The Arte Laguna Prize is 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 and Short Films
• Performance
• Digital Graphics and Cartoon
• Environmental / Land Art
• Urban Art and Street Art
• Art Design
The submitted works will be evaluated by an international jury who will select the finalist artists and designers that will exhibit at the Arsenale of Venice from March 13th to April 5th 2021 and will award the three overall winners.
The entry fee (80 Euro + 22% VAT for artists under 35 / 100 Euro + 22% VAT for artists over 35) allows the applicant to submit 5 works.
Eligibility
Open to artists worldwide with no age restrictions.
Prize
3 cash prizes of 10.000 Euro each, free publication on the web portal artelaguna.world and critical text of the President of the Jury by the artistic Curator of the Prize. The major collective exhibition will take place in the historical location of the Arsenale in Venice (Italy) in March/April 2021.
Special Prizes (deadline: January 13):
• 5 Art residencies
• 1 Business for Art
• 5 Art galleries
• 3 Festivals and exhibitions
• 3 Art platforms
• 1 Sustainability and Art Prize