INTERNATIONAL STONE SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM – TURKEY

Deadline: 20th of August 2011
This International Stone Sculpture Symposium will take place in a town of Turkey, between the 1st November – 30th November 2011. A total of 10 artists (5 Turkish residents, 5 Non-Turkish residents) will be participating in the symposium. Only applications from European or Meditterranian Countries will be accepted. The material to be used is “emprador light” marble. The organizing Municipality will provide each artist with a maximum of 3m3 block/blocks of marble in total, cut in accordance to the artist’s dimension specifications. The symposium’s theme is “child and game”. Artists are expected to realize projects upon the given theme. The sculptures created in the frame of the symposium will remain in the possession of The Municipality. The sculptures produced by the artists in the symposium will be placed in a sculpture park being constructed in the town, when the park is completed; in positions chosen by the Symposium Committee and The Municipality. The transportation, accomodation and breakfast, lunch and dinner will be arranged by the Municipality. Accomodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner will also be provided by the Alanya Municipality for the symposium participants’ companions (limited to one person, staying in the same room as the participating artist). The companions will not be reimbursed for their travel costs, nor will they be paid for their labour, if any. Travel expenses for all artists will be covered as follows: economy class plane tickets and transfer from the airport. The Municipality will provide the plane tickets and send them to the participating artists. To each artist who has completed his work in the given time and place will be given a total of 2000 Euro (TwoThousandEuros) for equipment expenses and copyright.
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