In 2018 turns 100 years since in February 16, 1918 the Act of Independence of the Republic of Lithuania was signed.

 

Povilas Višinskis Šiauliai County Public Library on purpose to commemorate the centenary of the Reinstating of the Statehood of Lithuania, announces the international bookplate competition and exhibition “EX LIBRIS. RESTORED LITHUANIA 100”. The aim of the competition – to give a sense to the centenary of the restoration of the Statehood of Lithuania, to honour outstanding personalities related to it.

 

Requirements of the competition

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We are kindly inviting painters and small graphic artists from all over the world to create bookplates, dedicated to the Republic of Lithuania, its outstanding personalities, state organisations. Bookplates can be dedicated to the particular personalities or organizations (from the list given below). The inscription “EX LIBRIS. RESTORED LITHUANIA 100“ and the name, surname of the selected personality or the institution is obligatory.

 

A bookplate which will not have an inscription of either a dedication or the name of the author shall not be accepted.

 

The maximum line of the bookplate is 150 mm. Bookplates should be carried out in a  chosen  graphic technique.

 

Manner of submission

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Participants can send 3 printed authentic bookplate prints. The name, surname, address of the author should be indicated on the overleaf of each bookplate. Bookplate data: year of creation, technique, size.

 

Bookplates for the competition have to be sent before January 31, 2018 to the following address:

International EX LIBRIS competition

Povilas Višinskis Šiauliai County Public Library

Aušros av. 62

LT-76235 Šiauliai, Lithuania

 

Evaluation

The international Jury will evaluate entries submitted to the competition and qualify the best of them to the exhibition and awards, according to the regulations of the competition.

 

Awards for the winners of the competition:

Grand Prix – 1 000 Eur;

1st Prize – 700 Eur;

2nd Prize – 500 Eur;

3rd Prize – 300 Eur.

 

In the judgement of the Jury, the authors of the rest artistic entries can be  awarded prizes, diplomas and presents  established by the organizers and sponsors. Participants of the exhibition will be given a catalogue.

All the works entered for the review shall become property of the organizer Povilas Višinskis Šiauliai County Public Library. The organizer will have a right to reproduce the prints, use them in advertisement or publishing and no royalties shall be payable for this.

The competition will be held in December 2018 in Povilas Višinskis Šiauliai County Public Library.

 

Competition organizers:

Šiaulių apskrities Povilo Višinskio viešoji  biblioteka (Povilas Višinskis Šiauliai County Public Library), Aušros av. 62, LT-76235 Šiauliai, Lithuania.

 

Competition curators:

Dr. Bronius Maskuliūnas, e-mail bronius.maskuliunas@savb.lt, tel. +370 41 523750

Jonas Nekrašius, e-mail jonas.nekrasius@kava.lt, tel.+370 698 27342

 

Competition secretary

Asta Kaktytė, e-mail menocentras@savb.lt, tel. +370 41 523753

 

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The list of institutions and personalities to whom the bookplates can be dedicated:

 

Council of Lithuania.

Presidential Office of the Republic of Lithuania.

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

Government of the Republic of Lithuania.

 

Signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania:

 

Saliamonas Banaitis (1866-1933), typographer, publisher.

Jonas Basanavičius (1851-1927), public figure, editor, scientist, doctor.

Mykolas Biržiška (1882-1962), public figure, historian of literature.

Kazimieras Bizauskas (1893-1941), diplomat, lawyer, litterateur, public figure.

Pranas Dovydaitis (1886-1942), Prime minister (1919), lawyer, doctor of Philosophy, professor, editor and publisher.

Steponas Kairys (1878-1964), public figure and politician, Chairman of the Chief Committee of Release of Lithuania, engineer, professor.

Petras Klimas (1891-1969), lawyer, historian, publicist, diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

Donatas Malinauskas (1877-1942), public figure, member of the State Council, spreader of the forbidden press.

Vladas Mironas (1880-1953), priest, Prime minister (1938-1939), Military Chaplain of Lithuania.

Stanislovas Narutavičius (1862-1932), lawyer, politician.

Alfonsas Petrulis (1873-1928), the founder of Lithuanian schools and associations, secretary of State Council Presidium.

Jonas Smilgevičius (1870-1942), economist, banker, public figure.

Justinas Staugaitis (1866-1943), bishop, public figure.

Jurgis Šaulys (1879-1948), public figure, press representative, doctor of Philosophy.

Kazimieras Šaulys (1872-1964), prelate, public figure and statesman, professor.

Jokūbas Šernas (1888-1926), lawyer, public figure, journalist.

Jonas Vailokaitis (1886-1944), financier, public figure and politician.

Jonas Vileišis (1872-1942), lawyer, famous public figure and politician.

 

Antanas Smetona (1874-1944), President of the Republic of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania.

Aleksandras Stulginskis (1885-1969), President of the Republic of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania.

Kazys Grinius (1866-1950), President of the Republic of Lithuania.

Algirdas Brazauskas (1932-2010), President of the Republic of Lithuania.

Valdas Adamkus (b.1926), President of the Republic of Lithuania.

Dalia Grybauskaitė (b.1956), President of the Republic of Lithuania.

 

Vincas Kudirka (1858-1899), public figure and the ideologist of Lithuanian National Revival, the author of the anthem of Lithuania.

Jonas Žemaitis (1909-1954), Lithuanian partisan leader, who consolidated Lithuanian partisan movement.

Vytautas Landsbergis (b.1932), public figure and politician, the Chairman of the Supreme Council/Reconstituent  Seimas of Lithuania.

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