VIII. mezinárodní Bienále kresby Plzeň 2012
VIII. International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2012

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Archive of Biennial 2002

Biennial of Drawing Pilsenwas 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.

The Biennial is held under the auspices of Doc. JUDr. Petr Pithart, Chairman of Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic

Organisers

• The Union of Visual Artists of Pilsen Area
• The Union of Visual Artists of the Czech Republic
• The City of Pilsen
• The State Fund of Culture of the Czech Republic
• The Czech-German Fund of Future (Deutsch Tschechischer Zukunftsfonds)
• The Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists
• The Region of Pilsen
• The National Gallery in Prague
• The Czech Art Fund Foundation
• The Foundation of 700 years of the City of Pilsen
• The Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• The Museum of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• The University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• The Gallery of City of Pilsen
• The Esprit Pilsen Cultural Service
• The City District of Pilsen 3
• David and Jakub Agency
• OSPAP a.s.

The Honorary Board

• Pavel Dostál – Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic
• Doc. MUDr. Jaroslava Moserová, DrSc. – Vice chairman of the Committee for European Integration of Senate Parliament of the Czech Republic, Chairman of Czech Committee for UNESCO
• Prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, Csc. – Chairman of the Committee for Education, Research, Human, Rights and Petition of Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic
• MUDr. Petr Zimmermann – President of the Region of Pilsen
• Ing. Jiří Šneberger – Lord Mayor of the City of Pilsen
• Ing. Petr Rybář – Secretary General, KDU-ČSL
• Mgr. Olga Kalčíková – Member of the Regional Council of Culture and Travel of the Region of Pilsen
• Ing. Pavel Rödl – Vice Lord Mayor of the City of Pilsen
• Ing. Jaroslava Maříková – Mayor of the City District of Pilsen 3
• Msgr. František Radkovský – Bishop, Pilsen
• Prof. Ing. Zdeněk Vostracký, DrSc. – Chancellor of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• Prof. Milan Knížák – Director General, National Gallery in Prague
• Václav Kubát – Chairman of the Union of Visual Artists of the Czech Republic
• András Butak – President of the Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists
• Ing. Miloslav Raboch, CSc. – Director of the Foundation of 700 years of the City Pilsen
• Doc. akad. sochař Petr Kuthan – Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Czech Art Fund Foundation

Medil partners

• Czech Radio Pilsen
• ZAK TV s.r.o.
• www.art.cz – internet gallery
• www.vplzni.cz – cultural and information service

Awards

• The Main Prize – Barbara Feuz, Switzerland
• The Prize of President of The Region of Pilsen – Pawel Warchol, Poland
• The Prize of the Lord Mayor of Pilsen – Gabriela Nováková
• The Prize of the Union of Visual Artists of the Czech Republic – Ivan Brtna
• The Special Prize of the Jury in memoriam – Vladimír Komárek

Jury

• Prof. Jacek Szewczyk – Vice Chancellor of the Sztuk Pieknych Academy in Wroclaw, Poland – Chairman of the Jury
• M. A. Peter Oriešek – Sculptor, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic – Vice Chairman of the Jury
• Inga Vatter-Jesen – Gesellschaft zur Nachlassverwaltung Schweizerischer Bildender Künstlerinnen, Bern, Switzerland
• PhDr. Jana Potužáková – Director of Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Prof. Dr. h.c. Paul Uwe Dreyer – Chancellor of State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart, Germany
• Graf. art. József Szurcsik – Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists, Budapest, Hungary

Organizing committee

Chairman of the Committee – Ak. mal. Jaroslav Zapletal – Vice Chairman of the Union of Visual Artists of the Czech Republic, Chairman of The Union of Visual Artists of Pilsen Area.

Members:

• Mgr. Gabriela Hájková – Director of Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2002
• Mgr. Vlasta Frouzová – Head of the Department of Culture, The Pilsen Region
• PhDr. Helena Hejdová – Head of External Relations Department, Lord Mayor´s Office, City of Pilsen
• Vladimír Líbal – Head of Department of Culture, City of Pilsen
• Mgr. Vít Weber – Vice Chairman UVU ČR
• PhDr. Jana Potužáková – Director of Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• PhDr. František Frýda – Director of Museum of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• Mgr. Hanuš Klůs – Director of the Esprit, Pilsen Cultural Service
• Mgr. Václav Malina – Director of The Gallery of City of Pilsen
• Eva Sýkorová – Head of University Gallery
• Miloš Franče – Chairman of The Exhibition Board, The Union of Visual Artists of Pilsen Area
• Marie Jílková – Secretary of The Union of Visual Artists of Pilsen Area

The organizing committee would like to express their thanks to: Věra Knetlová, Michal Darebný, Aleš Kolovrat, Mgr. Jitka NeuŘilová and other partners from the City of Pilsen, paticipating galleries and other associations for their cooperation and assistance in organising the Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2002.

Exhibition Halls

• Museum of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• Exhibition Hall „13“
• Jiří Trnka Gallery
• University Gallery
• Gallery of City Pilsen
• Esprit Gallery

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