The 2nd¡°East-West¡°International College Students Poster Biennial 2008 Calling for Entries
INTRODUCTION
In November 2006, The First¡°East+West¡±International College Students Poster Biennial(EWPB) was successfully held in Wuhan by Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, which is one of the eight art academies in China and the only one of its kind in central China with a history of eighty-eight years. In the six-month calling for entries, a total sum of 2 615 pieces/series of poster works by college students were received, and among them 2 595 pieces/series were qualified as pre-selected works. The participating students represented over 300 colleges of art and design from China (including its Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao), Japan, Australia, South Korea, and the United States.
Aiming at blending traditional eastern culture and modern western culture into design, and further developing art and design education in China, The 2nd ¡°East-West¡± International College Students Poster Biennial is to be held both in Wuhan and Beijing in 2008, with Kumnam Baik (South Korea),Fang Chen (China), Philippe Apeloig (France) , Phil Risbeck (U.S.), among others, being its judges.


ORGANIZATIONS
Sponsor Hubei Institute of Fine Arts
Organizers Organizers: Department of Design of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts
Dajia Design Center of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts
In association with Graphic Design Committee of Hubei Artists Association
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (U.S. A)
California Institute of the Arts (U.S. A )
Colorado State University (U.S. A)
Universitat Dusseldorf Institute of the Arts (Germany)
Aichi Prefectural University of Arts (Japan)
Hongik University (South Korea)
Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea)
China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University
China Academy of Art
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Xi¡¯an Academy of Fine Arts
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts
Fine Arts College of Shanghai University
Shandong University of Art and DesignBeijing Forestry University
Beijing China University of Geosciences
The Art Design School of Hubei University of Technology
College of Art and Design of Wuhan University of Technology
College of Fine Arts of South-Central University forNationalities
Wuhan Institute of Technology
College of Arts of Huanggang Normal University
Awards provider
Wacom
Media Supporters Designonline (www.dolcn.com), Package & Design, New Graphic, Design 360¡ã, Journal of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, Changjiang Daily, Wuhan Evening, Wuhan Morning, New Life, Chutian Metropolis Daily, Big Wuhan, Changjiang Times, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts Semimonthly, Hubei TV Station, Wuhan TV Station.
Printing Wuhan Reliance Printing Co., Ltd.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General consultant: YIN Dingbang
General curators: XU Yongmin, CHEN Mengxin
Consultants: LIU Gang, GUAN Hanmeng, ZHOU Xianglin, LU Bing
Chairman: FAN Hancheng
Vice-chairpersons: WANG Xinyao, FENG Xuewei, XU Kaiqiang, XU Fen, LI Hanping, LI Guoqing, WANG Shanglin, ZHOU Yitao, DUAN Linjie, HUANG Xiaoping
Secretary-general: WU Ping
Deputy secretary-general: TU Zhichu
Members: FANG Su, WANG Linyi, WANG Shaoqiang, LIU Yuan, ZHU Jingbo, ZHANG Guangping, ZHANG Yunmei, LI Dawei, LI Xianxue, DU Chenzi, SU Shan, CHEN Rihong, CHEN Yapeng, CHEN Baohong, ZHOU Sihao, ZHOU Yimin, ZHOU Jiefeng, HU Xinqiao, HU Yan, ZHAO Yongzhi, SAN Jianxin, YUAN Xiaoshan, GUO Zhaoming, GUO Lan, CAO Dan, SHEN Wei, HUANG Li, YAN Lin, DAI Meng,LIUnian,YANGweimin.


JUDGING PANEL
Honorary Chairman:YIN Dingbang (Guangzhou)
Pre-selection judges: WANG Min (Beijing), HE Jie (Beijing), WU Yong (Beijing), MIAO Dengyu (Shandong), GUO Xianlu (Xi¡¯an)
Final evaluation judges: Kumnam Baik (South Korea), Fang Chen (China), Philippe Apeloig (France) , Phil Risbeck (U.S.)


EVENTS
¡°East+West¡± International College Students Poster Biennial Exhibiton;
¡°East+West¡± International Design Masters Forum;
¡°East+West¡± Invitational Exhibition of Posters by Young Designers; and
¡°East+West¡± International College Students Workshop


PROCEDURE
April The calling for entries begins.
July 15 The calling for entries ends.
Mid-July The organizing committee qualifies the eligible works.
August Pre-selection of eligible works.
September Announcing pre-selected works.
October Final evaluation and announcement of awarded works.
November Awarding ceremony and exhibition.


ENTRY
ENTRY CATEGORIES:
1. Theme poster
2. Cultural poster
3. Public-interest poster
4. Commercial poster
THEME FOR ENTRY WORKS:
A. Thematic poster
Theme: global warming
B. Non-thematic poster


ELIGIBILITY:
Open to both domestic and overseas college students majoring in design, including undergraduates and graduates, among other types of college students.


AWARDS:
¡°East+West¡±Grand Prix 1
RMB£¤10,000, a Wacom Intuos 3 (12*19), and a certificate
¡°East+West¡±Gold Prize 1
RMB£¤5,000, a Wacom Intuos 3 (9*12), and a certificate
¡°East+West¡± Silver Prize 3
RMB£¤3,000 for each winner, plus a Wacom Bamboo FUN650, and a certificate
¡°East+West¡± Bronze Prize 6
RMB£¤1,000 for each winner, a Wacom Bamboo FUN450, and a certificate
¡°East+West¡±Excellent Work Prize 50
a prize-winning certificate
Selected Work Prize 200
a certificate for selected work


ELIGIBLE WORKS£º
Entry works should be printed on A4 paper or in the size of 11¡Á8.5 inches (mounting not required), plus the electric document form, available for website and printing with a size of 50cm ¡Á70cm, and in the type of JPEP or TIF image, no less than 300dpi.


ENTRY FEE:
1. For domestic participants, RMB£¤30 for each entry work, RMB£¤50 for serial works (a series shall be no more than four pieces); for overseas participants and those not from the mainland of China, US$20 for each entry work, US$30 for serial works (a series shall be no more than four pieces).
2. The entry fee should be sent through the post office to the following address:
Mr. DU Chenzi
The Second ¡°East-West¡± International College Students Poster Biennial Organizing Committee
Department of Design
Hubei Institute of Fine Arts
374 Zhongshan Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P. R. China

3. The entry fee is due to July 15, 2008. If not received by then, the corresponding works will not be judged.
4. The entry fee is not refundable.


DEADLINE FOR ENTRY WORKS AND CORRESPONDING ENTRY FEE:
July 15, 2008


COPYRIGHTS£º
1. Entries should be creations or pieces by the entrants.
2. The organizing committee should disqualify the entrant if there were any intellectual property or copyrights problems or conflicts about the entry work.
3. The sponsor and the organizing committee retain the rights to exhibition, publishing and collection of the prize winning works and selected works.


MAIL ADDRESS FOR ENTRY WORKS£º
Organizing Committee
¡°East+West¡±International College Students Poster Biennial
Department of Design
Hubei Institute of Fine Arts
374 Zhongshan Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P. R. China


For further information or if you have any questions, please contact us at or read at:
Tel/Fax: 86-27-6889 5211 E-mail: design@ewpb.net
Website: www.ewpb.net or www.hifa.edu.cn


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