Photo competition "magic light of the landscape". International creative competition “Sunny splashes of summer Art studio for children and youth of the State Regional Art Museum “Liberov Center”

Date of writing: 28.12.2023

Reading time: 12 minutes

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ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL
LIGHT INSTALLATIONS AND VIDEO MAPPING COMPETITION
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LIGHT ART “NIGHT OF LIGHT” IN GATCHINA IN 2019

Nomination “VIDEOMEPPING”: additional applications are open!
Dates: from May 13 to June 30, 2019

Address for receiving applications: and in a copy

Who would be interested in taking part:

– professionals and amateurs in the field of 2D and 3D animation and video art;
– students and graduates of Russian and foreign universities and colleges;
– practicing artists, multimedia specialists;
– designers, design studios;
- creative teams.

The age of participants is up to 35 years. If the application is submitted by a creative team, its composition must be dominated by people under 35 years of age.
Applications for participation in the Competition can be submitted by authors or teams of authors from Russia and foreign countries.

Competition theme: “Reflections”

We invite participants in the video mapping competition to explore the phenomenon of “reflection”, find images, associations, metaphors, stories related to reflections, the world through the looking glass, the other side of reality, etc.

Job requirements:“video art”, “3d animation” and “2d animation” techniques. The project must correspond to the theme of the competition and fit into the geometry of the Jordan facade of the Gatchina Palace. Completed works that meet these conditions can participate in the competition.
No more than three projects are accepted from one author or team.

3D model and mask of the Jordan facade of the Gatchina Palace: https://yadi.sk/d/3HK72bYZ3VGRpw

What should be in the application:
– application form filled out in as much detail and correctly as possible ();
– presentation of the work with a text description of the main scenes and sketches (at least 5 slides) or video in a resolution of no more than 1920x1080px;
– information about which audio fragment you plan to use (options or audio references).

Application selection criteria:

– compliance with the theme of the Competition;
– content and originality of the creative concept, artistic level of the application;
– complete and detailed information about the project, visual materials, information about other creative works of the participant.

COMPETITION STAGES:

May 13 – June 30 additional acceptance of applications for the competition in the “VIDEOMEPPING” nomination
On July 5, participants who have passed the selection of the expert jury will receive a notification by email
July 5 - 25, participants send finished works in full resolution and audio tracks for them. August 16 and 17 from 21:00 to 01:30 - screening of the selected works at the festival. Audience - more than 10,000 people

All competition participants will receive diplomas, and the winner will be awarded a prize and a cash prize of 50,000 rubles.

ATTENTION!
We are pleased to present the list of participants in the creative residence of the competition of light installations and video mapping of the St. Petersburg International Festival of Light Art “Night of Light” in Gatchina!

Based on the results of the selection of the jury and the examination of the festival’s organizing committee, the following are invited to take part in the summer creative residence in Gatchina in the category “light installations”:
Angelova Lyubov (St. Petersburg) “Orthomolecule”
Andreev Maxim (St. Petersburg), “Rain to order”, “Atlantis”
Andreev Alexander, Andreev Mikhail (St. Petersburg), “Merger”
Volpi Elena, Gerasimenko Yulia, Lauren di Gennaro, Fabiana Porreza (Milan, Italy), “Chords of Light”
Goncharova Vasilisa (Moscow), “Toads want to go to the sky”
Delgyado Anna (St. Petersburg), “One night under the bridge”
Zeyn Aslan Shahabedin (Edinburgh, UK), “H2O”
Kuznetsov Dmitry (St. Petersburg), “IN-fluence effect”
Lomaev Alexander (St. Petersburg), “Havana sunset”
Mikhailova Anastasia, Ustinova Alisa (St. Petersburg), “Mirror of the World”, “Are we alone”
Molodovskaya Valeria (St. Petersburg), “Star Dust”
Muravyova Ekaterina (St. Petersburg), “Lake”
Punin Andrey (St. Petersburg), “Aqua Mirror”
Rylov Andrey, Mezentsev Maxim (Izhevsk), “Atmospheric reflections”
Sovetnikov Peter (St. Petersburg), “Curtain, lantern, well”
Terskikh Anna (St. Petersburg), “Fishermen”
Tumanyan Arthur (Moscow), “Dialogue with Water”

In the art residence on the territory of Gatchina Park, from August 7 to 15, 2019, the contestants will create their own art objects, which will be presented to the audience on August 16 and 17. The winner of the competition will receive a prize and a cash bonus in the amount of 100,000 rubles.

Composition of the expert jury of the International Competition of Light Installations and Video Mapping.
Our jury consists of authoritative experts in the field of lighting design, architects, artists, directors of light festivals and other artists from Russia and foreign countries.

