INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOUR BIENNIAL
“BALTIC BRIDGES. Resonance”
Kaunas, Lithuania
2014
Time of project:
Preliminary places
of project:
October – November, 2014.
Organizer:
public institution “Meno forma” (Art form)
Leader of the project – watercolorist Eugenijus Nalevaika.
:: Kaunas Picture Gallery of M. K. Ciurlionis National Art Museum,
K. Donelaičio g. 16, Kaunas
:: Gallery “Meno forma”, Savanorių pr. 166, Kaunas
:: Gallery “Meno parkas”, Rotušės a. 27, Kaunas
:: Gallery “Balta”, M. Valančiaus g. 11, Kaunas
:: Communication History Museum, Rotušės a. 19, Kaunas
Preliminary dates of opening ceremonies
and other events of the project:
October 2-5, 2014
Address and contacts of project:
public institution “Meno forma” // viešoji įstaiga „Meno forma“
Savanorių pr. 166, Kaunas LT-44149
Eugenijus Nalevaika, mob. tel. +37069801667
e-mail: aqua@balticbridges.lt; www.balticbridges.lt
Conditions for participants:
1. We are waiting for Your applications till July 30, 2014. Your application must consist of:
 Entry form (which You may find below).
 Artistic biography (CV)
 Portrait photo of the author
 Digital photos of artworks (optimal quality no less than 300 dpi, CMYK color, the size of file not bigger
than 5MB.) (Photos of selected artworks will be used in the catalogue of the Biennial).
2. You may offer up to 5 works; we desire that the side of work would be no less than 50 cm.
3. Year of creation of artworks – not earlier than 2012.
You may send Your applications by post (in such case write all the data into a CD):
public institution “Meno forma”
International Watercolor Biennial
“Baltic Bridges 2014”
Savanorių pr. 166, Kaunas LT-44149, Lithuania
or by e-mail: aqua@balticbridges.lt
Other conditions:
 All the applicants will be informed by e-mail about the results of jury work till August 15, 2014.
 Selected artworks will have to be sent by post (address above) till September 15, 2014. Sending expenses will be
paid by authors.
 After exhibition artworks will be sent back to authors together with a catalogue for every participant. Sending
expenses will be paid by organizers.
 Participation fee ONLY for SELECTED artists is 50,-Euro per person (not per artwork).
INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOUR BIENNIAL
“BALTIC BRIDGES. Resonance”
Kaunas, Lithuania
2014
The theme (conception) of the 5th International Watercolor Biennial “Baltic Bridges” is
RESONANCE.
Resonance, according to the Oxford Advanced Learners’s Dictionary, usually mean the sound
produced in an object by sound waves from another object; the power to bring images, feelings, memories
etc into the mind of the reader, listener, etc; the images, feelings, memories, etc. produced in this way.
In physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate with greater amplitude at some
frequencies than at others. Frequencies at which the response amplitude is a relative maximum are known
as the system's resonant frequencies, or resonance frequencies. At these frequencies, even small periodic
driving forces can produce large amplitude oscillations, because the system stores vibrational energy.
That means, first of all there must be a “sound” (or picture), than it will be possible to have an
echo (resonance). But not only that.
According to the explanation in physics and especially if we look at works of world known author
and entrepreneur from Japan Masaru Emoto, best known for his claims that human consciousness has an
effect on the molecular structure of water (book The Message from Water: The Message from Water is
Telling Us to Take a Look at Ourselves), we can find that our feelings, memories and emotions can
resonate in the water.
What is watercolour? First of all it is water. Then pigment, spreading on paper, shows us how the
artist resonates with surrounding environment. By the way, the biggest part of human body, as well as of
our planet, is filled with water.
Therefore we believe we will have good opportunity to look carefully and understand what traces
watercolour can leave on the surface of our contemporary culture and cultural history as well as in the life
of the individual artist. Imagine a pebble thrown in a huge body of water (sea or lake)… We hope that
ripples and echoes reach us from all countries located around the Baltic Sea, as well as from those that are
a bit further, but has its own waters - at least sufficient for watercolour.
Parts of the 5th International Watercolour Biennial “Baltic Bridges. Resonance” are:
Exposition Nr. 1.
Place – Kaunas Picture Gallery of M. K. Ciurlionis National Art Museum
The selection will be held in two categories:
1) artworks made using watercolour technique by professional painters
2) artworks made using other water-based techniques or other creative materials, which can be
linked (associated, “looks like”) with watercolour.
Criteria of evaluation:
Master class and high professional level;
Originality;
Compliance of artworks to the topic (conception) of the Biennial.
After the evaluation of artworks according to the criteria, priority will be given:
to the authors who previously did not attend exhibitions of the Biennial (all previously
participated are asked to recommend at least one new candidate).
The organizers would like:
 all artwork to be created not earlier than 2012 or the artworks were not exhibited in the
events in Lithuania;
 all previously participated artists are asked to recommend at least one new candidate to
participate in the selective-competitive exhibition. (We ask you to indicate name and
surname of the artist and representing country. If the artist, you’ve recommended will be
selected to the exhibition, we will indicate his/her promoter to the public.)
Exposition Nr. 2
Place – Gallery “Meno forma“
ONLY artists who are grand prix or diploma winners at previous four biennials are invited to
participate in this exhibition.
The organizers would like:
 all artworks to be created not earlier than 2012 or the artworks were not exhibited in the
events in Lithuania;
 all artists to prepare 1 page text on theme “Watercolour. Why?”
 all artists to recommend at least one new candidate to participate in the selectivecompetitive exhibition. (We ask you to indicate name and surname of the artist and
representing country. If the artist you’ve recommended will be selected to the exhibition,
we will indicate his/her promoter to the public.)
IMPORTANT:
Artists, who are invited to this section of exhibition of Biennial can participate in the
selective-competitive exhibition as well (with different artworks).
It will be possible to sell artworks (if you are interested in - please indicate the price or your
artwork in Euros).
General requirements for all participants:
 You may offer up to 5 works;
 Organizers desire that the side of artwork would be no less than 50 cm.
Artworks will be selected by international jury (members of the jury will be announced later).
For additional information please contact us by e-mail: aqua@balticbridges.lt
You can reach us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baltijostiltai.balticbridges
Eugenijus Nalevaika,
Organizer of the Biennial and leader of the project, painter-watercolorist, member of the Lithuanian
Artists’ Association, director of the public institution “Meno forma”
INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOUR BIENNIAL
“BALTIC BRIDGES. Resonance”
Kaunas, Lithuania
2014
ENTRY FORM
I. ABOUT ARTIST:
Name, surname:
Date of birth:
Address:
Tel..:
E-mail:
Web site:
II. ABOUT ARTWORK:
Title:
Technique, material:
Size (h × w cm):
Year of creation:
Price (in Euros) (if you would like the artwork to be sold)
Comments on artwork (if You want):
If You apply with more than one artwork, please copy the item II and write down the information about
other artworks in the same order.