Call for Artists

International Light Art Award 2019 (ILAA)

OPEN CALL

The International Light Art Award (ILAA) is entering its third round. The Centre for International Light Art in Unna and the innogy Stiftung are calling for applications for the first and only award for international light art worldwide. Participants are invited to submit their concepts by 16 September 2018. The award ceremony will take place in Unna on 7 June 2019.

THE AWARD

The biennial award honours emerging artists who contribute to the development of light art in an innovative and creative way. Artists are sought who use light as a primary material and provide an insight into the future of light art. The goal of the International Light Art Award is to inspire the development of new forms of light art.

JURY & CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

An international jury of renowned artists and curators will select three finalists out of the full list of applicants. The finalists will realise their installations and be part of the exhibition “The Future of Light Art” at the Centre for International Light Art Unna over several months. For each installation production costs will be covered up to a maximum of 10,000 EUR. The winner of the International Light Art Award will receive additional prize money to the amount of 10,000 EUR.

NEW! STUDENTS EXHIBITION

The 3rd edition of the International Light Art Award is the first to be accompanied by a parallel exhibition inviting students to reflect on light art. This parallel exhibition provides a platform for students to advance the interdisciplinary discourse of light art. Professors and teachers from art colleges in Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries will recommend 10 students, who are asked to submit concepts by 16 September 2018. The 10 nominated students will be financially supported with a budget of 1,000 EUR each. All entries should (re-)search, experimentalise and debate under the leitmotif: The Future of Light Art.

HOST

The Centre for International Light Art Unna hosts the International Light Art Award in cooperation with the innogy Stiftung.

For further information about ILAA as well as detailed conditions of participation please visit www.ilaa.eu.

For further information about the Centre for International Light Art in Unna please visit www.lichtkunst-unna.de.

Press contact:

ARTPRESS – Ute Weingarten

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CALL FOR ARTISTS for MUTE FESTIVAL

MUTE festival is a silent body arts festival that will take place in Ghent on 24 of November 2018. For this second edition we are looking for artists who are interested to contribute with a silent performance.

There are no formal requirements for the performance: it can be a short intervention or a durational piece, but keep in mind that the performances will take place in a historic building, not equipped with state-of-the-art technical set-up and possibly different acts going on at the same time. You find included the pictures of some of the spaces available, so you have an idea of what to expect.

The selected artists/projects will be invited to a common preparation week from 17 to 21 of september 2018 to explore the site and possible overlaps and links between the different projects. 

Please reply with a proposal (max. 2 A4 pages) to liesbet [op] posthuman [punt] be by

the first of July, including curriculum and documentation of previous work. You will receive an answer by mid july. We offer a fee and a refund of the transportation costs for the performance day.

Mission statement MUTE

MUTE festival is a silent artfestival that focuses on performances that involve the human body in silence. It opens the senses, the curiosity and the attention to the present moment and to what is (or not is). Not only the performances but also the architecture, the movement through the space, the presence of the spectator and artist -which are often not distinguishable from each other- turns this festival into a unique experience. At a time when so much emphasis is placed on accumulation, accelaration, multi-tasking and technology, the silent bodies create a counterweight and appeal us to stop and to be where (and who) we are.

MUTE festival plays an emerging role in the arts sector and the broader society by (re)creating stillness and contemplation in a sober setting. It is an open and inuitive, experimental festival and always in transformation, depending on the specific location and the different artists involved.

MUTE festival combines the characteristics of a museum, a theater and a street performance. It is rather on the cross lines between reflection, art, urban exploration and art happening and opens the doors to a wider group of interested public than only the hard core art lover.

MUTE festival is not defined by clear starting and ending hours, neither by the identity of the artist or by the schedule of the program, but rather unfolds as a living dialogue between spaces, bodies and the experience of time. The emphasis of the programmation is not so much on big names or already produced performances, but more on the interaction with the location, the possibility of improvising in the moment and the creation of a ‘living landsape’, a performative setting in which everything that happens gains in intensity.

For more information about the Mutefestival and Liesbet Hermans

http://posthuman.be/home-2/nl/projects/mute.html

Open to Art - ceramics award

OPEN TO ART

Third edition

Ceramics Award

Competition form on: www.officinesaffi.com/open-to-art

Milan, March 2018. The subscriptions for the third edition of Open to Art, Ceramics Award are open until September 21st 2018.

Open to Art, is organized by Officine Saffi with the aim of enhancing and promoting the use of ceramics in contemporary art and design. The competition offers € 10,000 plus several collateral awards in collaboration with prestigious international residency centers.

