VII. mezinárodní Bienále kresby Plzeň 2010
VII. International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2010

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Archive of Biennial 1998

Biennial of Drawing Pilsen was started on the initiative of the Union of Visual Artists of Pilsen Area in 1996. The first Biennial was announced for artists – citizens of the Czech Republic. Since the second Biennial artists from the whole Central Europe have been taking part in it and so the Central European Biennial of Drawing Pilsen was born. The Biennial is to demonstrate the visual arts culture belonging within Central Europe and its liaison with European culture.

Organisers

• The City of Pilsen
• The Artists’ Union of the Pilsen Region
• The 700 Years of the City of Pilsen Foundation
• The Artists’ Union of the Czech Republic
• The National Gallery in Prague Collection of Graphics
• The Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• The Czech Art Fund Foundation
• Plzeňský Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell), a.s.
• ARA Ltd – graphic and litographics studio
• Karlovarská tiskárna Ltd.
• Bank Austria Creditanstalt Czech Republic, a.s.
• Komerční banka, a.s.
• The University of West Bohemia
• X Centre Pilsen
• Esprit Pilsen
• Pilsen I City District
• David and Jakub Agency

The Honorary Board

• Bohumil Kulhánek – Vice Chairman Senate Parliament of the Czech Republic
• Pavel Dostál – Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic
• PhDr. Petr Mareš, CSc. – Chairman of the Committee for Research, Education, Culture, Young People and Sport Chamber of Deputies, Parliamentof the Czech Republic
• PaedDr. František Vízek – Chairman of the Petition Committee for Humon Rights, Research, Education and Culture Senate, Porlioment of the Czech Republic
• Zdeněk Prosek – Lord Mayor of the City of Pilsen
• PhDr. Dagmar Šefčíková – entrusted with the management of the National Gallery in Prague
• M. A. Václav Kubát – Sculptor – Chairman of the Union of Artists’ of the Czech Republic
• M. A. Jan Tatoušek – Architect, Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Czech Art Fund Foundation
• Ing. Miloslav Raboch, CSc. –- Director of the 700 Years of the City of Pilsen Foundation
• Ing. Vladimír Duchek – Deputy Mayor of the City of Pilsen
• Ing. Milan Otto – Director of the Pilsen Branch Office of Komerční banka, a.s.
• PhDr. Jindřiška Eliášková – Member of the Board of Directors, Plzeňský Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell) a.s.
• Ing. Zuzana Huclová – Director of the Pilsen Branch Office of Bank Austria Creditanstalt, Czech Republic, a.s.
• Prof. ing. Zdeněk Vostracký, DrSc. – Chancellor of the University of West Bohemia
• PhDr. Jaroslav Vyčichlo – Director of the State Research Library in Pilsen
• Jaroslav Kadlec – Mayor of the Pilsen 1 City District

Awards

• The Main Prize – Miroslav Štolfa
• The Prize of the Mayor of Pilsen – Gabriela Nováková-Varmužová, artist
• The Prize of the Artists’ Union of the Czech Republic – Jiří Jun
• The Prize of Pilsner Urquell, a.s. – M. A. Jiři Nepasický
• The Prize of Komerční banka, a.s. – Ján Švec
• The Prize Office of Bank Austria Creditanstalt Czech Republic, a.s. – M. A. Jaroslav Sůra
• The Prize of the Mayor of Pilsen 1 City District – Christina Schwalbach-Hoffmann, artist
• The Prize of the Students of Fine Arts Management at the University of West Bohemia – M. A. Jarmila Dytrychová

Jury

• Inga Vatter-Jensen – Switzerland – Chair
• Professor M. A. Dušon Kállay – artist, Slovak Republic – Vice Chair
• Professor Paul Uwe Dreyer – Germany
• Professor M. A. Peter Oriešek – sculptor, Academy of Fine Arts Prague
• PhDr. Jana Potužáková – the Gallery of West Bohemia
• Director PhDr. Eva Neumannová – the National Gallery in Prague – Collection of Graphics
• PhDr. Helena Hejdová – Head of External Relations Department, Mayor’s Office, The City of Pilsen

Organizing committee

Chairman of the Committee: Jaroslav Zapletal, Artist – Vice Chairman of the Union of Artists’ of the Czech Republic. Chairman of the Union of Artists’ of the Pilsen Region.

Members:

• PhDr. Helena Hejdová – Head of External Relations Department, Mayor’s Office,The City of Pilsen
• Vladimír Líbal – Head of Culture, The City of Pilsen
• PhDr. Jana Potužáková – Director, The Gallery of West Bohemia
• Helena Fenclová – Director, X Centre
• Renata Holmanová – The Esprit Gallery
• Eva Sýkorová – Head of the University Gallery
• PhDr. Ivana Horáková – Deputy Director, State Research Library
• Miloš Franče – Chairman of the Exhibition Board,the Union of Artists’ of the Pilsen Region
• Marie Jílková – Manager, Biennial Drawing Art Exhibition Pilsen ‘98

Exhibition Halls

• „13“ Exhibition Hall of the Gallery of West Bohemia
• Jiří Trnka Gallery
• University Gallery
• Maecenas Gallery
• Stop Gallery
• Esprit Gallery
• Exhibition Hall of the State Research Library

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