project features

The World Art Forum "Art Geography Award" – it is a project designed to contribute by means of art to the cultural exchange between artists from different countries.
The Forum is built as a competitive presentation of the selected works of artists and masters (topics / countries) in the exhibition space
In 2017, more then 20 countries are announced to participate in the Forum and each country will be allocated exhibition space, where works created and dedicated to a specific country by artists from more than 50 countries will be exhibited. By portraying the country in his/her works the artist tells his/her love to the country
The Expert Board / Jury
For each participating country the Advisory Council of experts which performs professional activities in the country is convened. The presented works are evaluated by the people who understand the peculiarities of national cultural heritage and traditions in the best ways.
The world is multinational and is infinitely varied in its manifestation. On Earth there are more than 200 countries and more than 330 peoples, encountering one million people each. Amazing ethnic diversity of peoples, nations and ethnic groups produces a multicultural environment. The World Forum of Arts "Art-Geography Award" invites artists

asters of Fine and Decorative Arts to present their works reflecting multicultural environment in the exhibition space of the Moscow House of Artists.

General Rules for Participation

Artists from all over the World can take part in the World Art Forum and the International Exhibition-Competition "Art Geography Award".
Address: Moscow House of Artists (Moscow, ul. Kuznetsky Most, 11)
Dates: Exhibition dates: 09-12 March 2017. (11.00-21.00). Registration: until February 28, 2017

Forms of participation
there are two equivalent forms of participation are full-time and absentee participation
a) full-time participation - originals or copies of copyright;
b) absentee participation -photocopies (Organizing Committee prints, designs and places them in the overall exposure).

Competitive program
International Art Forum "Art Geography" includes four competitive sections:
1) Painting competition
2) Graphic competition
3) Photography competition
4) Decorative Art & Textiles competition

Participating countries
the competition accepts works from individual authors of any country of the World. The participant should reflect in his works nature, architecture, culture and / or spirit of the country given in the list: Russia, France, Slovenia, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, Hungary, UK, Bulgaria, Turkey, Denmark, South Korea, Swiss, South Ossetia, Iran, China, Italy, India, Austria.

Specifications
1. Works can be performed in any available technique - traditional or innovative, with the use of any material other than perishable materials.
Works should reflect national characteristics, traditions, culture.
3. The size of the work should not exceed 130 cm on the larger side.
4. Up to 5 works may be submitted from one author.
5. Works must comply with the social norms of the country that was chosen by the author. It is not allowed to submit works of a political nature or works that violate social norms adopted in the Russian Federation.
Making full-time works
1. Full-time work must be provided with a label-list (standard label size of 10x5 cm, is placed in the lower right corner on the front side). The label includes: a) the name of the author or co-authors; b) city and country of permanent residence; c) title d) dimensions; d) technique of creating a painting; e) year; f) name of the contest and nomination;
2. Each full-time competitive work should have clamps / hooks for hanging the vertical panels or mounting/stand warning the lowering
3. The author by himself solves the questions relating to the decoration of the works(frame, decorative elements, etc.)
Making absentee-participation
The works are sent to the organizing Committee in the form of files in the format .jpeg or .tiff; at least 200 dpi, up to 20 Mb. Organizing Committee prints, designs and places them in the overall exposure
Registration
To confirm your participation you must send to the organizing Committee (e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) the following materials
1) application form (download Word, PDF)
2) labels for each art object (download Word, PDF)
3) photo of the author (no smaller than 3x4 cm)
4) photo images of the proposed works (minimum 200 dpi, maximum 20 MB)

Upon receiving the confirmation letter from the organizing Committee the author pays the registration fee

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