BANALITA A NOBLESA – BANALITY AND GRACE

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The Slovak Textile Artists Association TXT announces the topic of the 14. Minitextile Exhibition

These opposites used to be divided by a firm line, an impassable border. Nowadays, they exist next to each other and are either intertwined or even form a unit. The post-modern era has brought new criteria and new lists of values. Visual arts, which always very sensibly react to societal and ideological changes, did not hesitate to adapt to the change of aesthetic perception.

The prepared exhibition "Banality and Grace" aims to inspect relations between the daily, the ordinary, the cheap and the extraordinary, the noble and the graceful.

We expect to see subjective and clear interpretations of the topic. The visual interpretation must include fabric-processing techniques as well as the artist´s own technique combined with fabric. The works of art must not exceed 20x20x20cm. A maximum of three works of art per one person may be entered. This exhibiting competition is open for professional artists and for students at art universities. The artworks must not include a special construction or a frame. The weight of the package can´t be more than 2 kg.

Artists who will be selected to take part at the exhibition are requested to pay an admission fee. Slovak artists are requested to pay 10, - EUR and foreign artists 20, - EUR.

Each participant will receive a catalogue free.

Schedule::

30. March 2012	Deadline for applications and digital pictures of the artworks
15. April 2012	Announcing the artworks selected for the exhibition
11.-12. May 2012	Entering of the selected artworks, payment of the admission fee
15. May 2012	Opening ceremony
16. May – 10. June	Duration of the exhibition

At the Opening Reception, the jury will announce the three artists awarded with the Jury Award for Professionals, the Jury Award for Students and the TXT Association Award. The artworks that will be awarded with a prize shall be published in the catalogue and their authors will have the opportunity to give a solo show next year.

The TXT Association will again look for opportunities to show the exhibition elsewhere as well. The exhibitors shall be informed of the venue and of the date in advance.

The exhibition will take place at Gallery SVÚ, Dostojevského rad 2, SK - 811 09 Bratislava, Slovakia, www.svu.sk

Curator of the exhibition: Silvia Fedorová - fedorova.silvia@gmail.com

The application forms will be to load down at the website: www.txt.sk

Bratislava, October 2011