Portrait Now! Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award

Rules and Guidelines

The Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award is presented to the winners of the Nordic Portrait Competition, which is organised by the Danish Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in cooperation with the Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art, Erarta, St.Petersburg, Russia) and Baltika Breweries (Carlsberg Group, Russia).

The aim of the competition is to bring about greater interest for ‘the portrait’ amongst artists and the general public.

The competition applies to artists in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Greenland, The Faroe Islands, Iceland, and The Åland Islands. We will now open the competition for the Russian artists.

‘The portrait’ is understood as a reproduction of a particular person. It need not be naturalistic, but should, however, seek to characterise the person as an individual. The medium used for this reproduction is at the discretion of the artist. The artwork must be based on at least one face to face session with the portraitee.


Each artist can submit one portrait to the competition.

One portrait can comprise of a series of works if the series has one theme and as long as the series does not extend the limits given below.  

Use plexi glass instead of regular glass in case of framing.

Video works must be submitted on a disc (DVD/ CD), and are limited to file formats that can be read by standard computer software.

Restrictions:

Size: The combined size of two-dimensional artwork should not exceed 2.0 x 2.0 x 0.25 metres; for three-dimensional 1.0 x 1.0 x 1.75.

Weight: Artwork exceeding 50 kg will not be accepted.

Matarial: Artwork made from organic materials will not be considered.   

 Date of artwork creation pre-dating 1^st of January 2010 will not be considered

 Participants: Employees of the Danish Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, Erarta, Baltika Breweries and former winners of the competition cannot enter the competition.

ON-LINE REGISTRATION AND UPLOAD OF PORTRAIT:

1 June – 20 December 2012: On-line registration.

Use www.portraet.nu. The official entry form must be completed by 20 December 2012. An electronic photograph of the art work must be uploaded. A low resolution photo is sufficient. Video installations are also registered online. The artist must send the videos on a DVD (10 copies):

JURY SELECTION:

An international jury will appointed.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Upon completing the registration, the artwork is given an ID number, which the artist will receive by e-mail. The ID number must be retained by the artist and will be used as a reference. In the selection process, the same ID number will follow the artwork as the artist’s name is kept anonymous to the jury members.

Guidelines for Nordic artist on how to deliver the portraits to Frederiksborg will follow.

PORTRAIT PRIZES:

The jury will select the prize winners along with the portraits which will form part of the Portrait Now, The Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award exhibition.

1^st Prize, The Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award, DKK 85,000

2^nd Prize, DKK 35,000

3^rd Prize, The Brewer J. C. Jacobsen’s Innovation Award, DKK 15,000

4^th Prize, The Audience Award is announced at the end of the exhibition, DKK 10,000

The jury’s decision is final and cannot be appealed.