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The Intergovernmental Committee decided that the Convention needs an emblem to give greater visibility to intangible heritage and its safeguarding. This emblem will be chosen by means of an open international competition, overseen by a special subsidiary body set up by the Committee. The members of that body are: Algeria (Group V(b)), Bolivia (Group III), Bulgaria (Group II), France (Group I), India (Group IV) and Nigeria (Group V(a)), with Mr Khaznadar of France serving as Chairperson and Mr Eduardo Barrios of Bolivia serving as Rapporteur. UNESCO is now announcing a competition for the design of an emblem that best reflects the purposes and spirit of the Convention.

UNESCO invites entries from professional and amateur graphic designers, artists, and practitioners of intangible cultural heritage from all its Member States. Each participant may submit a single design, including a black and white and a colour version. The deadline for submissions to reach UNESCO is 15 February 2008.

At its third session in Istanbul, the Committee will select the winning design and award it with a prize of US$15,000. This will then serve as the Convention’s official emblem.

For further information, please write to ich-emblem@unesco.org
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