Forwarded at Vibeke Ervo's request.
>>> LACE FESTIVAL COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION invites you to take part in INTERNATIONAL BOBBIN LACE COMPETITION Theme of the competition: WATER Water is the liquid that is devoid of any smell or taste. In nature it could be found in three different states of aggregation: as vapour, water or ice. It represents an integral part of human body, animals and plants. Oceans, seas and lakes cover three quarters of the Earth?s surface. The water is the source of all life, therefore the saving measures to preserve this precious resource and the struggle against pollution of water resources are increasingly becoming humanity?s priority tasks. Water has throughout the history significantly marked also the life of people living in the Idrijsko region. Even the discovery of autochthonous mercury in the distant year of 1490 was related to water ? i.e. to the water spring, wherein the legendary tub maker was washing his wooden vessels. In the 2nd half of the 18th century the ?klav?e? ? special water dams built in brick and stone ? were constructed on all neighbouring rivers. They served for drifting large quantities of wood for the needs of the mercury mine. The cave water always represented great threat to miners lives; in order to pump it out of the mine they constructed already in the 1st half of the 16th century the first ?kam?t? (water wheels). ?Kam?t? is considered to incorporate the largest wooden drive wheel in Europe and is nowadays on display as an example of the unique historical and cultural monument. The terms of the competition: 1. Members of the assessing committee cannot take part in the competition. 2. Each participant can take part by presenting one authorial lace that has not been presented elsewhere. 3. The measures of the lace should not exceed 40 x 40 x 10 cm. 4. The lace can be framed; if the lace consists of more parts, enclose the plan of the whole lace so that it is seen how its separate parts are put together. 5. Enclose the authorial pattern, written explanation (development of the idea, symbolism), how many hours it took to make it and type of the used material. 6. The application should be filled in Slovene or in English. The applications with all the necessary information must be posted by 7 February 2005. The contribution for taking part at the competition is 12 EURO or the equivalent sum in SIT. This sum should be sent to the bank account (you will find the number on the application form) by 7 February 2005 with a note 'for competition'. 7. Till 30 June 2005 send the lace and 2 photos in size 10/15 cm (1 piece ? the whole lace, 1 piece ? the detail of the lace) and enclose the negatives or slides (24/36 mm). The quality of the photo should be good. Mark the photo with the signs 'up' and 'down'. 8. All the enumerated should be sent to the following address: UPRAVNI SVET ?IPKARSKEGA FESTIVALA LAPAJNETOVA ULICA 7, SI - 5280 IDRIJA � Lace arriving till the appointed date will be exhibited in Idrija during the time of Lace Festival 2005. � Lace will be returned to their owners in 60 days after the exhibition closure. � Photos will be kept by the Lace Festival Council of Administration. � The works will be assessed by an independent expert committee. The decision of the committee is final. There is no possibility of complaint about the choice of the committee. � Assessment criteria: 1) Taking into account the theme of the competition 2) Originality 3) Quality of the lace 4) The used techniques ? how demanding they are � The best three laces will be awarded: 1st prize: 200 EURO 2nd prize: 120 EURO 3rd prize: 80 EURO � Next to the award paid in money the winners will also receive symbolic sculptures in memory of their success in the competition. � Works that will not meet the required demands will not be considered in the final choice. � The expert committee retains the right not to present awards in case none of the laces arrived meets the criteria of the competition. COMPETITION APPLICATION NAME__________________________________________________________ SURNAME: _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS_______________________________________________________ COUNTRY_______________________________________________________ TELEPHONE or E-MAIL ___________________________________________ LACE TITLE _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ The contribution for competition should be sent to NOVA LJUBLJANSKA BANKA d.d. Ljubljana BRANCH: NOVA GORICA SWIFT: LJBASI2X Account No. 240-27620-8984565 with a note ?for competition? till 7 February 2005. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
