13th International Poster Biennial
TO BE HELD IN FINLAND 11 FEBRUARY - 29 APRIL 2001

ORGANISED BY
Grafia, the Finnish Association of Graphic Design Lahti Poster Museum

The exhibition is endorsed by Intermtiorial Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA)

COMPETITION COMMITTEE:
The competition committee for selecting the exhibited works

Professor Ky?sti Varis, chairman, AGI
Professor Tapani Aartomaa, AGI
AD Mane Harjunp??, Grafia
Graphic Designer Hilppa Hyrk?s, Grafia

EXHIBITlON
11 February - 29 April 2000
Poster Museum / Lahti Art Museum
Vesij?rvenkatu 11 A, Lahti Finland

SERIES
A Cultural, social and commercial posters
B Environmental posters
C Sport posters

WORKS SUBMITTED FOR THE EXHIBITION
All posters must be printed after 1 January 1998
Minimum size 42 x 60 cm
Maximum size 120 x 180 cm
An artist or group of artists may submit a maximum of 4 posters or series of posters.
A duplicate and transparencies (minimum size 24 x 36 mm) ot each poster shall also be submitted for the archives of Poster Museum. The headings of all posters shall be translated into english.

PARTICIPATION FEE
USD 50 / artist or group
Payable to the account:
Merita Bank Limited MRITFIHH 202838-31450
All who have paid the participation fee will automatically receive the exhibition catalogue.

SUBMISSION DATE AND MAILING ADDRESS
The submitted posters shall be mailed no later than 31 October 2000 to
LAHTI ART MUSEUM
PO Box 113, 15111 Lahti, Finland

SELECTION
The exhibited works will be selected by the competition committee and an additional foreign representative. The prize-winning posters shall be selected by an international jury.

THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
Kai Kujasalo, Finland
Jiayang Lin, China
Andrei Logvin, Russia
Rosmarie Tissi, Switzerland

The members of the jury will be on show in a separate exhibition.

EVALUATION PRINCIPLES
Prizes will be awarded to posters meeting high requirements with regard to creativity, originality, aesthetic quality and communicative function.

PRIZES
Grand Prix FIM 20 000
First Prize FIM 15 000
Second Prize FIM 10 000
Certificates of honour
The Lauri Tarasti Prize FIM 10 000
The Lauri Tarasti PRIze for the best Finnish poster on an environmental theme FIM 5000
FIS Nordic World Ski Championship Prize for the best sport poster 1 000 USD

The lcograda Excellence Award

RULES
1.The participation forms shall be filled carefully in block letters or with a typewriter. The sender must sign the participation form to indicate his/her acceptance of the terms of the contest. The form shall be taped to the upper righthand corner of the poster.

2.The information given in the form will be used in the catalogue of the Lahti PosterBiennial. The organisers are not responsible for information supplied by the sender in the participation form.

3.The organisers are entitled to stage exhibitions of the submitted entries in Finland and elsewhere. The organisers are entitled to reproduce submitted posters for information and publication purposes, for educational purposes and marketing without payment. The organisers are entitled to reproduce submitted works in the exhibition catalogue, in other printed matter and in electronic form, and to disribute them to the public via the lnternet or other information networks

4.The posters and transparencies will not be returned. They will remain in the collections of the Poster Museum.

5.The posters must not be framed.

6.The posters shall be packaged carefully. The organisers take no responsibility for damage during transport.

7.The participant shall pay all shipping and insurance costs.

8.The participant will be informed of approval for the exhibition. The results will be made public and the prizes and awards will be distributed at the opening on 10 February 2001.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information is available from Poster Museum/Lahti Art Museum, PO Box 113, 15111 Lahti, Finland. telefax +358-3-814454,
Ulla Aartomaa +358-3-814 4542
e-mail ulla.aartomaa@lahti.fi
Kari Savolainen +358-3-814 4546
e-mail kari.savolainen@lahti.fi