The 20th jubilee Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) 2005 - the competitive exhibition of original children’s books illustrations - presents illustrations of 410 illustrators from 48 countries. They sent to Bratislava 2966 illustrations originals. The exhibition is presented in the House of Culture at Namestie SNP Square 12 in Bratislava.
Previous recipients of the Grand Prix BIB and the H. Ch. Andersen Award 2004 will also be on display. Representing the latter will be the work of the recently deceased Max Velthuijs from Holland, who picked up the award for his illustrations in 2003. Ms Joke Linders will be giving a lecture on his work as an introductory part of the International Symposium. The works of Japanese illustrator Iku Dekune will be on show on the strength of his acquiring of the Grand Prix BIB 2003 for her illustration work.
Martin Waddell from Ireland is also included in the collection of H. Ch. Andersen Awards as he was awarded prize for literature.
It has already become a tradition to present one of significant Slovak illustrators at BIB. In 1997 it was Albin Brunovsky, one of the founders of BIB, in 1999 it was Vincent Hloznik, in 2001 it was a collection of originals of illustrations, drawings and graphic works made by Ludovit Fulla. In 2003 illustration work of Stefan Cpin was presented. In 2005 the work of Lubomir Kellenberg will be introduced. Collection of Noma Concours illustrations presented by UNESCO regional centre in Tokyo is part of the exhibition in these premises as well.
Except of exhibitions in the House of Culture also accompanying exhibitions are organised by BIB in respective foreign institutes represented in Bratislava and of course directly in BIBIANA, the International House of Art for Children. A representative exhibition called “Illustrations from the Treasure House” shall be open there during the Biennial presenting illustrations of awarded illustrators from abroad either donated to BIB by the artists or purchased by BIB during the years of its existence. The work of a Slovak visual artist Bozena Augustinova, who also has passed away recently, will be on display in gallery F7.

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