Concours EX-LIBRIS en CHINE

The First Exlibris Expo Exchange in Chang Zhou Wu Jin Exlibris Museum

This exlibris museum is the second national museum in Chang Zhou Wu Jin, which is aimed at collection, exhibition, research and popularization. Meanwhile, it is being used in launching various of public welfare activities about exlibris. This museum is located in the center of Wu Jin, at the west of the museum is the tourist attraction of Yan Cheng, and the reverse side is the new world commercial center. Moreover, we can see the citizen circle and regional government in the north, and the lemon community is in the opposite, which owns the beautiful environment and rich culture breath. In addition, majority of famous people converge in Wu Jin, and there have a lot of literary families. Therefore, it is very appropriate that the exchange is arranged in Wu Jin. In the meantime, one of the reasons that we hold the first exchange due to the fact that we have the plan to build an exlibris base in Chang Zhou. Consequently, we hope that the exlibris organizations can give us support and help to win the development of exlibris.

The Sponsor: Wu Jin cultural broadcasting and television press and publication Bureau

            Wu Jin academy of painting and calligraphy

            Hui Nantian Art Gallery

The Co-Organizer: Shanghai Fu Xian Zhai Exlibris Society

               Jiao Qi Cultural Communication Studio

                …….(another co-organizers are being negotiating)

The Contractor: Chang Zhou Wu Jin Exlibris Museum

               Chang Zhou Wu Jin Holiday Hotel

The notification of the exchange

1. Time and address

(1) time: 2015/10/23—2015/10/26

10/23: 10:00.a.m----20:00.p.m: registration, arranging the booth and exchange.

10/24: inauguration and visit at 10.a.m, the demonstration of exlibris at 14:00.p.m, the exchange of exlibris at 15:00.p.m—20:00.p.m

10/25: the exchange of exlibris at 9:00.a.m, the auction of exlibris at 10:00.a.m, the lecture and seminar of exlibris at 14:00.p.m.

10/26: visiting Yan Cheng at 9:00.a.m, then the exchange is end.
The arrangement will be revised and adjusted according to the real situation.

(2) address: ChangZhou WuJin Phoenix Valley YanZhengZhong avenue No. 29 art galley.

The introduction of the art galley: in total, the art galley has five storeys, and every storey’s area is 600 square metres. The bottom layer is the hall, which can be used to the introduction of open ceremony, exhibition as well as activities and so on. The second and third floors are the exhibition rooms, and every exhibition room is neatly 80 meters long. The forth floor is Hui Nantian art galley, which displays the works of Mr. Nantian Hui and the introduction of his lifetime. The fifth floor is the exlibris museum, and the sixth floor is used to the calligraphy’s office and the room to create.

The introduction of Chang Zhou Wu Jin Holiday Hotel(5 star): It is the biggest branded hotel in Chang Zhou, which have two banqueting halls that more than 3000 square meters, and can be used to display various of exhibits as well as going on different kinds of exchange activities. Meanwhile, this hotel contains Chinese and Western restaurant, so you can enjoy different kinds of food what you like. The holiday hotel will introduce famous people in art and literature from elsewhere in order to make the hotel be an Art Hotel. Therefore, welcome different kinds of art exhibition to enter and be stationed in Chang Zhou Wu Jin Holiday Hotel.

2. The topic content of exchange

   a. foreign and Chinese famous artists’ exhibition( tentative)

   b. the competition exhibition of exlibris

   c. individual exhibition of foreign and Chinese famous artists( tentative)

   d. No Reserve Auction

   e. the demonstration of exlibris’ technique

   f. the lecture and seminar of exlibris

Introduction: the contents comply with the real situation.

3. The registration fee of activity

The registration fee is 200EUR or 250 USD(fee may change according to the real exchange rate) who participate in the exchange, and which contains data charges, the ticket of Yan Cheng, lodging, meals, memorial book tickets and so on, and everybody should hold their traffic fees. Meanwhile, who needs the single room that the registration fee is 300 EUR or 350 USD.

Introduction:

  (1). Everybody can be free to get a piece of data ( the first exposition’s handbook, small print, catalogue of new exlibris exhibition, catalogue of collection exhibition.)

(2). Everybody can be free to publish the information on the exposition’s handbook ( voluntarily, everybody that has this need can inform us, and submit a piece of data about 200 words.), and the sponsors can provide a piece of data about 200 words as well as a photo.

(3). Everyone can add the publishing content and pictures. In the meantime, you should increase the fee as follows.

    The publication fee of manual cover is 15000rmb, which can be regarded as sponsorship mechanism.

    The publication fee of the handbook’s bottom is 10000rmb, which can be regarded as sponsorship mechanism.

    The publication fee of cover 1 or cover 2 is 6000rmb, which can be regarded as sponsorship mechanism.

    The publication fee is 2000rmb which is published inside, which can be regarded as sponsorship mechanism.

4. The requirements of individual exhibition and joint exhibition

If the author needs to participate in the individual exhibition and joint exhibition, you can adhere to the following requirements to send the composition for the exhibition.

Requirements:

a. Joint exhibition: send more than 30 exlibris productions for the exhibition.

b. Individual exhibition: send more than 120 exlibris productions for the exhibition.

Meanwhile, the exhibit will not be returned to the authors, which will be use to collect, print, propagate and provide to the sponsors. In other words, the author will not pay the fees of displaying place, binding and layout, arrangement of exhibition as well as propagation and so on.

