12th International Arte Laguna Prize

Description

GOALS

The Cultural Association MoCA organizes the 12th 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 and Tourism, the Veneto Region, the Municipality of Venice, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the European Institute of Design among others.
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 and the publication of the Catalogue.
The Prize includes nine sections: painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and short films, performance, virtual art, digital graphics, land art and urban 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. Artworks may have been previously exhibited. The theme is free. 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, they can include sounds, lights, videos, mechanical or electrical movements. The maximum size allowed is: base 4 meters, depth 4 meters, height 8 meters and there are no weight limits. 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 including digital elaborations. The maximum size allowed is 175 cm per side.

Video Art and Short films

videos, films, slow motion, time-lapse photgraphy made with any animation techniques on any digital and analog support, cinematographic, promotional, graphic computer short films. Maximum duration 15 minutes. For the subscription, the file video must be uploaded online and it must not exceed 500 mb.

Performance

performances made by one or more artists, using any technique, expressive form and with the use of any 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 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.The works featuring an installation will have to be adaptable to the exhibition space available.

Digital Graphics

images and works of digital painting generated or edited using a computer, tablet, smarthphone, or applications where the technological intervention is predominant. The 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 - With the support of Arte Sella

works or projects environmental and land art in which the artistic intervention interacts with the environment it has been created for. There are no restrictions in terms of the choice of the specific environment. The projects have to value nature and its features and more in general 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, enhancement, street art and graffiti, in which the artistic intervention interacts with the urban area has been thought for, using any technique (spray paint, artistic stickers, stencils, projections, videos, installations, etc…). There are no restrictions about the artistic intervention site. The finalist works will be exhibited with explicative panels.