International Biennial Poster Design Terras Gauda – Francisco Mantecón Competition 2026
Advertising Poster Design Award
are intended as a homepage to the man, the goor friend an the inimitable creator and artist whose talent and masterly skills illuminated everything related to the image of Bodegas Terras Gauda since the company was first set up. It is also hoped, based on deep respect for his work, to open up new future horizons for new creative talent.
Francisco Mantecón was born in Vigo in 1948.
After graduating from Barcelona´s San Jorge Art School, he was involved in over 100 individual and group exhibitions, dividing his time between teaching and creative work. He was a member of the “Atlántida” group and other avant-garde movements. His obsession with perfectionism in shade and form, based on culture, creativity and talent, made him an indisputable point of reference in the fine and graphic art world in Galicia.
PARTICIPANTS
This competition is open to any natural (+18) or corporate person subject only to the restrictions imposed by current legislation.
WORKS
Each participant may present a maximum of two works, which must be previously unpublished. They may be created using any pictorial, photographic or computerized technique, etc. The subject is unspecified, although it should preferably reflect corporate aspects of the organizing entity, i.e., fundamentally in relation to its white Albariño wines: Terras Gauda and Abadía de San Campio. Creativity is highly valued in this sense, as is the inclusion of the company’s logo. Terras Gauda Wineries will provide all designers who request it a vectored copy of the organization’s logo for use in the works being created, as well as images of their products. They are available at: www.terrasgauda.com and www.franciscomantecon.com
PRESENTATION – SUBMISSIONS FROM EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
- To enter as participant, authors must register the digital file of their work(s) here.
- Each work is automatically assigned a number, which must be included on the back of the printed poster for identification purposes
- The originals must then be presented or sent to Terras Gauda Wineries printed and pasted on 50 x 70 cm foam board, properly protected. The following information must be included on the back of the poster:
- Identification number of the work, previously obtained during the digital registration
- Contact email address and telephone number, perfectly legible
These should be sent in an envelope containing the following information:
- Name and surname(s) of the designer
- Photocopy of the designer’s national identification document
- Address, telephone and email address, which must also be included on the back of the poster
International submissions must specify on the package: No commercial value / For cultural use
PLACE
The works must be sent to:
Bodegas Terras Gauda, S.A.
Carretera de Tui-A Guarda, km 55, O Rosal
36760 Pontevedra (Spain)
DEADLINE
All posters postmarked by the sender’s postal office before 6:00 p.m. on April 10, 2026, will be accepted.
If printing is ordered at the destination, all works for which payment has been completed before 6:00 p.m. on April 10, 2026, will be accepted.
PRIZES
Terras Gauda Wineries shall award:
- GRAND PRIZE, WORTH 10,000 EUROS
- 1st HONORABLE MENTION, AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA AWARD, WORTH 2,000 EUROS
- 2nd HONORABLE MENTION, WORTH 2,000 EUROS
- SPECIAL MENTION, WORTH 2,000 EUROS (The winery reserves the right to grant a Special Mention)
The judges may opt not to award any of the prizes. In this event, the corresponding prize money is to be donated to an organization that, in the opinion of the panel of judges, has made an outstanding social or cultural contribution to Galicia.
Status as a finalist and prize winner means the mandatory participation in the COMPETITION GALICIAN TOURISM-ADVERTISING IMAGE DESIGN TO PROMOTE THE “PRIMAVERA DE PORTAS ABERTAS NAS RUTAS DOS VIÑOS DE GALICIA” FOR THE EDITIONS OF THE YEARS 2027 AND 2028, endowed with 10,000€ in prizes.
AWARD CEREMONY
Winners will be announced on the following websites: www.turismo.gal, www.terrasgauda.com and www.franciscomantecon.com.
The Galician Tourism Bureau will contact the winners to formalize the details of the awards presentation.
For more information, please contact the Galician Tourism Bureau.
Telephone: 981 957 063 | E-mail: produto.turismo@xunta.gal
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION GO TO THE COMPETITION WEBSITE – PLEASE CLICK –