The Big Print

International Print Triennial - Krakow 2009 has attracted some 6,000 entries from all corners of the world. This year's contest with a series of accompanying shows is already the 19th incarnation of one of the world's biggest festivals of graphic arts. Originated in Krakow in 1966 as a biennial event, it was organized every second year in the city until it morphed into a triennial in 1991. Jury of the International Print Triennial - Krakow 2009, chaired by Dr. Richard Noyce, awarded the Grand Prix d’ Honneur to Bosnia’s Mersad Berber. Another main prize, Grand Prix, goes to Poland’s Joanna Piech for a couple of her black-and-white engravings.

Main exhibition of the 2009 International Print Triennial takes place in Bunkier Sztuki art gallery, 3a Plac Szczepanski square at Planty gardens, from September 17th to October 11th. It shows over 300 best entries for the competition, including all awarded prints. 

Program of the 2009 International Print Triennial consists of nearly sixty exhibitions, 26 in Krakow and the rest in various Polish cities. They display a total of 5,500 works of artists from 70 countries. Apart from the main exhibition, Krakow's other highlights of the latest print triennial include the show in the Krakow National Museum at 1, 3 Maja street which displays works by the winners of the Taiwan International Print Biennial (September 15th to October 25th). Exhibition 'Polish Graphic Arts - Art and Education' in the Palace of Art at 4 Plac Szczepanski square shows Poland's roster of contemporary artists devoted to printmaking (September 14th to October 9th).

source: http://www.krakow-info.com