Theme:
Awakening Curiosity
Curiosity is a fundamental trait of human nature. Children are born curious – they constantly ask questions and explore the world with wonder. But as we grow older, our curiosity often fades. What if we could awaken it again?Curiosity means asking questions, exploring, wondering “what if?”, “why?”, “how?”. It is the spark of knowledge, the engine of change and creativity. The slogan “Awakening Curiosity” stems from the vision of the European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026, which believes that culture has the power to ignite people’s interest in the world, in others, and in the future. The biennial’s theme invites you to use humor and satire to depict moments when curiosity is awakened – whether through unexpected questions, absurd situations, a child’s perspective on the world, or the sudden spark of insight that lights up our minds. What would the world look like without curiosity? And what could it become, if we rediscover it?
Conditions:
-Each author can participate in the competition with a maximum of three works that have not been awarded in other competitions and are exclusively wordless
-Works created by AI will not be accepted into the competition
-The author sends together with the work a completed participation form which he downloads from the website www.galeriahumoru.sk and fills it in Slovak, Czech or English
-The competition is open to anyone over 18 years of age
-The method of artistic execution is not limited
-The works should not exceed the A3 format
-The competition is non-anonymous. Each drawing must be marked on its back with the name and the full address of the author and place the author’s signature on the front page (name, 1/XX)
-The submitted drawings will not be returned to the authors but will become the property of the Municipal Cultural Centre in Nové Mesto nad Váhom
-The file name must match the following pattern: surname_name_country_number
-(Kovac_Peter_Slovakia_01.jpg), A4 horizontal or vertical, resolution 300 DPI, format JPG, TIFF
-If you have submitted your work electronically and it will be awarded a prize, you will be asked to send the original drawing to the organizer within one month of the announcement of the results of the competition to the address of the Municipal Cultural Centre (see above)
Prizes:
-prize Golden Novomestský osteň and 1000 €
-prize Silver Novomestský osteň and 500 €
-prize Bronze Novomestský osteň and 300 €
Deadline:
June 30, 2025
Address for sending artworks:
Mestské kultúrne stredisko, Hviezdoslavova 4,
915 01 Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia
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