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MoCA is a cultural association born in 2007 to enhance each form of art in order to rise public awareness and to introduce people to art.
Description
The Cultural Association MoCA, in collaboration with Arte Laguna Studio, organizes the 11th Edition of the International Arte Laguna Prize, aimed at promoting and enhancing Contemporary Art.The contest features the awarding of cash prizes, the organization of a major collective exhibition in the Arsenale of Venice, exhibitions in international Art Galleries, collaborations with Companies, Art Residencies, and the publication of the catalogue.
The free-themed Prize includes seven sections: painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and performance, virtual art, digital graphics, environmental and land art.
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. Below the technical details:
Painting
works made with technical and stylistic freedom (oil, tempera, acrylic, ink, vinyl, watercolor, graphite, pencil, collage, 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.
Photographic Art
photographs on analog or digital support, photos including digital elaborations.The maximum size allowed is 175 cm per side.
Video Art
videos, films and works made with any animation techniques on any digital and analog support, with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, opening titles and closing credits included.
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 generated or edited using a computer, tablet, smarthphone, or applications where the technological intervention is predominant. The works can be set up on a monitor or printed on a two-dimensional support with a maximum size 175 cm per side.
Environmental / Land Art - We thank Pentagram Stiftung for their support
Projects of environmental and land art works 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 will have to value nature and its features and more in general the environment or the landscape in which they are placed.
Jury
Igor Zanti
Curator and Head of Jury Italy, Curator and Art Critic
Curator and Head of Jury Italy, Curator and Art Critic
Flavio Arensi
Italy, Art Critic
Italy, Art Critic
Salvador Nadales
Spain, Curator of photography department at National Museum Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid
Spain, Curator of photography department at National Museum Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid
Tamara Chalabi
Iraq, Chair and Co-Founder of Ruya Foundation
Iraq, Chair and Co-Founder of Ruya Foundation
Paolo Colombo
Italy, Art Advisor for the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Italy, Art Advisor for the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Suad Garayeva
Azerbaijan, Curatorial Director of YARAT Contemporary Art Centre's exhibitions and permanent collection
Azerbaijan, Curatorial Director of YARAT Contemporary Art Centre's exhibitions and permanent collection
Ilaria Gianni
Italy, Curator and Art Critic
Italy, Curator and Art Critic
Nav Haq
Belgium, Senior Curator at M HKA – Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp
Belgium, Senior Curator at M HKA – Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp
Emanuele Montibeller
Italy, Artistic Director of Arte Sella in Trentino
Italy, Artistic Director of Arte Sella in Trentino
Fatos Ustek
United Kingdom, Independent Curator and Writer
United Kingdom, Independent Curator and Writer
Alma Zevi
Italy, Curator and Writer
Italy, Curator and Writer
Rewards
PAINTING Award
$8 183VIDEO ART Award
$8 183PERFORMANCE Award
$8 183PHOTOGRAPHIC ART Award
$8 183VIRTUAL ART Award
$8 183DIGITAL GRAPHICS Award
$8 183SCULPTURE & INSTALLATION Award
$8 183LAND ART Award
$8 183Timeline
Europe/Rome
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for 1 work
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for 2 work
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Main Exhibition Nappe Arsenale Nord, Venice
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Main Exhibition Nappe Arsenale Nord, Venice
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Virtual and Digital Art exhibition TIM Future Centre, Venice
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