prizes: After the competition deadline, the applications will be verified and the 25 works selected to be exposed

during the Biennale will be inserted into the catalogue published by the Municipality. Between the 25 selected, the jury

will assign two prizes: a Prize for Jung engravers IV Biennale of the Contemporary Engraving for artists aged between 19

and 35 years old and a Prize IV Biennale of the Contemporary Engraving Città di Bassano del Grappa. This selection will

be made by a jury appointed by the manager of the Area III of the city of Bassano del Grappa. The instruments of

appointment of the Commitee will be published on the website of the municipality of Bassano del Grappa,

www.comune.bassano.vi.it , in the section contests after the expiry of the notice. The decision of the jury is final. The

winning work will become part of the museum collections. The Museum of Bassano will award the winners with an

exhibition during the next Biennale of the contemporary engraving.

The result of the selection will be published on the website of the City of Bassano del Grappa (www.comune.bassano.vi.it) in

the section contests. The organizing secretary of the Biennale will send timely communication regarding the outcome of the

selection by letter or e-mail or by phone.

7. Usage Rights: the competitors, while remaining holders of all rights of exploitation of the works presented in the

competition, recognize to the City of Bassano del Grappa the right to reproduce them free of charge for any initiative to

promote the Biennale; furthermore they recognize the right to exhibit them in shows, to publish them in the catalog and in

other promotional materials of the event, with clear evidence of the author. Moreover, the competition material could be

used by the City, always pointing out the names of authors in publications, banners, posters, etc., even on the internet, to

promote the Civic Museums of Bassano del Grappa, without the author has to claim anything. Relatively to the winning

work, the City of Bassano will acquire property rights and economic exploitation of the same.

8. Withdrawal of the works: the submitted works will not be returned but will remain available for withdrawal by the 31st of

July 2015 and may be withdrawn, after notification, directly from the venue of the Museo Civico in the museum's opening

hours (from Tuesday to Saturday from 9.00 am to 19.00 pm). The withdrawal will take place in person or by a proxy

signed by the author of the work.

The works that will not be removed within the specified time will become property of the City of Bassano del

Grappa.

9. Conditions of exclusion: The following persons can not enter the competition:

 the Jury, their spouses, parents and relatives up to the third degree; their employees or employers or those who have ties

or ongoing relations and cooperation with the members of the same;

 those who, for whatever reason, have participated in or contributed to the drafting of the notice;

 those who, on application, fail to meet the requirement of the enjoyment of civil or political rights;

 those against whom a sentence has been pronounced, or has became irrevocable a penal sentence, or has been requested the

application of the penal sentence, within the meaning of the ‘’articolo 444 del codice di procedura penale’’ for serious

offenses against the State or the Community that could affect the professional behaviour; also cause of exclusion will be a

sentence with res judicata for one or more offenses of participation in a criminal organization, corruption, fraud, money

laundering, as defined by the ‘’atti comunitari citati all'articolo 45, paragrafo 1, direttiva Ce 2004/18’’;

 those who do not obey to the rules set out in this Notice

10. Organizing Secretariat: the Secretariat of the Biennale is located at the secretariat of the Museo Civico of Bassano del

Grappa, Via Museo 12, tel. 0424 519904 - 519905 - fax 0424 519914, e-mail: info@museibassano.it. The opening hours

are the following: from Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 13.00 pm. All submissions and requests for information relating

to the Biennale should be addressed to the secretariat of the exhibition.

11. Damage to the works: the City of Bassano del Grappa is not responsible for any damage that would occur during the

sending and the withdrawal of the works and during their stay inside the Museum.

12. Disputes: Each competitor must ensure that it is the author of the submitted work and that he disposes of all the rights, that

the work is original and does not give rise to any third part claims based on misleading advertising, plagiarism, imitation or

counterfeit, knowing the damage which could result, in case of false statements, to the sponsors of the competition after the

publication of the work, its exhibition and in every additional operation (effect of section 7). The competitor also rises the

town of Bassano del Grappa from any claims made by third parties regarding the use of their works, as well as any claim

for any breach of the existing legislation on intellectual property and copyright, on which from now on the author assumes

every responsibility. The personal information communicated to the Library Archive Museum Area of the City of Bassano

del Grappa is collected solely for the performance of duties provided by the law, and the consent is required to partecipate

in this competition. The competitor shall retain the rights conferred by the Code of Privacy (Legislative Decree no. 196,

30.06.2003) and in particular has the right to request the updating, rectification or integration of data, and to oppose data

concerning him for legitimate reasons.

Bassano del Grappa, October 16th, 2014

THE MAYOR

RICCARDO POLETTO

The information on article 13 Leg. 196/03 will be made at the time of registration of the data of the participants to the

competition, under art. 13 paragraph 4 of the Law.

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To the Municipality of Bassano del Grappa

Area III – Cultura Museo

Via Matteotti, 35

36061 Bassano del Grappa

I ............................................................................................................................................

BORN IN........................................................DATE.............................................................

TOWN..................................................................................................................................

PROVINCE..........................STREET ....................................................................................

TAX CODE ..........................................................................................................................

TELEPHONE……………………………………………………………………..

E-MAIL………………………………………………………………………………..

DPR 28 December 2000, n. 445, under its sole responsibility and aware of the penalties provided by

criminal law and special laws regarding false documents,

ASK

To partecipate to the Biennale of Contemporary Engraving “Città di Bassano del Grappa”, with the

following works (state the title)

1. work……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. work……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I THEREFORE DECLARE

_ To be the author of the presented works and to have all the rights as specified in the

Notice in paragraph 12

_ That the presented works have not been rewarded in other competitions

_ To have read and to accept all the clauses in the Notice relating to the use rights of the

works

_ To avoid the exclusion conditions specified in the Notice in paragraph 9

Warning:

Attach a photocopy of a valid identity document (identity card, driving license or passport, etc.). In

this case, the signature must be authenticated in accordance to Article 38 of Presidential Decree

December 28, 2000, No 445..

SIGNATURE

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