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Guidelines for the “1st Arms Industry Museum Merchandising Design Contest”
2008-06-02
The Eibar town council has organised the first Arms Industry Museum Merchandising Design Contest. 2008 Edition.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Eibar town council has organised the first Arms Industry Museum Merchandising Design Contest. 2008 Edition.
PARTICIPANTS
The competition is open to students and professionals of the field of advertising, design and industrial design. Participants may present their proposals individually or collectively.
THEME
The aim of the contest is the design and creation of merchandising products, made specially for this occasion, to be put on sale in the museum and therefore related to the theme of the museum. Products will be valued for their degree of creativity and commercial potential, must be patented or patentable in Spain and/or abroad, and production must be feasible. There is no limit to the number of designs that may be presented. The products must bear the museum logo and the word “Eibar”. Participants are free to choose whether to include the name of the museum.
PRESENTATION OF PROPOSALS
Proposals must be submitted to the municipal office PEGORA, located in Unzaga Square in Eibar, by 13.30 on the 15th of September 2008. The envelope must be clearly marked with the following: “DISEÑO MERCHANDISING ARMAGINTZAREN MUSEOA MUSEO DE LA INDUSTRIA ARMERA”. Inside there must be: An envelope clearly marked with the slogan for each product design including:
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
Colour illustration of the product on DIN A3 using any technique, such as a sketch, drawing with wet or dry technique, digital image, photograph, among others.
CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION
Specifications of the project. Drawings of different angles of view and specifications sheet as well as an approximate economic study of its production and possible manufacturers. This CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION, together with the GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION, must be included in high-resolution jpg. format on a CD.
A second envelope clearly marked with the phrase “Details of Author + Slogan”, which must contain the participation card with the following details:
• Slogan • Name and Surname of author • Identity card number • Address and telephone number • E-mail address • Curriculum • Signature of Author
PROPOSAL SELECTION
A jury will select the finalists from the work submitted by the participants. Finalists will be informed of the results via e-mail on the 19th of September, and these will be published on the museum website as well as in the press.
JURY
The jury will be chosen by the Organising Committee and will be made up of representatives of the Arms Association (Asociación Armera), the town council of Eibar and a specialist in industrial design.
Firstly, the jury will determine the admissibility of the proposals, ensuring that they comply with the contest requirements, and then the prize-winners will be chosen either unanimously or by majority vote. The decision of the jury will be final. The jury will explain the reasons for their choice in each case. Some prizes may remain unclaimed if the proposals submitted are not deemed to be worthy winners.
Selection Criteria
The jury will select those pieces which stand out for their innovation, functionality, and aesthetic and graphic finish. Special attention will be paid to ensure that prizes are awarded to those pieces or projects that can be mass produced. Finally, the jury will take into account the cost of the proposals submitted.
PRIZE
It is foreseen that five prizes, to a value of 360 € each, will be awarded to the five proposals chosen by the jury to be produced.
The entity organising the contest will assume all the intellectual and industrial rights of the chosen proposals, without the need for a specific concession of the same by the author, and will thus be in a position to reproduce, publish, sell, publicise, divulge and distribute the chosen product by any means currently existing or that may be created in the future and with no territorial or legal restrictions. The entity may register the design before the Spanish Office of Trademarks and Patents, the World Organisation of Intellectual Property, the Office for the Harmonization of the Domestic Market, or any other Industrial Property Office; or as Author’s right before the Register of Intellectual Property of Spain or any other office of Intellectual Property in any country. The entity will freely dispose of the selected proposal with the specific authority to concede or licence the industrial or intellectual rights to a third party, always respecting the Author’s rights as recognised in the Law of Intellectual Property. The chosen participant may not publish news, drawings and photographs of the winning proposal, nor authorise a third party to do the same, with the written permission of the entity.
RETURN OF PIECES
The works that are not chosen must be withdrawn from the museum reception on 31st October, from 16.00 to 20.00. Any works that are not removed will be returned to the participants delivery pre-paid.
EXHIBITION OF WORKS
The Arms Industry Museum reserves the right to mention, publish, and or display the chosen pieces and any other work received as it may deem appropriate, with a view to publicising the event and mentioning the respective authors.
ADVERTISING
The results of the contest will be publicised as widely as possible in specialised magazines and among companies that may be interested in the work presented.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Participation in the contest implies the acceptance of these conditions. Work that is received once the deadline has expired or that does not meet the requirements laid out above will not be considered.
CLARIFICATION
Further explanations concerning the conditions of participation are available at the Arms Industry Museum, until the closing date for the admission of participants.
Kutxa grants Eibar Arms Industry Museum 500.000 euro subsidy
2008-05-12
Iñaki Arriola and Jesús M. Alkain sign agreement.
The Mayor of Eibar, Iñaki Arriola and the director of the kutxa Social Services Department, Jesús María Alkain, have signed an agreement whereby the Savings Bank of Gipuzkoa will give the Museum a 500.000 euro subsidy with a view to covering part of the expenses incurred in setting up the Arms Industry Museum in Eibar. The aim of the Arms Industry Museum is divulge the historic past, the industrial tradition and the production of arms in Eibar, and to enable the local population and visitors to discover the town’s heritage, within the framework of the regional development of cultural tourism. Using an innovative design, the museum constitutes a cultural, educational and tourist asset that promotes the industrial heritage of Eibar both for education and for leisure. Jesús María Alkain has stated that the Savings Bank regards the Museum as a cultural project in Eibar for the benefit of the population of the province as a whole. Kutxa Obra Social
18th MAY INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
2008-05-12
“MASTER ENGRAVERS IN THE MUSEUM”
On the 18th of May, to commemorate the International Museum Day, the Arms Industry Museum has organised an open day, during which entry will be free for all visitors. In addition, for this day the opening hours will be extended to include not only the usual afternoon timetable but also from 10am to 1pm.
On this occasion visitors will be able to enjoy a demonstration of various engraving techniques used to decorate arms, given by expert Master Engravers.
The demonstration will take place from 10:30 in the morning until 12:30. The following specialists have assured us of their attendance: Vicente Alberdi, who will give a demonstration of the technique known as “eskuaide”, Pedro Azpiazu, who will do some chisel work, and Asun Nogués, who will demonstrate damascene work.
This day the Museum will host a completely new activity. The activity in question is an instructive game geared for families with children aged from 6 to 9. Much like a treasure hunt, the family group will tour the Museum following clues and looking at important exhibits. Later, in the teaching area, with the help of their parents the children will become creators and designers of new models of shotgun side plates. Families wishing to take part may do so on the International Museum Day - Sunday 18 of May - or on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the rest of the year.
The Museum will be present at the Venatoria-Fitac. Fair.
2008-02-25
The Museum will be present at the second joint game fair under the name of Venatoria-Fitac which will take place 7th, 8th and 9th of March in the Juan Carlos I Fair precinct in Madrid.
After the fusion, this fair has become the biggest and most important in the game sector ever to be held in Spain. Approximately 15 companies from Eibar and the Lower Deba will attend the fair, of which Grulla, Garbi, Kemen and Arrieta will be located together with the Museum occupying an area of 18 square metres in which 20 arms from different eras will be on display. The Council of Eibar has attended "The International Shooting, Arms and Hunting Fair" FITAC in previous editions, but this will be the first since the inauguration of the Museum. Given the popularity of the Museum stand on other occasions, both in Seville and Madrid, success is all but guaranteed.