Suwałki, 5.04.2004

Dear Sir / Madam 

We are delighted to invite you for participation in VIth Open Air Painting “U źródła” (“By the spring”) which is organised by Regional Centre of Arts and Culture in Suwałki, Poland.

We would be grateful if you could help us in making this event popular among people from your environment.

						Yours faithfully,

VIth Open Air Painting “U Zródla”
Suwałki – Żegary 2004

ORGANISOR:
Regional Centre of Arts and Culture in Suwalki

co-operation:
Cultural Association “Janko Muzykant” in Suwalki
The Municipality of Suwalki

place:
agricultural and tourist farm in Żegary village

term:
1 - 14 July 2004

Number of Places: 
30

The International plain air painting is organised in a beautiful Suwalki Land for already 5 years and it is the most real reflection of an international co-operation in a field of plastic arts. 

The plain air painting events have been contributing to creation and enrichment of cultural interests. One of the most important targets which are desired to reach is meeting of artists from neighbouring countries (Poland, Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia and The Czech Republic) as well as exchanging workshop experiences and tightening the cultural bonds.

The works, which will come into being during the plain air painting event, these will be exhibited in our gallery “Chlodna 20” as well as in other galleries of Suwalki Land and neighbouring districts also. Each exhibition will be accompanied by the after event catalogue published by Regional Centre of Arts and Culture in Suwalki.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAIN AIR PAINTING EVENT:

•	the participants of the plain air painting event can be amateur artists over 18, students and graduates from universities of arts, teachers of arts as well as instructors from different centres of culture;
•	the order of sending application forms will be crucial and it will decide on participation in the event;
•	together with an application form you should send some photos of your paintings. This will be necessary for the artistic commission, which was appointed by the Regional Centre of Arts and Culture in Suwalki, when qualifying participants for the plain air painting event. The photographs of paintings can be sent or brought to: Regional Centre of Arts and Culture, ul. Noniewicza 71, 16-400 Suwalki. They can also be sent by e-mail to galerie@rokis.suwalki.pl ; the final deadline for sending an application form is 1st May 2004;
•	when the Artistic Commission of the event will reach the decision you will be informed immediately other by telephone, fax or letter; you should expect that information until 10th May 2004;
•	each participant must pay for the accommodation and catering during 14 days of the event. This year the amount is 730 PLN;
•	the final payment deadline is 5th June 2004 ; 
•	the accreditation must be paid  on the bank account of the Regional Centre of Arts and Culture which is following:

		PBK O/Suwalki N 14106000760000401530000267

•	all information is available and provided by:
Halina Mackiewicz – an organisational commissioner of the plain air painting event
Andrzej Zujewicz – an artistic commissioner of the plain air painting event

 	  phone number: 0048 87 566 42 11, from 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
	  e-mail: galerie@rokis.suwalki.pl

Information regarding last year edition of the plain air painting you can be found on the website of the Regional Centre of Arts and Culture:
	  http://www.rokis.suwalki.pl/zrodla_2003.html

ORGANIZER’S ASSURANCE
  
•	artistic equipment which is following: 4 painting looms, oil paints, linen canvas, linseed oil, varnish, turpentine oil, palettes, brushes, nails, hammers, emulsion paint, leather glue, small easels;
•	publishing the after event catalogue;

	ATTENTION: each participant must bring his/her easel designed for plain air 	painting

•	each participant of the plain air painting event must hand over one of his/her oil painting in favour of the organizer;
•	the first meeting with all participants will be held on 1st July 2004 (Thursday) at 12.00 (midday) in gallery “Chlodna 20”, in the Regional Centre of Arts and Culture in Suwalki, Noniewicza street.

								You are welcomed
											
											   Organizers