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15TH ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE

The Italian Cultural Association MoCA (Modern Contemporary Art), in collaboration with Arte Laguna Studio, organizes the 15th Edition of the International Arte Laguna Prize, aimed at promoting and enhancing Contemporary Art.


TECHNIQUES

The Prize is open to all Artists, with no restrictions of age, sex, nationality or any other qualifications. Each artist can participate with one or more artworks, also in more than one section. Below the technical details:
Painting: Works made with technical and stylistic freedom (oil, tempera, acrylic, ink, vinyl, watercolor, graphite, pencil, collage, prints of different kind, etc.) on any support (canvas, paper, wood, plastics, iron, etc.). The maximum size allowed is 175 cm per side.

Sculpture and Installation: Works created with any organic or inorganic material,which may include sounds, lights, videos and mechanical or electrical movements. The maximum size allowed is: base 4 meters, depth 4 meters, height 8 meters and there is no weight limit. Works that require a set-up in the dark must be adaptable to the available exhibition space.

Photographic Art: Photographs on analog or digital support, photos which may include digital elaborations. The maximum size allowed is 175 cm per side.

Video Art and Short films: Videos, films, slow motion, time-lapse photgraphy or works made with animation techniques on any digital or analog support, cinematographic, promotional, or graphic computer short films. Maximum duration: 15 minutes. The video file must be uploaded online and not exceed 500 mb.

Performance: Performances made by one or more artists, using any technique, expressive form and support materials provided by the artist. Finalist artists will perform live during the opening night, in a version which does not exceed 10 minutes.

Virtual Art: Works entirely created by using the computer or digital applications and devices: videos, installations, performances in which the use of digital media plays a key role in the creative process and content; net art, software, interactive devices, videogames, augmented reality projects, rapid prototyping, etc. Works featuring an installation will have to be adaptable to the exhibition space available.

Digital Graphics: Images and works generated or edited using a computer, tablet, smarthphone, or applications including works of digital painting, gifs and photographs, where the technological intervention is predominant. Works of digital painting, gifs and photographs where manipulation is predominant are included. Finalist works will be set up on a monitor or printed on a two-dimensional support with a maximum size 175 cm per side.

Environmental / Land Art: Works or projects of environmental and land art in which the artistic intervention interacts with the environment it has been created for. There is no restrictions on the choice of the specific environment. The submitted works and projects submitted relate to nature and its features and more in general to the environment or the landscape in which they are placed. The finalist works will be exhibited with explicative panels.

Urban Art: Works or projects of urban art and enhancement, street art, graffiti and stencil ar5t, in which the artistic intervention interacts with the urban area and the public space it has been conceived for, using any technique (spray paint, artistic stickers, stencils, projections, videos, installations, etc.). There is no restrictions concerning the artistic intervention site. The finalist works will be exhibited with explicative panels.

Art Design: Productions that are born in the artistic field and then find their application in the world of design. Works, products, projects in which the artistic influence and inspiration are clear. Finalist designers will have to present the product or a full-scale prototype or a scale model of their project based on the set-up choices by the organization.
 
PRIZES
The total amount of the Prize is thus divided:

INSTITUTIONAL PRIZES*
3 cash prizes of 10.000 € each, for a total amount of 30.000 €
In case of ex-aequo, the jury reserves the right to split the prize money among more artists.

* By law, on all the money prizes a withholding of 25% will be required.

Personal webpage on Arte Laguna World, the contemporary art platform for the promotion of all the artists participating in the 15th edition.

ARTIST IN GALLERY PRIZES
Realization of personal exhibitions in international Art Galleries including: set up, coverage of transportation expenses (max. € 500) and a digital catalogue dedicated to the selected artist.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PRIZES
Reserved to artists who submit at least 2 works to the same section

BUSINESS FOR ART PRIZES

ART PLATFORMS & SUPPORTERS PRIZE

FESTIVALS & EXHIBITIONS PRIZES
(check on the website)

FINALISTS EXHIBITIONS
The 120 finalist artists selected by the international jury will participate in the major collective exhibition which will take place in Venice in March/April 2021.
The prestigious venue of the Arsenale 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. The historical venue of the Telecom Italia Future Centre, where new technologies are developed, will host the 5 works of virtual and digital art.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a bilingual catalogue.
 
ENTRY FEE
100 € + 22% VAT (122 €) for artists over 25 (born within the year 1993).
The fee allows the applicant to submit 5 works also in different sections; each additional work, following the 5th, costs 20 € + 22% VAT (24,40 €).
80 € + 22% VAT (97,60 €) for artists under 25 (born in 1994 and later); artists under 25 must attach a copy of their ID when applying. The fee allows the applicant to submit 5 works also in different sections; each additional work, following the 5th, costs 20 € + 22% VAT (24,40 €).Artists must keep a copy of the payment. The entry fee is not refundable.
 
HOW TO APPLY:

Artists can apply by: 27th November 2020, using one of these modalities:

a) On-line by the website https://www.artelagunaprize.com/
b) By mail
c) By sending in an envelope or delivering to the Head Office of the Prize (ARTE LAGUNA - Via Roma, 29/A - 31021 Mogliano Veneto (TV) - Italy):

  • the application form that can be downloaded at the web page https://www.artelagunaprize.com/
  • a short biographical statement
  • a picture of each work (minimum size: 15x20 cm - maximum size: 20x30cm) including artist’s name and surname, country, title, size, technique, year on the back side of the picture
  • a copy of the payment of the entry fee.

 

The documentation (photographs included) will not be returned to the artist.
For the selection's process, the videos sent on DVD will be uploaded in a private password-protected Youtube account.

The Awarding Juries will select 200 works.
The selected artists will be asked to send an e-mail with a focused dossier with max. 10 works to participate in the final selection of the 120 works, which will be exhibited in the prestigious venue of Venice.
The selections results will be published on the website www.artelagunaprize.com
The proclamation of the overall winners and of all the prizes will take place during the inauguration of the finalist artists exhibition. The set-up and the organization of the 2 exhibitions mentioned above will be done by the Italian Cultural association MoCA. The transportation costs (round trip) and the artworks insurance costs will be at the expense of each artist.

For further information: www.artelagunaprize.com