Notes on the work of the Jury
The Jury met in Belgrade on the 11th of December 1998, and examined works of 104 artist from 15 countries - 222 ex-libris in total, of which 69 from Yugoslavia (49 from Belgrade) and 35 from abroad. The work of 15 artists had to be set aside, as they either were not linked to the theme, or were artistically weak. The exhibition and catalogue thus contain ex-libris of 89 artists from 13 countries. The Jury also decided that apart from the three official awards, works by 12 artists which were retained in the last phase of selection should awarded a special mention and illustrated at the front ofthe catalogue. Two artists were also highlighted - the oldest participant (86 years old) and the youngest (10). The Jury considered that all ex-libris with the inscription "Ex-libris Hilandar", without the name of any owner, were dedicated to the Monastery Library.
| At the awards ceremony,
which will be held on January 27th, St. Sava's
Day, several unofficial prizes will also be
awarded: ~ the prize for children's ex-libris given by the organization Children's Friends from Belgrade ~ the prize of the New Belgrade Community ~ the prize of the Faculty of Applied Arts, University of Arts, Belgrade ~ the prize of Politikin Zabavnik Magazine ~ the prize of the Electrografit company and ~ the prize of the Belgrade Ex-libris Circle. |
| The Jury was pleased to note a relatively high artistic quality in the ex-libris received, and the scarcity of pseudo-ex-libris. The Jury thanked the organisers for their efficiency in preparing the event, and congratulated them on the result obtained at very short notice. |
President of the Jury
jury ~ ex-libris circle ~ press release