PLAKART International Student Poster Competition 2017. Fully-funded to Skopje, Macedonia

The PLAKART Association of Graphic Designers, in partnership with Museum of City of Skopje, announces the 10th International Student Poster Competition (ISPC), Skopje 2017, on the theme “Artificial Reality“.

Application Deadline: 30th October, 2017 (CET 00:00)

Eligible Countries: Students from all countries

To be taken at (country): Museum of City of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

About the Award: PLAKART in partnership with Museum of City of Skopje announce the competition of 10th International Student Poster Competition, Skopje 2017. This year, the Council of International Student Poster Competition decided to put accent on the issue of the Artificial Intelligence. We invite students to do their creative work, make buzz and create messages that will inspire many, to engage maybe few but to contribute to raising the awareness of general public, but mainly to policy-makers and business heavyweights.

In accordance with the theme of the competition, this time the organizers seek for answers to the following questions, the least:

• Are super-intelligent robots that accomplish goals with excellence a treat to us?
• In this phase of raising power of technology, can we – as smartest beings – control the automated robots?
• What are your thoughts about the future of artificial intelligence and what it should mean for humanity?
• Is there any misconceptions or challenges we have to face?

Each participant in the ISPC 2017 may enter a maximum of three posters. Team entries are allowed and teams may consist of a maximum of 3 students.

Type: Contest

Eligibility: All students on BA, MA and PhD studies of fine arts, design, visual arts, from any part of the world, are invited to enter.

Number of Awards: As addition to the two main awards, one (1) Special Award and seven (7) Honorary Mentions will be announced as well.

Value of Contest: This year’s selected winners will become part of the jury of the 2018 Skopje Poster Festival (SPF) and will be invited to Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, at the organizer’s expense. Additionally, their works will be exhibited at the Museum of City of Skopje, during SPF 2018.

All awarded participants will receive certificates and together with the shortlisted participants will be exhibited during Skopje Poster Festival 2018.

How to Apply: APPLY

Visit Contest Webpage for details

Award  Provider:  The project is carried out by the Museum of City of Skopje with support by Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia, AUG Design from Czech Republic and several external associates and design projects from Poland, Czech Republic, Turkey, Serbia, Germany, USA, Russia.