Deadline: 30/09/2010
Open to: any person practising art either as a professional artist in full-time or part-time, student artisti or self-taught artist from anywhere in the world
Venue: Brooklyn, New York.USA
Date: 11-13 December final exhibition, live media performances, and awards
Fee: 60 € for Celeste Prize 2009 participants/90 € for new members/participants
AIM
The prize has been established to promote international contemporary art in the widest possible sense. There will be a final art exhibition with 50 artworks, a final catalogue of circa 150 pages with circa 120 illustrated works of art and critical texts, as well as 6 prize awards totaling 40,000 €. The exhibition of finalist works, voting and awards will take place at The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, New York, in December 2010.
ELIGIBILITY
The art competition is open to any person practising art either as a professional artist in full-time or part-time, student artisti or self-taught artist from anywhere in the world. There is no age limit for applicants and the prize is open to all artists whatever their qualifications, whether or not he or she has experience of public or private exhibitions, critical acclaim, or collectors at a national or international level. The prize encourages participation by artists at every level.
PRIZES
Excellence in content, contemporary aesthetic, technique, and material is sought in the selection of works for the final exhibition. Works of art submitted to the prize must have been completed in the last 24 months, and do not necessarily have to have been exhibited before. There is no special subject, title or theme required for participating works, they can range from being figurative to abstract, from conceptual to participatory in content and presentation.
PAINTING PRIZE 8,000 €*
First prize 6,000 €, and 220 € to each of the other nine finalists.
PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL GRAPHICS PRIZE 8,000 €*
First prize 6,000 €, and 220 € to each of the other nine finalists.
VIDEO & ANIMATION PRIZE 8,000 €*
First prize 6,000 €, and 220 € to each of the other nine finalists.
INSTALLATION & SCULPTURE PRIZE 8,000 €*
First prize 6,000 €, and 220 € to each of the other nine finalists.
LIVE MEDIA & PERFORMANCE PRIZE 8,000 €*
First prize 6,000 €, and 220 € to each of the nine other finalists. The three runners-up will each receive a free copy of Modul8’s latest software.