Open to Art is open to all contemporary artists of any nationality, individuals or groups. There are no age limitations and no thematic constraint. Works can be made in any ceramic technique. Works that include other materials are accepted as long as clay is the principal material used. The competition is divided in two sections: Art and Design. The complete Terms and Condition form will be available on www.officinesaffi.com. Subscription will be open until 21 September 2018.

THE JURY

An international jury will evaluate the works received according to the different criteria depending on the section. For the Art section, basic criteria will be technical quality, originality and conceptual research. The Design section has as fundamental criteria as well as technical quality and originality also functionality and reproducibility. Jurors involved are:

- Felicity Aylieff, Artist, head of programme RCA
- Laura Borghi, Officine Saffi
- Flaminio Gualdoni, Journalist, art critic and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts
- Tom Morris, Editor and consultant specialized in design, interiors and architecture
- Isabelle Naef Galuba, director of Museo Ariana
- Elisa Ossino, Architect, stylist
- Ranti Tjan, EKWC director

- Matteo Zauli, Curator, director of Museo Carlo Zauli

THE PRIZES
The winner works will become part of the Officine Saffi collection. All selected works will be exhibited in the gallery. First prize for the Art Ceramic category will be € 5.000*, first prize for Design Ceramic category will be € 5.000*

Over the two category prizes there will be 5 other collateral awards that will be given to the selected artists by many important national and international realities: **

• Artist's residency at Sundaymorning@ekwc in The Netherlands
• Artist's residency during the International Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama, Japan
• Artist's residency at Amfora in Seinäjoki, Finland
• Artist's residency at the International Ceramic Research Center Guldagergaard, Denmark
• Artist's residency at Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza
• Cover Prize and focus of the artist on Fragile Magazine

** further prizes are being defined and will be announced shortly

Japanese residency will be held during the International Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama, Shizuoka. The residence in Finland will take place in the city of Seinäjoki, sponsor of the initiative. The city, famous for its prestigious administrative and cultural center designed by Alvar Aalto, will host the winning artist who will be selected in collaboration with the company Amfora. The Danish two-month residence will take place at the International Ceramic Research Center Guldagergaard in Denmark.

The Carlo Zauli Museum will offer a Production Prize of a limited-edition ceramic object that will be a dialogue between art and design. It will be realized in the laboratories that belonged to the famous Faenza artist.

* As per law, a 25% withholding tax will be charged on all the money prizes.

FINALISTS EXHIBITION
All the works admitted to the second level of selection will be exhibited in a show at Officine Saffi in March 2019. The winners will be announced on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition.

OFFICINE SAFFI
Officine Saffi was founded in 2011 with the aim of promoting contemporary ceramics. 

The gallery is mainly focused on highlighting young and contemporary artists from all over the world but also 20th century masters. Alongside the gallery, the laboratory runs workshops, talks, lectures, in addition to the artists in residencies programs and the biennial award Open to Art dedicated to contemporary ceramics and design.

INFORMATION:
Award: Ceramic Art and Design Award

Opening subscription: 31 March 2018

Deadline: 21 September 2018

Award ceremony and exhibition opening: March 2019

Office: Officine Saffi, Via Aurelio Saffi 7, 20123 Milan.

Tel: +39 02 36 68 56 96

Mail: concorso [op] officinesaffi [punt] com

Info: www.officinesaffi.com

OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS • IN SITU ART FAIR

In Situ Art Fair singles out by being the leading Macedonian event to showcase and present a 360° array of novelties in art, design, architecture and the creative industries by fusing the distinctive capacities of the local milieu with those of the global scene. Today’s In Situ Art Fair is the result of what used to be the International Fair of Contemporary Art - Paratissima Skopje throughout the past four years (2014-2017).
 

We have hosted over 450 independent authors originating from 39 countries and have achieved a fast-growing audience with the purpose of providing a backbone for the growth and development of contemporary and (un)conventional formats of expression, seeking to be both inclusive in our approach and exclusive in our output.

In Situ Art Fair will take place from 13 – 15 of September at the Youth Cultural Center, Skopje – Macedonia.

The call for applications is open from 15th of May to 15th July. The call is open for everyone from everywhere.

There are no pre-qualifications in terms of gender, nationality, geo-location, academic background or field of work.

To register and apply or access additional information about In Situ Art Fair please refer to our media channels:

Official website: www.insitu.mk

Link to the application: https://insitu.mk/open-call/

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