The sixth edition of TEXTILE ART OF TODAY is an international tour of contemporary textile art. The aim of the project is to shift the perception of classic textile art to the reflection of modern times, full of modern technologies and responses to global and local problems of today’s world perceived by professional artists and students of art schools.
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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Director of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today: Akad. Mal. Andrej Augustin,
Executive Team of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today: Soňa Javorská, Mgr. Nikola Pagáčová, PhDr. Ľudovít Petranský, Celestína Minichová
Registered office: Palisady 53, 811 06 Bratislava, Slovak republic,
ICO: 42268389, TIN: 2023713032,
publishes the Statute of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today.
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SUPPORTERS, TIME AND PLACE OF PROCEEDINGS
Organizer of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today is Triennial of Textile, without borders, a civic association.
Co-organizers:
- Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava- Cunovo, Slovak Republic
- Tatra Gallery, Poprad, Slovak Republic
- The Museum of Moravian Slovakia, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
- Pesti Vigadó Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
- Museum Historyczne, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Address of the office:
the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today
Triennial of Textiles, without borders, civic association,
Palisády 53, 811 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic,
ICO: 42268389, TIN: 2023713032
www.textileartoftoday.com,
e-mail: textileartoftoday@gmail.com
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CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
The 6th Annual Textile Art of Today can be attended by professional artists and students of art schools.
For the Textile Art of Today exhibition can be registered classic textiles as well as innovative works. An experimental, untraditional approaches for creating art works that goes beyond the boundaries of artistic textiles (innovative practices, modern technologies, and current themes of the current global world) will also be accepted.
Each artist can submit up to three works created by him in the period of years 2018- 2021 in the total size of all works max. 5 m2, (for 3-dimensional works max. 2m3 of all parts), the maximum weight can be up to 10 kg including the package. Oversized works may be accepted by an expert curatorial commission upon agreement with the author.
The organizer reserves the right not to display all art works in all expositions exclusively depending on the spatial, financial and installation possibilities of the exhibition spaces.
The participation of selected works on the 6th annual Textile Art of Today is a subscription fee of 35 € for professional artists and 20 € for students of art schools payable until 30 of July 2021 on the account of:
Triennial of Textile, without borders, c. a.
Bank: Prima banka Slovensko a.s.
Account number: 4040329001/3100
IBAN: SK7331000000004040329001
SWIFT: LUBA SKBX
Please write down a note: the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today
The author can fill in and send the application form together with photographs of the art works to the tender via our online form no later than 04/16/2021.
Notification of selected art works by the Selection Committee for the exhibition will be received to the authors by 16 of May 2021.
Selected works by the Selection Committee may not be replaced with others!
Selected authors will receive one copy of the catalogue after the exhibition.
Selected works must be sent by post, courier or personally and delivered to:
Triennial of Textiles, without borders, citizens association, Slatinská 1, Bratislava, 821 07, Slovak Republic, marked as “the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today“.
The 6th Textile Art of Today will have five reinstallations in five galleries and four countries (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary). The author is required to secure a safe package that protects the art work in order not to be damaged by multiple manipulations.
The works selected by the Art Commission must be delivered and marked as “the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today” since 07/12/2021 until 08/25/2021. This date is binding.
The postage and insurance of the work sent for the exhibition marked as the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today is paid by the participant. Postage costs after the project is paid by the organizer unless there in other agreement with the author.
Each selected participant agrees with the publication of his work in the media and catalogue fully (as part of the promotion marked as “VI. Year of Textile Art of Today”), which takes effect by submitting the application form.
For each submitted artwork the applicant must submit the following documentation:
(idea, story, context, inspiration), technique and material used, picture of the author, high quality photos of selected art works (in parameters of 300 Dpi), the name and size of the work until April 16, 2021.
The installation of the selected works is ensured by the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today.
In case the author has special installation requirements, he/she must document them in writing for every art work he/she has sent.
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FINANCING OF TRIENNIAL OF TEXTILE, WITHOUT BORDERS
The financial costs associated with the organization will be secured by the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today partly from own resources, from the grant of the Ministry of Culture and other grants or foundations and from the sponsorship contributions. The budget is supplemented by a subscription fee as per Art. 3 of this Statute. The 6th Annual Textile Art of Today will receive sponsorship donations dedicated to the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today exhibition. Triennial of Textile, without borders, c. a., concludes advertising contracts for the preparation, dispensation and documentation of the Triennial of Textile.
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PROFESSIONAL CURATOR´S COUNCIL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE
At the proposal of the members of the 5th Textile Art of Today, the Director of the 5th Annual Textile Art of Today appoints an international expert curatorial council and a jury composed of personalities of fine arts, culture, art theory, criticism and public life.
The Professional Curator’s Council selects art works that will be exhibited at the 5th Annual of the Textile Art of Today,
The Professional committee will hold the awards the 5th Annual Textile Art of Today.
Awards of the 6th annual TEXTILE ART OF TODAY:
- GRAND PRIX OF BOŽENA AUGUSTÍNOVÁ – Award for the best fine textile work of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today
- Excellent award
- AWARD FOR CROSSING OF BORDERS OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION – Award of the curators’ council on the suggestion of head of curator’s council
- STUDENT AWARD – Award for the best student work, taking into account its innovations
- Awards of galleries and cultural institutes
DOCUMENTATION OF TEXTILE ART OF TODAY
Documentation of the preparation is provided by the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today, the catalogue of the authors and exhibited works will be published by the organiser of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today.
In Bratislava 07/31/2020
Akad. mal. Andrej Augustín, director of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today
Mgr. Nikola Pagáčová, project manager of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today
Soňa Javorská, financial manager of the 6th Annual Textile Art of Today