A call to students and young artists to participate in the International Exhibition of Prints and Artist’ Books in Rijeka. MEĐUNARODNA IZLOŽBA GRAFIKA I KNJIGA UMJETNIKA U RIJECI - GraficaRi
Akademija primijenjenih umjetnosti obilježava svojih prvih petnaest godina od osnutka okupljanjem najboljih likovnih ostvarenja studenata i mladih umjetnika u području suvremene grafike u Hrvatskoj i inozems
tvu. Natječaj se nadovezuje na već bogatu tiskarsko grafičku povijest od početaka stvaranja Riječke grafičke škole čiji su osnivači i predstavnici, profesori i studenti Akademije i svih njezinih preteča tijekom godina, osvajali brojna priznanja i nagrade za svoj doprinos suvremenoj grafici. Natječajna izložba "GraficaRi prvi je put pokrenuta 2013. godine s tendencijom promoviranja umjetnosti grafike studenata i mladih umjetnika iz Hrvatske. Na natječaj se odazvalo 75 autora sa 159 radova. U konačnici je odabrana i izložena 41 grafika od 37 autora. Prema odluci stručnog Povjerenstva, autorima nagrađenih radova dodijeljene su pohvale: Posebna pohvala žirija uz novčanu nagradu i tri Pohvale žirija. Ovogodišnjim natječajem napravljen je iskorak na međunarodnu razinu, s namjerom povezivanja studenata, mladih grafičara, bivših studenata Akademije (alumnija) iz Hrvatske i inozemstva. U sklopu izložbe bit će organizirane dodatne promotivne aktivnosti i edukativni programi, radionica grafike i ručnog uvezivanja knjiga umjetnika. Natječaj i izložba pokrenuti su inicijativom triju mladih grafičarki, Ivane Bajcer, Dajane Radoš i Sunčane Simichen, u organizaciji Akademije primijenjenih umjetnosti, u suradnji s Galerijom Kortil i uz novčanu potporu Sveučilišta u Rijeci iz projekta za mlade umjetnike i znanstvenike. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PRINTS AND ARTIST’S BOOKS IN RIJEKA — GraficaRi
The Academy of Applied Arts celebrates its first fifteen years of existence by bringing together the best visual achievements of students and young artists in the field of contemporary graphic arts in Croatia and abroad. The competition builds upon the rich history of printmaking in Rijeka, which began with the establishment of the Rijeka School of Printmaking, whose founders and representatives, professors and students of the Academy and its forerunners, have won numerous awards and recognitions for their contribution to the contemporary graphic art.
“GraficaRi” exhibition was first launched in 2013, with the objective of promoting the art of printmaking of students and young artists from Croatia. Seventy-five authors with 159 artworks responded to the call. Finally, 41 prints of 37 authors were selected for the exhibition. Based on the decision of the expert committee, the authors of the awarded works were given the following commendations: the Special Commendation of the Jury, a cash prize and three Commendations of the Jury. This year’s call for artworks has taken a step forward, onto the international level, with the intention of connecting students, young printmaking artists, the Academy’s alumni from Croatia and abroad. As part of the exhibition, there will be additional promotional activities and educational programs: printmaking workshops and manual binding of artist’s books. The call for artworks and exhibition was launched upon the initiative of three young printmakers, Ivana Bajcer, Dajana Radoš and Sunčana Simichen. The exhibition is organized by the Academy of Applied Arts in collaboration with Kortil Gallery, with the financial support of the University of Rijeka, from the project for young artists and scientists.
