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Please note:  for technical reasons the exhibitions will only be open till the 13th of February 2018. Sorry for the inconvenience

photos from the opening night | film from the opening night

International Exhibition
Satyrykon - Legnica 2017

December 2017 – February 2018

More than one hundred best works of participants in the 40th edition of Satyrykon in Legnica. At the exhibition we can see works by artists from all over the world who use various techniques –  there are drawings, graphics, photographs and posters. The exhibition is the result of a competition organized by Legnickie Centrum Kultury together with the Satyrykon Cultural and Social Foundation.

The authors of the works used various motifs related to the main subject of the competition, which was "tolerance". A large variety of styles and ways of interpreting the subject allows us to discern the personality of the artist and see many different views on the art of caricature and satirical drawings.

SATYRYKON is an open competition for illustrators, graphic artists, painters, sculptors, poster designers and photographers, organised by Legnickie Centrum Kultury together with the Satyrykon Cultural and Social Foundation. Its initiators in 1977 were the lawyer Andrzej Tomiałojć and the Wrocław businessman Robert Szecówka. Initially, Satyrykon was a local event – a small exhibition of drawings of the Wroclaw community, but in 1978 Satyrykon became a nationwide competition exhibitiing satirical drawings. Legnica was the first and for many years the only meeting place of Polish satirical artists, while Satyrykon successfully contributed to the popularisation of satirical drawings in Poland. Over the years, Satyrykon enriched its program and broadened the formula. In 1980, the International Photojgraphic competition Fotożart (Photojoke) was organised for the first time, and the works submitted for the satirical drawing competition were evaluated in two categories: satire and joke. Both exhibitions were jointly awarded the Satyrykon Grand Prix. In 1985, the National Satirical Drawing Exhibition officially became an international competition. At that time, close contacts with many artists, art critics and festival organizers from abroad were established. Every year thousands of works by hundreds of authors from dozens of countries are submitted to the competition.

Curator of the exhibition: Elżbieta Pietraszko

Poster design: Natalia Stachura

Organiser

Partner of the Organiser

Partners of the exhibition

Media patrons

Satyrykon Legnica 2017

opening night: 4 December 2017
5 December 2017 – 18 February 2018

 TOLERANCE

• GOLD MEDAL GOLD MEDAL
• SILVER MEDAL SILVER MEDAL
• BRONZE MEDAL BRONZE MEDAL
• Distinction Distinction
• Distinction Distinction
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HUMOUR AND SATIRE

• GOLD MEDAL GOLD MEDAL
• SILVER MEDAL SILVER MEDAL
• BRONZE MEDAL BRONZE MEDAL
• Distinction Distinction
• Distinction Distinction
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SPECIAL AWARDS

• The Mayor of Legnica Award The Mayor of Legnica Award
• The Chairman of the Legnica Cultural Centre Award The Chairman of the Legnica Cultural Centre Award
• The Director of the Warsaw Museum of Caricature Award The Director of the Warsaw Museum of Caricature Award
• The Andrzej Tomiałojć Satyrykon Award The Andrzej Tomiałojć Satyrykon Award
• The Journalists Award The Journalists Award
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