The traveling exhibition has reached its final stop!

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On June 16, 2026, the traveling exhibition of the 6th International ExLibris Competition Varna will officially end its tour. The road was long, the stops – 11, and the meetings with the audience – priceless. On behalf of the team of the Jordan Petkov Art Foundation, organizer of the International ExLibris Competition Varna, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all institutions and partners who accepted the exhibition and made it accessible to their audience.

Special thanks go to the "Yordan Yovkov" Memorial House - Dobrich, the National School of Fine Arts "Dobri Hristov" - Varna, the State Archives - Varna, the Municipal Art Gallery "Peter Persengiev" - Novi Pazar, the Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski", the National School of Fine Arts "Prof. Vesselin Stoyanov" - Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", National School of Fine Arts "Acad. Dechko Uzunov" - Kazanlak, National Art School "Tsanko Lavrenov" - Plovdiv, National Art School "Dimitar Dobrovich" - Sliven and Art Gallery "Dechko Stoev" - Pomorie. By opening their doors to this project, they helped the exlibris meet new audiences and gave even more people the opportunity to get to know some of the best contemporary exlibris artists.

The exhibition of the International ExLibris Competition Varna has been traveling since its inception in 2014. We are grateful that since its inception the competition has been implemented with the support of the Varna Municipality through the Culture Fund, and the traveling exhibitions in 2024 and 2026 are supported by the National Culture Fund. We also thank the partners from the Italian Exlibris Association and the project implemented with the support of the European Union - NextGenerationEU.

And last but not least, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all visitors, pupils, students, teachers, collectors and friends of graphic art who visited the exhibition and supported the development of exlibris in Bulgaria.

Expect more exciting exlibris events this fall during the 41 FISAE Congress on 1-6 September in the marine capital of Varna!