: deadline extended to
December 14, 2016.
The
Arte Laguna Prizeis an international free-themed art competition aimed at enhancing
Contemporary Art. Promoting contemporary art and providing artists with professional development opportunities are the founding principles of the competition.
There is
no thematic guidelines or any other restriction, and its goal is to collect the multiple expressions of contemporary art in the fields of:
•
Painting•
Photography Art•
Sculpture and Installation•
Video Art•
Performance•
Virtual Art•
Digital Graphics•
Land ArtThe works will be evaluated and selected by a jury of international experts including directors of foundations and museums, independent curators, art critics, and chaired by
Igor Zanti, curator of the Prize and director of
IED Venice.
For the partial support of the organisation expenses, the application fee is 55 Euro (
approx. 60 USD) for one work and 100 Euro (
approx. 110 USD) for two works in the same section; for every additional work (
submitted to the same section) the fee is 50 Euro (
approx. 55 USD).
For
under 25artists the application fee is 50 Euro (
approx. 55 USD) for one work and 90 Euro (
approx. 99 USD) for two works in the same section; for every additional work (
submitted to the same section) the fee is 45 Euro (
approx. 49 USD) each.
Eligibility
Open to artists worldwide with no age restrictions.
Prize
An international jury will select
125 finalist artistsfor:
• 6 cash prizes of
7.000 Euro(
approx. 7,700 USD) each
• Major collective exhibition in the
Arsenale of Venice• 5 exhibitions in international Art Galleries
• 5 collaborations with Companies
• 9 Art Residencies
• 3 International Festivals
• Publication in the catalogue
The
major collective exhibitionwill take place in the historical location of the Arsenale in Venice (
Italy) in
March 2017. The prestigious venue in the lagoon city will host the exhibition of 30 works of painting, 30 sculptures and installations, 30 works of photographic art, 10 videos, 10 land art projects, 5 performances which will be performed live during the exhibition's opening ceremony.