The International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice 2010, originals on panels
In this collection, one of the world's biggest and oldest exhibitions of children's art work presents the best winning works from its 38th running, which took place in 2010 with the theme of Biodiversity - Variety of Living Nature. Through their work 135 children from 45 countries will share their personal vision of nature and its beauty with you. Their pictures are filled with exotic beetles, butterflies, freshwater and marine fish, birds, wild and domesticated animals, trees, grasses and flowers of all kinds. The works are mounted on solid panels (both sides) and protected against damage by plexifoil. An accompanying introductory panel focusing on the exhibition's history and presence is provided in both Czech and English; all the other pictures provide bilingual captions. The panels can be displayed either on stands or hung on a wall.
The collection presents 135 original works by children from 45 countries: Czech Republic - 48 drawings, Albania - 1 drawing, Afghanistan - 1 drawing, Armenia - 1 drawing, Azerbaijan - 1 drawing, Belarus - 4 drawings, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 drawing, Brazil - 1 drawing, Bulgaria - 2 drawings, China - 2 drawings, Montenegro - 1 drawing, Egypt - 1 drawing, Estonia - 1 drawing, Ethiopia - 1 drawing, India - 2 drawings, Indonesia - 1 drawing, Iran - 1 drawing, Italy - 1 drawing, Israel - 1 drawing, Japan - 2 drawings, Kazakhstan - 2 drawings, North Korea - 1 drawing, South Korea - 1 drawing, Cuba - 1 drawing, Lithuania - 2 drawings, Latvia - 3 drawings, Hungary - 1 drawing, Malaysia - 1 drawing, Mongolia - 1 drawing, Germany - 1 drawing, Norway - 1 drawing, Paraguay - 1 drawing, Poland - 2 drawings, Romania - 1 drawing, Russia - 4 drawings, Greece - 1 drawing, Singapore - 1 drawing, Slovakia - 22 drawings, Slovenia - 1 drawing, Serbia - 3 drawings, Syria - 2 drawings, Thailand - 1 drawing, Turkey - 3 drawings, Ukraine - 3 drawings, Uzbekistan - 1 drawing.
Exhibition organizers: Ivona Kasalická, Milena Burgrová (graphic design), Hana Staňková (translation), 2010
Language: Introductory banner with Czech and English text, picture captions in Czech and English
Exhibition's size: 12 double sided panels (6 double panels) with originals of works from the year 2010 (year 38 of the exhibition)
Material: sturdy hard panels with original pictures covered with a foil Size of a panel: width 100cm x height 140cm
Installation: The panels can be hung on a wall (using only one side) or borrowed with the Variant exhibition display system, which allows free-space exhibition of the panels. Mounting instructions incuded.
Transportation: 12 panels packed in 2 plastic crates, each sized 146 x 104 x 16cm, weight 51 kg, lockable. Total weight of the 2 crates filled with panels is 102kg. The Variant system consists of iron poles, end attachments, clamps and connectors, all stored in 3 wooden lockable containers: Box 1 (standing poles) - size 215 x 30 x 25 cm, weight 64 kg Box 2 (end attachments) - 70 x 60 c 44 cm, weight 26 kg Box 3 (clamps, nuts/bolts, connectors) - 60 x 44 x 30 cm, 26 kg Total exhibition weight (panels and Variant system) - 218 kg Mounting requirements -5 hrs. of work by 4 people
If you are interested in borrowing the collection, you can reach us at the Lidice Memorial, Tokajická 152, 273 54 Lidice, or by e-mail at lidicelidice-memorial..cz, valkova@lidice-memorial.cz or by phone at +420-312 253 063, +420-736 642 318, the contact person is Táňa Válková - the exhibition's currator.