The 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial 2007
2007.02.22, received from Majid Abbasi
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Date
June 17 - July 22, 2007 Tehran-IRAN In memory of Morteza Momayez, the founder of Graphic Design Biennial in Iran and the president of 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial. Further to the successful and spectacular 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial 2004 which in addition to introducing Iranian graphic design to the world also saw many Iranian designers reach acclaim; the 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial is being organized by Visual Arts Affairs Office with the cooperation of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS), the Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts and the Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute. The Biennial is endorsed by International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA). President: Seyed Mohammad Ehsaee Secretary: Amrollah Farhadi Head of the Organizing Committee: Habibollah Sadeghi Board of the Organizing Committee: Majid Abbasi, Reza Abedini, Aydin Aghdashlou, Mostafa Assadollahi, Mostafa Goudarzi, Ebrahim Haghighi, Sedaghat Jabbari, Hossein Khosrojerdi, Farshid Mesghali, Saed Meshki, Alireza Mostafazadeh, Masoud Nejabati, Ghobad Shiva Competition: The 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial has cultural and social themes and will be held from June 17 - July 22, 2007 Entry rules: 1) All entries must be designed and printed after February 2004. 2) Entries must be no smaller than 42x59 cm and no larger than 120x180 cm. 3) Participants may submit up to three works per artist or group (sets of posters that constitute a single work will be accepted). 4) Only printed posters by offset or silkscreen prints are accepted. 5) The labels for each poster must be filled in, pasted at the upper right corner of the back of the posters. 6) The organizer has the right to photograph and reprint the works for publicity and promotions of the 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial. 7) Submitted works will not be returned and will be considered the property of the "Iranian Museum of Graphic Design". 8) The Organizer reserves the right to refuse any project which is deemed offensive to morals, religious and national sensitivities, and/or against the rules. 9) Framed posters and/or posters glued on a hard base will not be accepted. 10) The posters should be packed safely in order to avoid any damage during transport. Damaged posters will not be accepted. The organizer does not take responsibility of any loss or damage sustained in transport. 11) Postage and other incidental expenses should be covered by the sender. 12) Legal responsibilities should be covered by sender. 13) The submitted work(s) must also include the file(s) on a single CD which must be able to be operated on Mac or Windows platforms. The technical specifications of files are: A4 size, 350 dpi, and CMYK and Tiff format. Submissions with defective files will be refused from the competition. Information on the entry form will be used in exhibition's catalogue and biennial publications. 14) The selected participant's in the 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial will receive a certificate of participation as well as the event's catalogue. 15) The organizing committee will be entrusted to take decisions for unforeseen events. The Qualifying Committee: Jan Rajlich, Czech Republic Majid Abbasi, Iran Reza Abedini, Iran Mostafa Assadollahi, Iran Hossein Khosrojerdi, Iran Saed Meshki, Iran Ghobad Shiva, Iran A International jury will select awarded posters. Prizes: - Prizes of Visual Arts Affairs Office: First prize: 5000 EUR Second prize: 3000 EUR Third prize: 1500 EUR - The ICOGRADA Excellence Award - Academy of Art Award - Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) Award (For an Iranian young designer) - Jury Awards Entry Deadline: All entries must be received at the 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial secretariat address by post before April 19, 2007. Secretariat Address: Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Kargar Avenue, Tehran 1415614611-IRAN P.O. Box 19945-664 Tehran- IRAN Tel: 98 (21) 66 96 95 26 - 66 95 20 72 - 88 96 54 11- 88 96 32 00 Fax: 98 (21) 66 96 95 27 E-mail: secretariat@tehran-poster-biennial.com www.tehran-poster-biennial.com |