Astakhov Denis(Moscow) - CEO and director of the Avocado Toast agency, as a creative producer, he is involved in multidisciplinary projects in the USA, Europe, Russia and China.
Bystryantseva Natalya(St. Petersburg) - head of the international master's program "Lighting Design" and the creative association of lighting designers RULD, one of the leading Russian experts and practitioners in the field of lighting design.
Vinogradova Ulyana(St. Petersburg) - lighting designer, head of the lighting design department of the IntiLED company, visiting teacher of lighting design at Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow Architectural Institute and the Higher School of Lighting Design at ITMO University
Volkonskaya Selena(St. Petersburg) - head of the New Media Laboratory of the Alexandrinsky Theater, art manager, curator of educational and exhibition projects in the field of contemporary visual art, co-founder of the Moscow School of New Cinema, the Open School of MediaArtLab in Manege.
Ganzburg Evgeniy(St. Petersburg) - lighting artist, designed more than 150 theatrical performances and shows, head of the Creative Workshop “Light for the Theater” in St. Petersburg, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Gololobov Vadim(St. Petersburg) - artist and lighting designer, director and lighting designer of the AXE Engineering Theater.
Kolovskaya Elena(St. Petersburg) - art critic, curator, director of the St. Petersburg charitable foundation for culture and art “PRO ARTE”.
Koptseva Natalya(Ekaterinburg) - lighting designer, member of the International Association of Designers (IAD), laureate of the 2017 IES Illumination Award of Merit (USA), 2017 Platinum A "Desigh Award (Italy), 2016 DARC AWARDS (UK), 2016 Shortlist City.People.Light (CPL) by LUCI (Korea)
Kudryashov Victor(St. Petersburg) - media artist and musician, general director of Media Materia, which produces multimedia shows
Kuryokhina Anastasia(St. Petersburg) - director of the Sergey Kurekhin Center for Contemporary Art, president of the Sergey Kurekhin Charitable Foundation, founder of the Sergey Kurekhin Prize, director of the international festivals SKIF, (Sergey Kurekhin International Festival) Electro-mechanics, Ethno-Mechanics, Videoform.
Martynov Vera(Moscow) - artist and director, author and curator of exhibitions and performances. Since 2016 - curator of the New Space of the Theater of Nations.
Moskalenko Timur(St. Petersburg) - set designer, chief artist of the Show Consulting studio, laureate of the All-Russian professional award "Faces of the Theater of the Masses".
Okoneshnikov Anton(St. Petersburg) - Russian director, theater teacher. Nominee of the Russian National Theater Award "Golden Mask". Since 2016 - production director at the Alexandrinsky Theater.
Padalko Sergey(St. Petersburg) - architect, creator of installations and art projects, creator of the Vitruvius and Sons architectural studio.
Pankova Natalia(St. Petersburg) - art critic-marketer, gallery owner, curator, art manager.
Pankratov Vasily(St. Petersburg) - Director of the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "Gatchina State Museum-Reserve".
Pelin Yuri creative director and founder of Illuminarium3000, participant in international festivals and light projection competitions - from Above and Beyond in Bucharest and Luz y Vangardias in Salamanca to the Moscow Circle of Light.
Prikhodko Anastasia(Moscow) - candidate of architecture, associate professor of the department of "Architectural Physics" of the Moscow Architectural Institute (MArhI), teacher of the "Lighting Design" course at MARCH, practicing lighting designer, author and teacher of the educational project "Light Laboratory".
Savina Lisa(St. Petersburg) - curator, art critic, former gallerist at Savina Gallery. Included in the top 100 main people in Russian art according to The Art Newspaper Russia. In 2013 she founded the curatorial agency Sparta. Curator of the Bank M2M Europe (Riga) collection
Tarasenko Vasily(Ekaterinburg) - lighting engineer, member of the Alliance of International Business Associations (AIBA), laureate of the 2017 IES Illumination Award of Merit (USA), 2017 Platinum A"Desigh Award (Italy), 2016 DARC AWARDS (UK), 2016 Shortlist City. People.Light (CPL) by LUCI (Korea)
Filshtinsky Gleb(St. Petersburg) - theater figure, theater artist, director of mass events, multimedia director, lighting designer. Associate Professor of the Staging Faculty of the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, head of the master's program "Management of artistic and technological processes in modern theatrical and entertainment enterprises." Founder and artistic director of the stage technology studio "Show Consulting"
Khvoenkova Natalya(St. Petersburg) - art critic, head of the art programs department at the North-Western branch of the State Museum and Exhibition Center "ROSIZO" (North-Western branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art).
Yakubov Ildar(St. Petersburg) - artist, curator and teacher. Supervises the exhibition part of the Science Fest festival. Creator of the Interactive School program based on Yota Lab and Planetarium #1, organizer of the multimedia and musical art project Episode.
Sivle Diana Civle Diana (Riga, Latvia) - director, managing director of the StaroRiga festival
Paloniemi Ilkka Paloniemi Ilkka (Helsinki, Finland) - art director of the light art festival “Lux Helsinki”
Carole Pournelle Carole Purnelle (Cascais, Portugal) - director of the light art festival "LUMINA"
Kaspar Lutsmann Caspar Lootsmann (Tallinn, Estonia) - art director of the festival of light “Wandering Lights Kadrioru”

