{"id":3973,"date":"2022-06-30T11:07:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T08:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/credobonum.bg\/en\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:36:25","slug":"the-sofianer-sofia-v-edna-koritsa-ili-po-stapkite-na-the-new-yorker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/credobonum.bg\/en\/the-sofianer-sofia-v-edna-koritsa-ili-po-stapkite-na-the-new-yorker\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SOFIANER: SOFIA IN ONE COVER, OR IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE NEW YORKER"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open invitation for artists and illustrators<\/strong><\/p>\n

Credo Bonum Foundation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Multi Kulti Collective<\/u><\/a>\u00a0announce an open invitation to artists and illustrators to offer their view of Sofia in the form of a cover of the imaginary magazine The Sofianer in the spirit of the legendary American magazine\u00a0The New Yorker<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For The New Yorker magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New Yorker is a weekly magazine of journalism, essays, cultural criticism, fiction, and poetry, founded in 1925. For nearly a century, it has reflected contemporary American politics and culture. It is considered an example of the highest standards in journalism, and is a prestigious media, on the pages of which poetic and prose texts are published, which determine the future literary classics. In addition to all this, the magazine is well known around the world for its classic visual layout, covers and cartoons.<\/p>\n

The aesthetics of The New Yorker are timeless. Unlike most other magazines, The New Yorker does not rely on loud headlines. Its cover is a place for illustrations that are classic, but always relevant, sharp, funny, satirical, and emotional. Despite its global reach and cosmopolitan spirit, The New Yorker is primarily a New Yorker magazine, and as such it often puts New York at the center of its covers. The covers often highlight the city itself, from sentimental Manhattan landscapes to cartoons and jokes about New York snobbery.<\/p>\n

About The Sofianer initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n

The magazine, with its urban spirit and classic vision, marks the beginning of a global movement in which cities around the world make their imaginary covers. This is how\u00a0The Parisianer<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0The Tokyoiter<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0Le Montrealer<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0The Brusseler<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0The Milaneser<\/u><\/a>\u00a0\u0438\u043b\u0438\u00a0The Shanghairen<\/u><\/a>\u00a0appeared. They sparked the imagination of local artists and illustrators to present their city on the classic example of The New Yorker. The new covers are a love song for the cities – but not for the well-known symbols and tourist emblems, but for the authentic spirit of the city.<\/p>\n

Sofia is now joining the global initiative by inviting illustrators and artists to portray their Sofia as the cover of the imaginary magazine The Sofianer.<\/p>\n

For the competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

The competition is looking for illustrations that reflect the authentic and diverse face of Sofia and the lives of Sofia residents in all seasons of the year, in all parts of the city, from all points of view – from beautiful facades to ugly places, from the things we love to those that irritate us daily. The city is not just tourist and advertising images, so the jury of the competition will look for sincere, funny, ironic or highly critical answers to the question “What makes our city what it is?”.<\/p>\n

20 images will be selected, which will be presented in an open-air exhibition from 5 to 19 September 2022. The images will be presented on the project website, as well as will be used for communication on social networks and promo materials, but will not be used for commercial purposes. The right to such use will remain the right of artists.<\/p>\n

The jury will also give 3 prizes of 300 BGN each. In addition, our partner\u00a0metta<\/a>\u00a0will provide 3\u00a0floatation sessions<\/a>\u00a0to the 3 winners.<\/p>\n

Who can participate<\/strong><\/p>\n

The competition is open to artists, illustrators, cartoonists and graphic designers of all ages and nationalities who at some point in their lives have lived in Sofia and\/or are related to the city. Participants from all social and cultural contexts and marginalized groups are welcome.<\/p>\n

For participation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each candidate can send up to 2 proposals for participation in the competition.<\/p>\n

The images must meet the following technical requirements:
\n\u2022 Only .jpeg files up to 10 MB per image are sent (after announcing the results, the selected participants will have to send the images in high resolution).
\n\u2022 Images should be A4, vertically oriented and follow the classic cover design of The New Yorker.
\n\u2022 Applicants must include in their proposals the title The Sofianer attached to the application documents (download here in\u00a0eps<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0pdf format<\/u><\/a>). The finalists will have to add the rest of the mandatory details (date, number) after discussion with the organizers.
\n\u2022 Proposals should be sent to\u00a0gallery@credobonum.bg<\/a>\u00a0as attachments with a maximum size of 20 MB.
\n\u2022 The letter should be worded as follows:
\n\u25e6 Subject: [NAME OF THE CANDIDATE] – The Sofianer
\n\u25e6 In the text of the letter, candidates must present a short biography (up to 5 sentences), a link to a website \/ portfolio and a short description of the idea of \u200b\u200bthe illustration (optional).<\/p>\n

Jury<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

The jury will be composed of:<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Vessela Nozharova, curator, Credo Bonum Gallery
\n\u2022 Ljubo Georgiev, chairman of the Association for Urban Policies
\n\u2022 Valeri Giurov, owner, Gifted
\n\u2022 Adriyana Mihaylova, founder of #soSofia and Imp-Act Agency
\n\u2022 Studio Komplekt
\n\u2022 Malina Edreva, member of the city council, Sofia Municipality
\n\u2022 Bistra Ivanova, chairperson, Multi Kulti Collective
\n\u2022 Simeon Vassilev, project manager, Credo Bonum Foundation<\/p>\n

The main criteria of the jury will be:
\n\u2022 Artistic value
\n\u2022 Compliance with the conditions of the competition and the aesthetic orientation
\n\u2022 Originality of the idea and authentic reflection of the spirit of Sofia
\n\u2022 Diversity of views and visions for Sofia<\/p>\n

Deadline for applications: 10 July 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The project is funded by\u00a0Sofia Municipality, Culture Program<\/a>\u00a0and implemented with the support of the\u00a0Bulgarian-American Credit Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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