Short Description
Illustraciencia is an illustration competition hosted by the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid and the Catalan Association of Science Communication in Barcelona.
The illustrations should focus on themes related to science or nature, and participants can choose any technique.
Each entrant is allowed to submit just one illustration.
The artwork must be produced between January 2024 and March 31, 2025.
There are two categories for submissions:
- Scientific illustration
- Naturalist illustration
Eligibility
International
over the age of 18.
Program Benefits or Awards
The Illustraciencia Award will give a prize of 1,000 euros per winning work in each of the two categories, while the author of the Jury Mentions and the Mention of the public will receive a diploma. The 40 selected artworks will receive a digital accrediting certificate. The reduction corresponding to personal income tax will be applied to the economic prizes.
The winners must submit the following documentation by email within a maximum period of one week:
Copy of passport or identification document.
Certificate of ownership of the bank account.
Application Requirements:
The participation form must include an informative text in Spanish, English or any other official Spanish language. In the case the text is not in Spanish, it must be provided also the corresponding Spanish version. The text must respond to the following characteristics:
- The text must have an extension of 100 to 150 words.
- The texts must be totally original and rigorous. The proposals which include plagiarism or a copied text from external not mentioned authors, will be excluded.
- It must rigorously describe the species or elements represented and explain the scientific, informative or artistic interest with which the artwork has been created, as well as any scientific curiosity or relevant characteristic shown in the illustration.
- Languages: the text may be written in Spanish, English, or any other official Spanish language. If it is not written in Spanish, the corresponding revised translation into Spanish must be included.
These requirements, as well as the quality of the texts, will be taken into consideration at the jury’s assessment.
How to Apply
Each participant (single or team) may submit one single work, using the web form at the link www.Illustraciencia.info/participa, indicating their personal data and the details of the presented work, as well as the category in which it is registered. In the case of teams, the name and personal data of every member of the team must be indicated. It is also mandatory to indicate if Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used for the presented work.
Dates:
Receipt of proposals: 25.02.2025 – 31.03.2025 (23:59h Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2).
Announcement of selected works: 24.04.2025.
Public Vote of Mention from the public: 24.04.2025 – 30.04.2025.
Winners and Mentions announcement: 27.05.2025 – 30.05.2025.
Exhibition opening: 27.06.2025.
Entry Fee:
None
Location:
Spain (Barcelona)
Deadline:
March 31, 2025
Website link:
https://illustraciencia.info/en/bases-2/
