ARTS NATURE – FRANCE
 | Deadline: 12th November 2013
A contest based in the relationship between Art and Nature will take place for 14th June till 14th September 2014.
The event is managed by the Tourist Office of a French City, the call for projects involves the creation of 10 works of art into the territory of Community
The works of art will be put up in places where they highlight the surrounding countryside’s qualities..
The places for installation:
The potential places for installing the works are based on the following criteria:
- Aesthetic and artistic factors of the place: an unusual, open, visible natural environment
- Natural sites
- Different types of site (lake, forest, open space, etc.)
- Enough space to be able to cater for the work of art, visitors and events
- Facilities for the public nearby (car park, rest area, etc.)
- Sites accessible to everyone, or at least visible from afar.
Theme:
No specific theme has been given to the event so as to leave the artists free to express their artistic temperament. However, a guideline is taking shape around the notions of "the environment", "territory" and "creation, "Art and ecology" are themes that are embraced as well.
Artists:
Selection method
- The event is opened to all.
- Are involved as "young talent", students, alone or in team, of Schools of Art, Architecture, Landscape, in penultimate or final year of degree course or have graduated since last year.
- The selection of artists is deliberately national and international.
- The selection committee will select a young talent (alone or in teams) among 10 artists selected.
- The selection committee’s decisions are final and candidates will be informed personally of them on March.
One Guest artist: The organization reserves the rights to invite an artist who will choose his site from all the proposed sites.
Art grant: a grant totaling 8,000eu including VAT will be given to each artist (or team) selected including 6.500eu for artistic fees and 1.500eu for rights of authors
It must cover the following services:
Producing the work: creation, purchase of and working the materials, logistics, transporting elements from the studio to the site, where necessary, and installation of the work (the artists have to provide the tools and materials needed for their work);
The artist’s trips;
Food and accommodation for the artist in the area when visiting sites and creating the work
The artist’s presence during the installation of the work is mandatory ;
The artist’s presence at the preview is mandatory scheduled the 10th of June;
The production of an explanatory text presenting his/her work and his/her artistic approach. It can be written by the artist or a contemporary art specialist
A possible visit to the sites in the Sancy Massif scheduled by the organiser for all the chosen artists.
The artist has to ensure the maintenance of the work for the duration of the event in case of natural or human degradation of the work;
The dismantling of the work ;
The use of images of the piece in accordance with moral rights.
The transfer of the work’s exploitation rights for a period fixed by the organiser. The terms of this transfer will be set by an agreement between the artist and the organiser. Of course the works remain the artists’ intellectual property and the rights are assigned temporarily.
- The artist promises to create a work of art that is closely linked to the narural scenery. The monumental "creations" will be given priority in respect of the scale of the territory;
- Choice of materials: the artist is free to choose any type of material while respecting the site’s environment. Art pieces using materials from nature, recycled materials or renewable energy such as wind or solar energy will be privileged.
-Deadline to finish the installation of artwork: 08th of June 2014.
- Integration of works: integration must take account of the scale of the area and of the specific nature of the installation site;
- Security works: works must not present a danger for the visitors
- The selected artists will be laid down for the realization of their works.
Locations:
The choice of 3 locations:
The organiser invites the artists to choose 3 sites out of the selected sites. Only one site per artist, out of the three he/she has picked, will be chosen by the committee according to the artist’s approach and the originality of his/her proposal.
Projects:
The artists will submit between one and three projects for one till three different sites.
For detailed information on how to participate ( required documentation and contact address),
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