Published: 2012-09-11
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DECISION
ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE STATUTES ON THE BALTIC ASSEMBLY
PRIZES FOR LITERATURE, THE ARTS AND SCIENCE
The Baltic Assembly decides to adopt the following amendments to the Statutes on the Baltic Assembly Prizes for Literature, the Arts and Science:
3. To amend Article 2 of Chapter I and set it forth to read as follows:
4. To supplement Chapter I with Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7, and set them forth to read as follows:
“4. The Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature shall be awarded annually to an author for a novel, a play, a collection of poems, short stories or essays, or any similar written composition in Estonian, Latvian or Lithuanian. The work must have been published for the first time within the past three years.
5. The Baltic Assembly Prize for the Arts shall be awarded annually either to an author or to a performer for a work of art or a series of works presented (performed before an audience) within the past three years in fine arts, applied arts, in music, architecture, theatre or cinema. It also may be awarded to a director, soloist, actor, ballet artist or a group of artists for outstanding artistic achievement accomplished within the past three years.
6. The Baltic Assembly Prize for Science shall be awarded annually to an author for outstanding research work or series of works in the humanities, social or natural sciences, which is of international importance, has a considerable impact on the Baltic region and has been published within the past three years.
5. To amend Chapter II and set it forth to read as follows:
“II. The National Jury
1. Nominees for the Baltic Assembly Prizes from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania shall be assessed by National Juries.
2. The National Jury shall consist of at least nine people. The members of the National Jury shall be outstanding specialists in the fields of literature, the arts and science and shall be nominated by creative unions, academies of science, councils of science, or other institutions and organisations working in the field of literature, the arts and science.
3. The members of the National Jury shall be appointed for a period of three years with a possibility to be re-appointed for the next three consecutive years.
6. To amend Article 3 of Chapter III and set it forth to read as follows:
7. To amend Article 4 of Chapter III and set it forth to read as follows:
8. To amend Article 6 of Chapter III and to set it forth to read as follows:
9. To amend Article 7 of Chapter III and to set it forth to read as follows:
10. To supplement Chapter III with Articles 8, 9 and 10, and set them forth to read as follows:
“8. The Joint Jury shall have a right to decide not to award the Prize. The Prize shall neither be awarded if the Joint Jury is not able to reach an agreement, that is, to make a decision with a simple majority vote. Resources that are saved due to Prize not being awarded shall be transferred to the following year’s budget.
11. To amend Chapter IV and set it forth to read as follows:
“IV. Nominating the Work and Awarding the Prizes
1. Portfolio and works with all the necessary information (the curriculum vitae of a nominee, reviews, at least two letters of recommendation and other relevant materials) shall be submitted to the relevant National Jury in accordance with the regulations of the competition prior to 1 June. Works nominated for international competition shall be submitted to the Joint Jury not later than two weeks before the meeting of the Joint Jury.
2. The relevant National Jury shall assess submitted works and nominate the best work from the fields of literature, the arts and science for international competition judged by the Joint Jury.
3. The Joint Jury shall convene for the meeting not later than one month prior to the annual Session of the Baltic Assembly.
12. To amend Chapter V and set it forth to read as follows:
“V. The Administration of National Juries and the Joint Jury
1. Activities of the National Jury shall be coordinated by the secretaries of the national delegations to the Baltic Assembly.
13. To supplement the Regulations with the new version of Chapter VI – “Final Provisions” and set it forth to read as follows: