Malta Illustration Annual 2019/2020 — Submissions open!
The time has finally come to reveal our second project as Malta Community of Illustrators!
Following the success of https://artna.online/ we are so excited to announce Malta’s first Illustration Annual that will showcase the best illustrative work from June 2019 — June 2020. This annual will put Maltese illustration in the spotlight and will hopefully be a yearly effort to document Maltese contemporary illustration.
In order for us to ensure that the best Maltese illustration is included, submissions for the Annual will be selected by a distinguished panel of illustrators, art directors and publishers. The jury come from various industries that work hand in hand with illustration both in Malta and abroad.
The jury consists of:
Francesco Poroli — An illustrator based in Milan, Italy who is also behind ‘Illustri’ an Italian Association of Illustrators. He has worked with The New York Times, Wired, GQ and many others. More on him here: https://francescoporoli.myportfolio.com/about
Ricardo Bessa — a London-based, Portuguese-born freelance illustrator and storyboard artist who has worked for properties such as Game of Thrones, Power Rangers, The End of the F***ing World and Lumberjanes. https://www.ricardobessa.com/
Petra Eriksson —a Swedish illustrator and artist based in Barcelona. Having lived in Malta previously, she is represented by illustration agency Handsome Frank and is also a founding member of HER Barcelona, a part of HER Global Network. https://www.petraeriksson.com/
Francesca Infantino — Brand Designer and Creative Director @Pangramma https://www.pangramma.it/
Chris Gruppetta — Publisher and Editor of Merlin Publishers — leading Maltese Publishing house. https://merlinpublishers.com/
Matthew Demarco — Co-Founder and Creative Director of Bloom Creative (advertising agency)http://bloomcreative.com.mt/, founder of Maltatype — https://www.instagram.com/maltatype
Some of their clients: Accessorize, AX Hotels, Burger King, Malta Arts Council.
Ruth Ancilleri — Senior lecturer at MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts (in Fine Art / specialised in Illustrative Arts)
The jury will be voting on overall quality taking in consideration the contextual, technical and creative aspect. Submissions will be judged on an anonymous basis to ensure a fair evaluation as much as possible.
Design, Printing and Distribution
We have thankfully secured a sponsorship from the Malta National Book Council to design and print the Annual. We will be distributing a printed version during the Malta National Book Festival , it will be made available online and it will be sent to relevant companies, organisations and educational institutions. We will also be advertising the Annual on our MCOI social channels.
Submissions:
Any illustration first published or produced from June 2019 through June 2020 is eligible. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of MCOI to use them for publication.
Categories:
A — Commercial Illustration: ads, posters, music and product packaging
B — Publishing: book covers, jackets, interiors, editorial illustrations for magazines, newspapers, illustration for published online articles etc…
C — Personal Projects and Student work: prints, greeting cards, licensing/stock, gallery sale, online store, unpublished work, student work
D — Motion/2D Animation: time-based media for film, television, video or web, storyboards and animatics
How to submit
- Please send an email with up to two artworks to maltaillustrators@gmail.com
- The artwork/s must be 300dpi RGB high-resolution JPG and must be submitted as a zipped folder using the following naming convention:
Folder name: John Borg (replace with your name)
Image name: red_sun.jpg, waves.jpg (replace with titles, use underscores for spaces)
- In the email, list down the category your work falls under (see Categories above)
- Please include your name, title, a short description of each artwork, medium, date the work was created, your website and social media handles. (Your name will not be included when the work is sent to the jury but we will need it if the work is published in the Annual).
- Motion/Animation Entries: Must be in MOV, MP4 or MPG format, and must not exceed 500Mb. These can be sent as a WeTransfer link. For motion / animation please submit a few still images as well. For storyboards submit your best sequence up to 20 boards.
- Please make sure that traditional illustration is scanned properly and there are no visible shadows / uneven lighting.
- You may submit two artworks from the same project or two completely different artworks in separate categories but overall you cannot exceed the submission of 2 artworks.
We will send you a receipt confirming your submission.
Submissions will close on Thursday the 25th of June 2020. The selected works will be announced in August. We are very much looking forward to seeing this Annual come together and to see the brilliant work produced by Maltese and Malta-based illustrators throughout the year. If you have any questions please email us: maltaillustrators@gmail.com
