Gallery Gong: Graphic of the Year 2023 and the Vladimír Boudník Award

Gallery Gong in Dolní Vítkovice hosted from 31 October to 1 December 2024 a reprise of the 30th edition of the Graphic of the Year 2023 exhibition and the 29th edition of the Vladimír Boudník Award. The exhibition, in collaboration with the Hollar Foundation, showcased a selection of contemporary graphic works by artists and students.

The Hollar Foundation and Gallery Gong cordially invite you to the reprise of the 30th national selection exhibition GRAPHIC OF THE YEAR 2023 and the 29th edition of the VLADIMÍR BOUDNÍK AWARD.

The exhibition will take place from 31 October to 1 December 2024 at Gallery Gong in Dolní Vítkovice.

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Curators: Kateřina Hanzlíková and Hana Larvová. Tomáš Koudela and Tereza Čapandová have also accepted the invitation to Ostrava.

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Press Release from the Hollar Foundation regarding Graphic of the Year

The festive 30th edition of Graphic of the Year presents a selection of the best contemporary graphic works from a wide range of artists and students – graphic designers. Graphic of the Year is a platform for establishing intergenerational artistic relationships, offering a comprehensive view and the opportunity to evaluate the progress and trends in free graphic creation. All classic techniques are represented – serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, relief printing, computer graphics, as well as original author techniques and artist books. A historically high number of 697 graphic works and artist books were selected for Graphic of the Year. The jury awarded 17 prizes in the main categories (adult authors, students) and prizes for graphic techniques.
The Vladimír Boudník Award is a prestigious recognition for an artist's extraordinary contribution to graphic art. The award has been previously given to Ladislav Čepelák, Dalibor Chatrný, Alena Kučerová, Jan Kubíček, Eduard Ovčáček, Jan Měřička, Květě Pacovské, Michal Cihlář, Marie Blabolilová, Jiří Anderl, Jaroslava Severová, Lubomír Přibyl, Vojtěch Kovářík, Zdeněk Sýkora, Mikoláš Axmann, František Hodonský, Jiří Lindovský, Oldřich Kulhánek, Zbyněk Janáček, Jindřich Růžička, Dalibor Smutný, Karel Malich, Josef Hampl, Lenka Vilhelmová, Ondřej Michálek, Jan Vičar, Tereza Lochmann, Šimon Brejcha, and Miloslav Polcar.
The event is held under the auspices of the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic. The project is being implemented with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the State Fund for Culture of the Czech Republic, and the Moravian-Silesian Region.