General conditions for city designers 2024
Task
The interpretation and personal vision of the artist gives the drawingen character and the therefore there is no need for a literal registration of it topic to be; a more abstract representation is also possible. The boundaries of the surprising/exciting may be explored, but recognisability of the location or event in the city is a important starting point. The drawingen shapeen such a meaningful addition to the collection of the Rotterdam City Archives. The assignment involves at least three drawings.
Technical conditions
Material / technique
Different techniques possible, such as pencil, pen, ink, graphics, watercolor, gouache, digital image processing, mixed techniques.
No oil paint, plastic, wood.
Preferably no greasy materials (chalk, charcoal).
Carrier
Paper that has an optimum shelf life. Preferably acid-free / well-buffered.
Cardboard (acid-free) is also possible, preferably museum cardboard.
No cloth, wood, plastic or plastic foam plate.
When glue material is used: starch or PVA / wood glue. No tape.
2D
Not spatial, so no 3D.
Collages only with paper and as flat as possible.
Format
Maximum 980 x 1380 mm.
For the exact dimensions within this maximum, coordination takes place at a later time.
Licenses (written agreement)
The following points are agreed upon upon acceptance of the assignment:
- copyright rests with the artist during his life, upon death the rights belong to the Rotterdam City Archives or in the public domain;
- Rotterdam City Archives is at all times entitled to make disclosures in the online image bank and other platforms on which the Rotterdam City Archives publishes;
- Rotterdam City Archives and CBK Rotterdam can make the drawings available to third parties insofar as it concerns non-commercial use (written statement);
- Rotterdam City Archives and CBK Rotterdam can exhibit the work delivered and make it public in publications;
- CBK Rotterdam is entitled at all times to use the image material on its websites.
Rotterdam, January 2024