5. Naming rights

(1) The host naming rights what should fund more than 50000rnb, and the name which contain the designation of fair, the prize of the gold medal, invitation, the handbook of exposition and contest’s catalogue. In addition, the ones that can publish data and pictures on the handbook to 1—3 pages, which can gain more than one kind of exlibris that are named for the designation of the sponsors and very kind of exlibris is more than 40 pieces( the exlibris is made by the international famous printmaker ).

(2) The host naming rights of the prize: the investment can be regarded as a host naming right of the prize, which should fund 5000rmb. For example, the gold medal can be named “×× Award”, the sliver medal can be named “×× Award” and so on. Meanwhile, the investor can gain 20 pieces of exlibris that are named for the designation of the sponsors. In addition, we will increase the amount of exlibris’s kinds according to the money from the investors. Moreover, we are going to express our thanks on the invitation, handbook and catalogue, and we will publish one page of the institution or the individuals’ data and pictures.

(3). The host naming rights of co-organizer: the sponsor must invest more than 10000rmb, and the co-organizer will be introduced on the handbook, invitation and catalogue as well as their data and pictures. In the meantime, the investor will gain 20 pieces of exlibris that are named for the designation of the sponsors. In addition, we will increase the amount of exlibris’s kinds according to the money from the investors.

Introduction: the sponsor can be free to pay the registration fee, and the amounts of persons to participate in the exchange are based on the money that the sponsors invest. Normally, the number of people will be limited two persons.

The expo is aimed at publicizing the etching as well as the art of exlibris, and let the normal person participate in the activities of exlibris, especially the ability of appreciating art. Meanwhile, the spiritual civilization can be improved a lot. In addition, please give us the support and help, gathering the energy to make a wonderful and memorable expo, and brighten up Chang Zhou, China as well as the world. Moreover, we will provide sincere service for you.

Attachment: the rule of the competition

The Exlibris Competition Requirements of the 2015 China Exlibris Expo Exchange in WuJin District of ChangZhou

The 2015 China Exlibris Expo Seminars invites you to come and join the Exlibris competition, the exlibris means reading and collection. We invite you to attend and communicate directly with other exlibris lovers.

1. No restriction and limit about Exlibris’s original theme and creation time. (The competitor can send the magnum opus of each  period as it is  the first time held such competition)

2. Entries Requested:

   a. Exhibition must be applied with X1, X2, X3, X5, X6, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C7, C8, lithograph, leak edition(S1, S2, S3). Computer printing, photography, painting, paper cutting,electrostatic copy, copy, photographic products and similar works will not be accepted; Exlibris submitted at least 4 kinds, 3 pieces of each kind; In order to fully display your exlibris creation and production talent, welcome send more excellent works .

   b. Entries must have a host name and Latin word EXLIBRIS. Universal exlibris will not be accepted.

   c. The original of participating exlibris usually less than 17cm and without lining and mounting. The white space around in the original must more than 1.5 centimeters, and the work must be tidy and no holes. According to international practice, you need to indicate cline to the painting paper from left to right in pencil: format, print number, the subject, author's name, the time to product. The exlibris don't write anything on the back, and keep it clean.

   d. Entries must be attached with the introduction of author and collectors, zip code, address and email, and do not paste on the exlibris.

   e. The domestic competition exlibris works which is created after 2006 must have exact print number. Foreign exlibris which created after 2014 must have the exact number. Taking account of the sponsors can flow exlibris better, we can better to get help from sponsors in the future, and can better to promote the exlibris activities, so please offer understanding and support.

      f. The works will be not returned, and the organizers have these rights: exhibition, publishing, collection, publicity, communication, selling, and without payment of royalties. The participant is deemed to agree with the terms.

3. The way of ranking:

a. the principle to rank: the principle that should embody fair, democracy and concentration, and which choose a way that collectors and organizers combine with professors to form the organizing committee to rank.

b. the number of person to gain prize: The gold medal of new exlibris: one person; 5000rmb

The sliver medal of new exlibris: two persons;3000rmb

The bronze medal of new exlibris: five persons; 1000rmb

Honorable mention: twenty persons.

In addition, the person who gain prize can get the certificate of honor.

c. Those who will be selected into the competition will be promulgated the certificate of participating in the exhibition, and can be free to gain a catalogue about the exhibition.

4. The time to exhibit: 2015/10/23, which is tentative and the real date will be informed.

The place to exhibit: ChangZhou WuJin Phoenix Valley art galley or ChangZhou WuJin Holiday Hotel.

5. The time to stop and the place that you send by post.

Time: the works to take part in the competition that should arrive at the destination before 2015/9/5. In addition, the works what pass the appointed time that can not participate in the ranking, if the time is permitted, the works can participate in exhibition and the printing catalogue.

Address: Phoenix Valley the fifth floor of art galley, YanZhengZhong avenue No. 29 ,WuJin District, ChangZhou City, JiangSu Province, China (ChangZhou WuJin Exlibris Museum) 中国常州武进藏书票博物馆延政中大道29号凤凰谷美术馆五楼

Zip Code: 213161

The phone number of the person to receive the package: Xu Luyan 许露彦   +8613358176998

E—mail: 564573242@qq.com. The number of Weixin: XLY9812

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