The 2^nd Tallinn Illustrations Triennial “Pildi Jõud” (The Power of Pictures)
REGULATIONS

I  General Provisions

1.  The Tallinn Illustrations Triennial “Pildi Jõud” (The Power of  Pictures) (hereinafter Triennial) is an exhibition which shall be held every three years. The second triennial will take place on 1-30 November 2006 at the National Library of Estonia.

2.  The organizers of the Triennial are the National Library of Estonia, the Estonian Graphic Designers Association and the Ministry of Culture of Estonia. Mutual division of tasks, the rights, the duties and responsibility of organizers shall be agreed upon at the arrangement of every triennial in a separate record, which will be signed by the authorized representatives of organizers.

3.  The goals of the Triennial are:
3.1. To aid the storage and development of national original children’s book illustrations and their demonstration in the cultural space of the Baltic Sea countries.
3.2. To evaluate the book as part of intellectual culture and book illustrations as a subcategory of the graphic arts.
3.3. To raise awareness of the importance of children’s books illustrations in the intellectual development of the child, underlining interest in reading interest and developing good taste.
4.  At every Triennial virtual and printed catalogues are issued. Virtual catalogue will be available on the website of the National Library of Estonia (http://www.nlib.ee).

II.  Terms of Participation

5.  Book artists from the Baltic Sea region - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Russia, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - may participate in the contest.

6.  Each participating country may be represented by five authors. On the basis of the decision of the jury established by the Book Artists Union or the IBBY section of relevant state, each author may perform six original illustrations produced during the last five years which meet the goals set for the Triennial. Twenty authors may participate from Estonia as an organizing country. Prior publication of the works submitted to the Triennial is not requested.

7.  The reverse side of the works submitted to the Triennial should be provided with the data about the author (his/her first and surname) and about the work (title, technique, the year of creation).

8.  The works submitted to the Triennial should be accompanied by the registration form filled either in Estonian or English (the first and surname of the author, date and place of birth, sex, nationality, photo, membership in creative associations, exhibitions, awards) and information about the submitted works (author and title of the illustrated book, technique, the year of creation, measurements, price). The applicant’s signature on the registration form is considered as the acknowledgement of conditions for participation.

9.  The works submitted to the Triennial should be sent to the National Library of Estonia (Tõnismägi 2, Tallinn 15189) by the registration deadline at the latest. Expenses for the delivery are covered the applicant. The package should be reusable for the return of entries.

10.  The applicants are free to insure their submissions.

11.  Each applicant is requested to send 1-2 books with his/her illustrations to the Triennial. These books will be displayed at the exhibition simultaneously with the Triennial and later will become part of the collection of the National Library of Estonia.

III   Organization

12.  The time of the Triennial and the registration deadline shall be announced by sending invitations and registration forms to the Book Artists Unions or IBBY sections of the Baltic Sea countries at least 5 months before each Triennial. The registration deadline is considered as the deadline for the submission of entries. The second Triennial will be announced in November 2005, and the deadline for registration is 1 April 2006.

13.  The passe-partout framing (50 x 60 cm) of submissions, the display at the Triennial, the storage and the return of works to applicants in three months after the closing of the Triennial are the responsibility of organizers. The entries of the second Triennial will be returned to applicants no later than 1 March 2007.

14.  Each applicant will receive a free copy of the exhibition catalogue together with returned works.

IV Prizes

15.  No monetary prizes are awarded at the Triennial.

16.  The international jury shall choose the winner of grand prix who will be given the possibility to have a solo exhibition Tallinn during the next Triennial. The diploma will be accompanied by sculpture “Muusa” (The Muse).

17.  The jury will also award 10 equal diplomas that are accompanied by national souvenir.

18.  The honorary diploma of IBBY Estonian Section will be awarded to one foreign artist on the basis of the decision of the board of IBBY Estonian Section.