Competition: 1st International Ex Libris Competition - town of Bodio Lomnago.
(Press release)

The Town Council of Bodio Lomnago (VA), jointly with A.I.E. (Italian Ex Libris Association) announces an international competition of Ex Libris on the topic: 'Waters, back to the sources of life'.
The topic of the competition is ideally related to the origins of the town, from the pile-dwellings to the life of the fishermen on the lake.

Rules for the competition

Art.1 - The competition is open to all the artists. The participation is free of charge. Each participant should provide a personal file including the following information, needed for the editing of the catalogue:
First name, family name, date and site of birth.
A short curriculum vitae including education, prizes of exhibition and main works (maximum 150 words). A brief curriculum vitae, including information about the education and the artistic and didactic activity (maximum 150 words)

Art. 2 - Each artist can participate with a maximum of five works, every one of which should be presented in at least four signed copies. Tree of these copies will be included in the files of the town library of Bodio Lomnago and one in the files of the A.I.E. They will be used for institutional aims of the two authorities.
Every artist should present at least one work done in 2003, with the features depicted in the point 3) of the Rules.

Art. 3 - The presented Ex Libris should:
- deal with the topic of the competition,
- not be larger than 13x10 cm in the engraved part and 20x15 cm on paper,
not present indications of other competitions and compulsorily bear the writing 'Ex Libris'
bear, on the back side, the family name, the first name and the address of the artist, the date of execution of the work, the size of the engraved part and the technique employed.
Every artist should present at least one work done in 2003, bearing the writing 'Ex Libris Biblioteca Bodio Lomnago 2003.
There is not a temporal limit for the date of execution of the works, anyway the Ex Libris made before 2003, which are relayed to the topic of the competition may be accepted also if they are named after a collector or they bear only the writing 'Ex Libris'.

Art. 4 - Only works made with traditional techniques of the original graphic art (calcography, xylography, lithography) are admitted to the competition. Works made with other techniques may be quoted in the catalogue, after the judgement of the jury, as 'out of competition', without being evaluated for the results.

Art. 5 - The ex libris should be delivered by hand or by registered letter to the following address:
Biblioteca Comunale di Bodio Lomnago,
piazza don Gandini,
21020 Bodio Lomnago (VA),
Italia
by 12.00 A.M: of the 31st of May 2003.

Art. 6 - The Town Council of Bodio Lomnago establishes three prizes of 1000 € each to be assigned to the three best ex libris.
'Purchasing prizes' are also provided for works which bear the writing 'Ex Libris', without the name of the owner (which could be inserted for the buyer), with printing of 50 copies.

Art. 7 - The presented works will be, after the judgement of the jury, inserted in a catalogue and will be displayed in the exhibition room of the Library of Bodio Lomnago during the months of September and October 2003.
During the opening ceremony of the exhibition, the winners will be proclaimed and the prizes will be consigned.

Art. 8 - The jury will be composed of a representative of the Town Council (the major or one of his delegates), two artists and two experienced collectors of A.I.E.

Art. 9 - The participation to the competition implies the full acceptance of these rules.