Children’s books illustrators from all over the world are invited to take part in the Ilustrarte 2018 Competition sending 3 original illustrations, unpublished or published after the 1st of January 2015.

The 3 illustrations must be based on the same theme. Technique and medium are at the discretion of the artist. The file format can be jpeg or tiff and should not exceed 20MB.

The Jury will be composed of illustrators, designers, art directors and editors Portuguese as well as international. The shortlisted illustrators will be informed and invited to send the original illustrations or quality printouts in the case of digital works.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Open to illustrators and designers from all over the world.

Prize

The prize of 5000 Euro (approx. 5,590 USD) will be awarded on the opening of the exhibition, on February 2018. The exhibition of the selected illustrations will run from February to April 2018 at Museum of Electricity in Lisbon, Portugal.

Moreover, a bilingual catalogue will be available for the exhibition. Each illustrator will be granted two pages in the catalogue and a biographical note. Two copies of the catalogue will be given to

:each selected participant.

Daedline: August 31, 2017

http://www.ilustrarte.net/EN/ilustrarte2018/regulamento18.htm