Press release by PyeongChang 2018;
[Open Call for the Development of Art Posters for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games]
<Open Call for the Development of Art Posters for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games> will generate public interest and create an opportunity for the cultural potential and artistic values of the Republic of Korea to be known on the global stage through an open call for art posters for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, which will engage top artists.
Art Posters will promote the Paralympic spirit and mutual understanding by engaging artists from different areas with diverse creative ideas and to spread the message of harmony and communication through the cosmopolitan festivity of the Paralympic Games.
Please join us!
For more details please refer to the <Rules of the open call for the development of art posters for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic winter games> and the <Creative Brief>.
■ Title
– Title Open Call for the Development of Art Posters for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic winter games
■ Submissions
– Mandatory submission: 1(one) main poster
– Optional submission: up to 2(two) posters in series*
* The optional poster(s) should be in association with the main poster, and their theme(s) can be chosen freely.
* Up to around ten final works to be selected
■ Eligibility
– Any artist from various areas (design, fine arts, etc.) who are of the age of 19 or over (born before 29 Sep 1998) as of the announcement date of the open call
– Individuals or groups of two persons or more (In case of groups, their representative has to be specified.)
– Collaboration with another artist(s) from the same or different area(s) permitted
■ Schedule
– 29 Sep. – 6 Nov. 2017 Open call for the competition
– 1 – 6 Nov. 2017 Submissions received
– Late Nov. 2017 Announcement of selected posters
■ How to Submit
– Submission Schedule : 1 Nov. 2017 – 6. Nov. 2017 (9am to 18pm)
– How to Submit : Submit the submissions in person at the address below.
※ Available on weekends /Agent can submit / Mail not accepted.
– Submissions received at: Secretariat for Art Poster Development for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, 6F Haeyeong Bldg.,Yulgok-ro 53, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea, 03060
■ Evaluation
– Evaluation to proceed according to evaluation criteria after creation of an evaluation committee of around seven members, which is composed of representative experts from the design and art sectors and from related organizations
■Grants and Benefits
– Ten million Korean won for each of the final 10 (ten) winners (individual/groups) (hereinafter “the Winners”).
– Exhibitions to be scheduled
■Contact information
– Secretariat for Development of Art Posters for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
– Email : paralympicposter@pyeongchang2018.com
– Phone : +82-2-398-7962