☢️ About
🇺🇦 In April 2026, the world marks 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster—an event that reshaped global history and left a profound mark on Ukraine and humanity. This tragedy is not only a painful memory but also a vital lesson for future generations.
🇺🇦 In April 2026, the world marks 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster—an event that reshaped global history and left a profound mark on Ukraine and humanity. This tragedy is not only a painful memory but also a vital lesson for future generations.
🌀 "Nuclear Scar" is a metaphor linking the lasting consequences of Chornobyl with today’s threats. The timeline motif underscores the continuity of risk and the need to stay aware at every stage—past, present, and future.
🎯 We invite you to take part in an exhibition poster project commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl tragedy. We seek works that pay tribute to the victims and liquidators and that issue a powerful call for responsibility, environmental awareness, and the prevention of similar disasters.
🧑🎨 Eligibility
Professional designers and students of relevant academies are welcome.
☢️ Categories
1️⃣ Professionals
2️⃣ Students
☢️ Themes
🕯️ Memory of Chornobyl: honoring victims and liquidators.
🌱 Consequences: impact on nature, people, and society.
⚠️ Lessons: environmental safety, peaceful use of nuclear energy, human responsibility.
🌅 Revival & Hope: resilience, recovery, the future.
☢️ Technical Requirements
🎞️ Print Poster
• Format: 70 × 100 cm (vertical).
• File: PDF or JPEG / RGB / 200 dpi.
• Filename: Name_Surname_Country_PosterTitle.jpeg.
• Entries: up to 3 works per author.
🖥️ Animated Poster
• Duration: up to 20 seconds.
• Resolution: Full HD 1920 × 1080.
• Format/Codec: MP4 (H.264, up to 50 Mb/s).
• Filename: Name_Surname_Country_PosterTitle.mp4
• Entries: up to 3 works per author.
☢️ Submission
📩 Submissions via email or WeTransfer to: chornobyl40@gmail.com
📌 Subject: Chornobyl 40
📝 Submission Card (attach to each submission)
• Name: ________________________
• Surname: _____________________
• Nationality: __________________
• Work Title: ___________________
• Author: _______________________
• Acceptance / Rights of Use: ___________
📅 Timeline
• Deadline: March 1, 2026.
• File acceptance: December 1, 2025 – March 1, 2026.
• Announcement of selected participants: April 26, 2026.
☢️ Rights & Use
• By submitting, participants grant permission to publish their works online; to include them in promotional materials; and to print and display them at non-commercial exhibitions in public spaces in Ukraine and abroad.
• All copyrights remain with the authors.
☢️ Exhibitions & Recognition
🏛️ Selected works will be shown at special exhibitions in Ukraine and across Europe, and will be included in a digital catalogue.
📜 All participants will receive certificates.
☢️ Organizer
Association of Graphic Designers “4th Block”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
☢️ Partners
🇺🇦 Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts — https://www.ksada.org
🇵🇱 Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology — https://pja.edu.pl
🇦🇹 FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences — https://www.fh-joanneum.at
☢️ Curators
🇺🇦 Prof. Oleg Veklenko - Ukraine.
🇵🇱 Prof. Agnieszka Ziemiszewska - Poland.
🇦🇹 Prof. Ilya Pavlov - Austria.
🎨 Logo of the project: Oleksiy Chekal - Ukraine.