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13th Arte Laguna Prize - International contemporary art competition

Exclusive offer for sculpture network members: disount of 20% on the registration fee! Please note: to receive the discount sculpture network members have to use the application form that can be found by clicking on documents "entry_form_SN.pdf". Please send the completed application form with your bio and pictures to contact@artelagunaprize.com.

 

ABOUT ARTE LAGUNA
Arte Laguna srl, in partnership with the Cultural Association MoCA, organizes the 13th Edition of the International Arte Laguna Prize, aimed at promoting and enhancing contemporary art.
The Prize obtained a medal from the President of the Italian Republic, with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the Veneto Region, the Municipality of Venice, the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, the European Institute of Design.
The contest features the awarding of cash prizes, the organization of a major collective exhibition at the Arsenale of Venice, exhibitions in international art galleries, collaborations with companies, art residencies, inclusion into the web portal artelaguna.world and the publication of the Catalogue.
The Prize includes ten sections: painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and short films, performance, virtual art, digital graphics, land art, urban art and design.

 
TECHNIQUES
The Prize is open to all Artists and Designers, with no restrictions of age, gender, nationality or any other qualifications. Each artist can participate also in more than one section by submitting a portfolio of works. Artworks may have been previously exhibited. The theme is free. Below are the details of each section:
 

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 dark rooms 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.
Design - With the support of Antrax
Furniture or furnishing accessories that enrich the housing experience where the visual component is predominant. Finishes and outdoor furniture are included, whereas electrical appliances are not accepted. Finalist designers will have to present a full-scale prototype or a scale model of their project. The maximum size of the prototype should not exceed 100cm per side.

 
JURY
The selection of the submitted artworks is made by an international jury composed of 13 members, subdivided into the contest categories.

 
PRIZES
The total amount of the Prize is thus divided:

INSTITUTIONAL PRIZES*
€ 7.000,00 Painting
€ 7.000,00 Sculpture and Installation | Virtual Art
€ 7.000,00 Photographic Art | Digital Graphics
€ 7.000,00 Video Art and Short Films | Performance
€ 7.000,00 Land Art | Urban Art
€ 7.000,00 Design

*By law, on all the money prizes a withholding of 25% will be required. In case of ex-aequo, the jury reserves the right to split the prize money among more artists.

 

ARTIST IN GALLERY PRIZES
4 personal exhibitions in international art galleries including: set-up, reimbursement of expenses of € 500* and a dedicated digital catalogue.

Each gallery selects one artist among those who pass the first selection carried out by the international jury (see art. 7)

Galerie Isabelle Lesmeister, Regensburg, Germany
Várfok Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
Anise Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, United States


ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PRIZES
Art Residency programs in Italy and abroad that provide artists with a space and time to live the experience of a new culture, create new works and participate in new activities in a multicultural environment. Participation is free of charge for all those who apply to one of the sections of Arte Laguna Prize. Each artist can apply to all the residences by filling out the dedicated form, where required.


ART PLATFORMS & SUPPORTERS PRIZES
Collaborations with foundations and institutions whose main mission is to promote art and support artists and their careers.
Participation is free of charge for all those who apply to one of Arte Laguna Prize sections.

 

FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS PRIZES
International collaborations with festivals and organizations to create a network where artists, visibility, and new projects meet.
Participation is free of charge for all those who apply to one of the sections Arte Laguna Prize (see art. 2).

 

FINALISTS EXHIBITION
The 120 finalist artists selected by the international jury will participate in the major collective exhibition which will take place in Venice, at the Arsenale Nord, from March 16th to April 7th 2019
The jury, at its discretion, may decide to select a smaller or larger number of finalist artists based on qualitative and set-up reasons.
The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual catalogue. All the finalist works, included those awarded with the money prizes, remain property the artists. The works of all the artists enrolled in Arte Laguna Prize will be published for free on the portal artelaguna.world (with prior consent).


 
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee allows each artist to present their resume and a portfolio of up to 4 works to the selection jury. Moreover, the entry fee allows each artist to apply, without additional costs, to all the prizes by filling out, where required, the dedicated application form.
The entry fee is for the partial coverage of the services offered by Arte Laguna (coordination of the selection by the jury, organization of the special prizes, realization of the Finalists Exhibition, promotion and press office), and of the administration and secretarial expenses; the entry fee is:

 

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

Artists can apply by: November 27th, 2018 using one of these modalities:

a) On-line: On-line Application

Special Prizes
Fraccaro Spumadoro, Treviso, Italy
Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, Venice, Italy
47 Anno Domini, Treviso, Italy
Maglificio Giordano's, Cappella Maggiore (Treviso), Italy

b) By mail: 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
  • a short biographical statement
  • a picture of each work (maximum size: 20x30cm), including the artist’s name and surname, country, title, size, technique, year on the back side of the picture, or a DVD with the files of the works
  • copy of the payment of the entry fee.

 

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