Structure

The competition has two nominations - light installations And video mapping.
The theme of this year's competition is “ Reflections".

The qualifying stage of the competition is the acceptance and selection of applications by an expert jury for participation in the creative residency of the Competition.
The main and final stages of the competition are a creative residence in Gatchina Park; creation and exhibition of competition objects within the framework of the Festival.

Applications are accepted from February 11 to April 5, 2019.
Participation in the competition is free of charge. Competition entries are not reviewed, not returned to the authors, and are not paid for.

Wishes to participants:

Use light as the main means of expression;
Remember that you will create your competition entries on your own; you must not only understand the technological process, but also be able to independently do what you came up with. We are always ready to help our members, but this help cannot turn into creating work for you;
Remember that your installations will be located outdoors, so take into account unforeseen weather conditions (see the website for recommendations);
Your installations must operate in a constant, uninterrupted mode during the festival;
Your works must correspond to the given theme of the Competition;
Your installations should be clear, interesting and evoke emotions in viewers of all ages;
Write a short, easy-to-understand description of your work for information signs that will be installed near each installation (no more than 500 characters);
We welcome not only serious works, we like humorous, ironic, paradoxical artistic statements;
We welcome the use of live music, performance elements, and other methods of artistic accompaniment of the installation;
We love it when you come up with different technological and artistic ways for the installation to interact with the audience;
We welcome an original approach to work, the use of both innovative technologies and light sources that have come out of everyday use;
Keep in mind that during the festival there are a huge number of visitors on the territory. Think about how to organize viewing of your installation without creating a queue and crowding;
Make sure that your installation does not harm viewers or the environment;

People are invited to participate in the Competition students of Russian and foreign universities and colleges, practicing artists, designers, multimedia specialists, architects, as well as creative associations and design studios. Works can be provided by both authors and teams of authors from Russia and foreign countries. The age of participants must not exceed 35 years. If an application is submitted by a creative team, it must consist primarily of people under 35 years of age.

What works can participate in the competition?

light installations- static or dynamic art objects in which light is the main artistic means. Installations can be supplemented with music or other audiovisual accompaniment;
video mapping- original audiovisual works in 2D, 3D animation and other video art techniques.

Applications with sketches of objects that have been created previously are not allowed for the Competition. Creative works must be first created directly as part of the Competition.

Until what time can applications for participation be submitted?
Applications are accepted - March 29, 2019 until 22.00. Extended until April 5th!

How to apply?
You should send an email to:

application(in word and pdf formats) for participation in the Competition, including a description of the artistic idea of the competition object, the technologies and materials used, calculation of the necessary resources and costs for creating the competition object, a description of possible musical and audiovisual accompaniment, other creative and technical features of the competition object. Please fill out the application in Russian or English. IT WOULD BE JUST GREAT IF YOU SEND US YOUR APPLICATION IMMEDIATELY IN BOTH RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH, SO WE WILL BE SO MUCH ABLE TO SEND YOUR MATERIALS TO FOREIGN JURY MEMBERS.
sketch competition object in three projections(in PDF format);
portfolio participant of the Competition, allowing to evaluate his professional level (may include both photographs and videos of finished works, as well as sketches);
CV and photo participant/participants of the Competition

Can I submit multiple works?

By what criteria are applications assessed?

compliance of the application for the creation of a competitive object with the subject of the Competition;
content and originality of the creative concept, artistic level of the application;
adequacy of the choice of artistic means and techniques to the goals of the Competition (priority of light as the main artistic means);
the concept of interactive interaction between the competition object and the viewer;
understanding by the Competition participant of the technological process of design and practical implementation of the competition object;
the degree of elaboration of the application, including adequate, complete and detailed filling out of the application form for participation in the competition, the availability of visual materials that complement the application, information about other creative works of the participant.

How do you know if you have passed the first stage of the Competition and will be included in the art residency?

