Be part of Illustrative in Berlin!
Applications for Illustrative 2011 can now be submitted.
In May 2011, the 6th Illustrative- the leading
international festival for contemporary illustration and
graphic arts, will take place in Berlin again. Artists from
all over the world can now apply for the festival: Until
October 22nd, 2010 they can submit works in order to
be considered for the Swatch Young Illustrators Award.
On November 5th, 2010 the nominees will be awarded
in advance and invited to the “Illustrators Night”, a
celebration at Direktorenhaus in Berlin.
The Swatch Young Illustrators Award is an unique competition
awarding creativity and innovation in personal contemporary
illustration and graphics. The award encourages and supports
designers in their artistic practice and offers an international and
worldwide recognized platform for them. In three categories,
illustrative art works, art projects with graphic influences,
animations, installations and book art objects qualify for submission.
A jury, consisting of international art directors, well-known
illustrators and publishers, will nominate artists in each category in
October 2010. At Direktorenhaus in Berlin, the “Illustrators Night”
will take place on November 5th, where the nominations will be
celebrated with an exhibition and a party.
The Swatch Young Illustrators Award offers the winners not only the
opportunity to be part of Illustrative in May 2011 in Berlin. Also,
there are prizes waiting worth 6.000 Euros, publications and agency
agreements as well as the one-time opportunity to design a limited
edition for Swatch.
Background Information
Illustrative is the leading international forum for contemporary
illustration and graphic arts. The exhibition displays an inspiring
collection of fresh illustration and graphic art showcasing over 600
works from more than 60 artists. Over the course of two weeks,
the festival celebrates the illustrative arts, presents new talents and
trends, exchanges ideas, marvels at progressive technologies, and
rediscovers forgotten styles.
Furthermore Illustrative yearly assigns awards for excellent
illustration and animation projects. With international exhibitions in
museums and galleries, Illustrative gives visibility to unconventional
and innovative art projects that go beyond the mainstream.
Illustrative does not only show the latest graphic arts’ quality
and imagination, but also how visual influences of graphic arts,
illustration, book arts, comic, concept art or animated graphics are
breaking into and have an impact on the field of art.
Since its inception in 2006, Illustrative has been taking place once
in Paris (2007), once in Zurich (2008), and three times in Berlin
(2006/2007/2009). In order to ensure that the exhibition meets
the contemporary pulse, all art works are reviewed by a curatorial
committee under the direction of Berlin based curator Pascal
Johanssen.
As an independent non-profit organization, Illustrative is also the
publisher of the art magazine “Objects: Journal of Applied Arts”,
which analyzes innovations in the area of applied arts. Since spring
2010, Illustrative has moved to its headquarters in “Direktorenhaus”,
a new art space in Berlin.
