announces the opening of the third edition of the
Donkey Art Prize, a juried international competition aimed at promoting contemporary art and discovering new talented artists across the world.
The contest is divided in two categories:
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Painting- there is total technical and stylistic freedom (
oil, tempera, acrylic, ink, vinyl, watercolor, graphite, pencil, collage, litography etc.) on whichever support (
canvas, paper, wood, plastics, iron, etc.). The max dimensions allowed per each works are 230x230 cm, frame included and 25 kg of weight.
•
Photography- there is total technical and stylistic freedom (
colour, black/white, analogical, digital, polaroid, mobile, etc.). The image can also be totally made by computer or taken from other sources; like a painting, a photograph, collages, litography etc. Or from a digital drawing made by software using a mouse or a graphic tablet. The max dimensions allowed per photos (
printed) are 180X180 cm.
Theme and subject are
free. Each artist can participate with one work only. The work must be recent, made at last
two yearsprior to the starting date of this competition. The artwork must be available to be shown in exhibitions.
The artworks remains always property of the artists.
The entry fee is 35 Euro (approx. 40 USD).
Eligibility
Open to all artists, without any boundaries of age, sex, nationality or qualification.
Prize
Each category has two main Awards, under and over 30 years old. The four winners will receive
2000 Euroeach (approx. 2,280 USD) plus a painting kit-box provided by
Maimeri.
Moreover,
50 finalistsfrom each category will be invited to display their work in one of the galleries of the
Donkey Art Prizecircuit in the period comprised between
Juneand
September 2015in the cities of
Milan,
Saint Petersburg,
Miamiand
Tokyo.
Each finalist and winner will have his/her own personal page pubished in the
Donkey Art Prizewebsite, and at the end of the events a printed catalogue will be released with all the informations about finalists, winners, events and partners.