CONTEST
The International Association «Duana de les Arts» (AIDA) presents the seventh Graphic Art contest "Hommage à trois" in three categories. It is designed of three literary figures on the occasion of their respective anniversaries during 2026:
Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940)
135 years
Tove Ditlevsen (1917-1976)
50 years
Jorge Amado (1912-2001)
25 years
135 years
Tove Ditlevsen (1917-1976)
50 years
Jorge Amado (1912-2001)
25 years
We understand “graphic art” in a sense limited to prints and artistic photography on paper.
Three awards will be awarded for each category (Mikhail Bulgakov, Tove Ditlevsen and Jorge Amado); in short, then, up to a maximum of nine, which will be distributed as follows:
• € 1,500 among the top three prizes in each category (€ 500 for the first Mikhail Bulgakov prize; € 500 for the first Tove Ditlevsen prize and € 500 for the first Jorge Amado prize).
• The first three prizes in each category will receive a printed catalogue, in which each work will occupy a maximum space of six pages. They are also entitled to a video from the "Artistes" Collection, red series.
• The works mentioned, a maximum of six in each category, are entitled to the catalogue in pdf, in which each work will occupy a maximum space of four pages. Artists who want a printed catalogue and a video from the "Artistes" Collection, green series, must be ordinary members of AIDA.
• Finalist works are also entitled to the catalogue in pdf, in which each work will occupy a maximum space of one page. Artists who want a printed catalogue and a video from the "Artistes" Collection, yellow series, must be protector members of AIDA.
• The autors of the selected works are also entitled to the catalogue in pdf format, in which each work will occupy a maximum space of a quarter of a page.
One member of AIDA management team, with one vote, plus five specialists in graphic art and literature, with one vote each, will form the Jury.
At the beginning of September 2026, the selected and finalist works will be announced and, once the Jury has met, the awarded artworks.
One set with the winners and mentioned works, as well as those produced in Catalonia, will be donated to the Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya, where an exhibition will be held and will be integrated in the Graphic Unit collection.
The awarded artworks (winning and mentioned) and, where appropriate, any of the finalist or selected works will be exhibited in an inaugural exhibition at La Ràpita in the autumn of 2026.
The inaugurations of the samples will be accompanied by a variety of complementary activities and the relevant dissemination will be made available to the media and social networks.
The participating artists will have a dossier of literary texts of the honoured writers, or texts about them, which can be used as guidance and inspiration.
Whenever the artworks are different, the artists can choose to take part in any of the three categories (Mikhail Bulgakov, Tove Ditlevsen or Jorge Amado) and present as many works as they want.
The participating artists will be periodically informed of all activities and the itinerary of the works through the social networks and, where appropriate, individually.
A digital catalogue of the awarded, finalist and selected artworks will be available on line, which will be permanently exposed for consultation on AIDA’s website and a paper limited edition for the first three prizes in each category, members of the jury, participating institutions, protector and patron members.
