ART PRIZE - ITALY
 | Deadline: November, 16, 2010: for posted applications (postmark date) – December 10, 2010: on-line applications
Various Italian Institutions announces the Fifth International Art Prize in order to assess and promote contemporary art. The contest offers: cash prizes; the organization of a significant collective exhibition at the Arsenale of Venice; exhibitions in Art Galleries/Exhibition Spaces; the possibility to stay in Art Residencies and the official Catalogue publication.
The Prize is divided in five sections: painting, photographic art, sculpture, video art and performance. Participants can choose the theme of their works. The Prize is open to all artists, without any limits of age, sex, nationality or other qualifications. Each artist can participate with one or two works, in one or more sections. Technical details:
PAINTING – works realized with complete technical and stylistic freedom (oil, tempera, acrylic, ink, vinyl, watercolor, graphite, pencil, collage, etc.) on whichever support (canvas, paper, wood, plastics, iron, etc.). The max dimensions allowed per each work are 150x150 cm.
SCULPTURE AND INSTALLATION – either organic or inorganic material. In the works you can use sound, light, video, mechanical or electrical movements. The max dimensions allowed per each work is: base 4 m, depth 4 m, height 4 m, weight 150 kg.
If selected as finalists for the collective exhibition, the artist must provide the Organization with all necessary materials in order to exhibit the artwork and he should supervise the setting up.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ART - color and b/w analog photos; color and b/w digital photos; color and b/w digital elaborations; works entirely created by computer. The max dimensions allowed per each works are 150cm x 150 cm.
VIDEO ART AND ANIMATION - film, video and works with any animation technique on any digital or analog support. Maximum time length for works is 15 minutes, opening title and closing credits included. For the exhibition the artist must send original works saved on DVD in high quality and in formats compatible with popular reading systems.
PERFORMANCE- Each artist or group of artists can participate with one or more performances that can be performed using any technique, expressive form and with any support materials (video, music, etc.. to be provided and arranged by the artist in the case of being selected as finalist). Each performance may last as maximum of 10 minutes and may involve a maximum of five artists.
Prize:
PRIZE Painting: 5,000 euro
PRIZE Sculpture: 5,000 euro
PRIZE Photographic Art: 5,000 euro
PRIZE Videoart: 5,000 euro
PRIZE Performance: 5,000 euro
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