"EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS" 2009
Date: 28.11. 2009 – 17.01. 2010
Opening & Prize giving ceremony: 27. November 2009
Location: “Anciens Abattoirs” in Mons, Belgium
Organiser: WCC-Belgium Francophone
With partnership of: City of Mons / WCC-Europe / Design Flanders
With great pleasure, we announce that a new European Prize for Applied Arts
has been created and that the exhibition of the competition will take place
from November 28, 2009 to January 17, 2010 in Mons (Belgium) at the "Anciens Abattoirs",
the premises of our national entity WCC-Belgium Francophone.
WCC-BF is the responsible partner to organize the competition and exhibition of the works accepted.
We are extremely grateful to WCC-BF to do the work and to to have created this wonderful chance for
WCC-Europe and the European craftspeople to show the best of our countries in the exhibition in Mons, Belgium.
The European Board knows how tight the time schedule for this competition is.
Please note:
Application files are to be sent before May 30, 2009 to WCC-BF in Belgium.
Regulations:
Regulations in English language: PDF document
Regulations in French language: PDF document
Application form:
Application form in English language: PDF document
Application form in French language: PDF document
Donation of the “EUROPEAN PRIZE”:
The “European Prize for Applied Arts 2009” will be given in two categories:
The "Master Prize" with a donation of 3.500 euro will be provided by the Ministry of Culture of Belgium-Francophone.
The "Young Talent Prize" with a donation of 3.000 euro will be provided by WCC-Europe.
Collecting the works:
WCC-Europe has asked theNational Entities and the Associate Members to collaborate to the success of the
competition and accept to collect the works of the selected artists belonging to their association in order to
organise their transport in one sending to Belgium.
The return tranport will be done in the same way : to the address of the association who than will dispatch
the works back to the makers.
Costs of the transport to Mons / Belgium:
As you will see in the regulations, the costs of the transport to Mons is in charge of the exhibitors
or of the association to which the exhibitors belong. WCC-Europe would be very grateful if the entities
or associations
would decide to do so (bearing the costs of the transport to Mons for their members).
Please ask your association if it would be possible in your personal case.
The return transport costs will be covered by the budget of the competition.
Collaboration of Member Entities:
All National Entities and Associate Members of WCC-Europe that accept to collaborate in this competition
will be acknowledged in the catalogue on a special page, with their logo, address and a small text presenting them.
Please note:
Application files are to be sent before May 30, 2009 to WCC-BF in Belgium
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For any further information regarding participation details of the competition
please contact directly to the responsible organizer WCC-BF in Mons, Belgium:
WCC-BF
Site des anciens abattoirs
rue de la Trouille, 17/02
B-7000 MONS ( BELGIUM )
anneleclercq@wcc-bf.org