The State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic, the Malá Fatra National Park Administration announces that the 15th international exhibition and contest of posters EKOPLAGÁT Žilina will be realized in 2020.

EKOPLAGÁT Žilina will take place from 17th September to 15th November 2020 in the Považská Gallery of Arts in Žilina. The first organizing committee preparatory meeting will be held in February 2020.

Authors or teams of authors from various artistic, conservation, governmental and non-governmental environmental organizations or individuals from Slovakia and abroad can take part in the competition. Students of the art and design academies and universities can also enter the competition with their studio work.

Detailed conditions of participation as well as the deadline for sending posters and entries will be published in the COMPETITION RULES for the given EKOPLAGÁT.

Since 1978, more than 900 authors from 23 countries have participated in the competition. The deposit of the Malá Fatra National Park Administration in Varín contains approximately 1,900 posters ranging from world-famous to lesser-known or young beginning authors. Selected posters collections have been exhibited as travelling exhibitions in various institutions (libraries, museums, galleries, offices, authorities) and on various occasions in Slovakia and abroad.