The finalists will be sent notifications by e-mail and information materials necessary for participation in the art residency and the creation of a competition object. The list of finalists will be published on the website website and festival partner websites.

What should you do if you have made it to the second stage of the competition and are invited to an art residency?

At the final of the Competition within the framework of the residence you will have to on one's own create your own competition object on the territory of Gatchina Park!

Contest finalists must send an email to contest@site by April 30, 2019:

final visualization of the object in three projections, containing data on the dimensions of the object;
an explanatory note containing a detailed description of the artistic idea of the object, variants of the name of the object corresponding to the declared theme of the Competition, the required power connection for electricity, a description of the technologies used, a list of necessary resources, as well as a detailed description of the dimensions of the object, its technical characteristics;
detailed calculation of costs (estimate) for the creation of a competitive object, including the purchase/rental of necessary materials/equipment, a list and quantity of materials used to create a competitive object;
If a participant in the Competition has a sponsor who pays for his travel and visa expenses, living expenses in St. Petersburg (for non-resident and foreign participants), any materials or equipment for creating a competitive object, the participant must agree in writing with the Organizers on the possibility of posting information about sponsor within the framework of the Competition.

Financial conditions of the competition

the festival guarantees coverage of production costs for the creation of your facility (materials and equipment) in the final of the competition in the amount of no more than 100 thousand rubles;
the festival covers production costs (or reimburses incurred costs) strictly in accordance with the provided estimates and documents confirming the costs and subject to the timely readiness of the facility;
payment of fees to competitors and attracted specialists is not provided;
technical specialists of the Organizer and members of the Jury have the right to conduct an expert analysis of the estimates and invite the finalists of the competition to make adjustments to the estimates;
competition participants have the right to attract additional sources of funding for the creation of competition objects, including sponsorship;
the festival does not cover the costs associated with the transportation of foreign participants of the competition.

finalists of the Competition arrive in Gatchina 08/08/2019 and work at the art residence until 16/08/2019;
participants of the Competition provided opportunity to work in workshops on the territory of the Gatchina Palace;
the festival provides connection to a source of electricity;
participants of the Competition Travel expenses, expenses for special meals and separate hotel accommodations are not reimbursed;
during the period of creation and exhibition of competition objects (from 08/08/2019

Dear participants, teachers,

coordinators and parents!!!

Let me express my deep gratitude to you for the excellent preparation of the participants!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRIZES AND WINNERS!!!

If you find inaccuracies in the award materials, want to order diplomas in paper form, or want to order certificates of participants or coordinator, or cannot download diplomas, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view it. indicating in the text of the letter the event and either an inaccuracy, or the data of the person for whom you are ordering the award material and indicate the type of diploma, for example: Olympiad in musical literature, ANNA VASILIEVNA IVANOVA, teacher, MBOU Secondary School No. 1, Moscow, paper diploma of a teacher, Moscow, st. Bolshaya, 40 sq. 345 I am attaching the receipt.

Participants who become winners (I, II or III place) are entitled to free electronic diplomas.

The winner's diploma in “paper” form is paid, the cost is 150 rubles, a scanned receipt of payment must be attached to the letter with the application and indicated in the TEXT OF THE LETTER!!! full mailing address and full name of the recipient.

Participants who did not take a prize are entitled to receive a Participant Certificate (paid, costs 20 rubles, if there are 10 or more participants from one teacher, then free).

The certificate of participation in “paper” form is paid, the cost is 150 rubles, a scanned receipt of payment must be attached to the letter with the application and indicated in the TEXT OF THE LETTER!!! full mailing address and full name of the recipient.

Teachers of participants who became winners (I, II or III place) are entitled to free electronic diplomas.

Teachers of participants (less than 5) who did not take prizes have the right to receive a Certificate of Teacher of Participants (paid, costs 20 rubles).

The winner(s) coordinator is entitled to a free email thank you.

Coordinators of participants (less than five) have the right to receive an electronic thank you from the coordinator (paid, costs 20 rubles).

Dear teachers and coordinators!!!

If you have prepared 5 or more participants for participation, you have the opportunity to order a teacher’s document in “paper” form confirming the participation or victory of your students IN YOUR NAME FOR FREE.

If you have prepared less than 5 winners or participants for participation, then you have the opportunity to order a document in “paper” form confirming the victory or participation of your students IN YOUR NAME. The document is paid, the cost is 150 rubles.

Coordinators who have registered 5 or more participants have the opportunity to order a paper document confirming the participation or victory of students IN THEIR NAME FOR FREE.

Coordinators who have registered less than 5 participants have the opportunity to order a paper document confirming the participation or victory of students. The document is paid, the cost is 150 rubles.