International Contemporary Art Competition // Terms

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1 International Contemporary Art Competition // Terms Art.1 Graphic Art Category The MAGMMA (The Marchionni Mediterranean Museum of Graphic Art) Foundation for Aesthetics and Progress, has announced a competition of contemporary art with the aim of promoting and increasing appreciation of Graphic Art. with the term graphic as in the ancient Greek word meaning drawing. The adjective graphic has always been used generally to indicate drawing; a representation and expression through signs with images that are resolved primarily through signs supported on paper. This is typical in drawing and printing (engraving) with different representational and communicative objectives differing for each individual work. ( Enciclopedia Treccani ). The principle criteria for the competition will be the quality, originality and contemporary character of the work Only works executed on paper or card will be accepted. All graphic techniques are acceptable: charcoal, ink, pencil and grease pencil, pastel, chalk, watercolor, gouache, as are the various etching techniques (woodcut, lithography, etching, aquatint, drypoint, linoleum handwriting, mixed intaglio.), screen printing Giclée, computer graphics and offset works performed by various techniques, including acrylic and tempera. The works accepted into the final selection must be presented in a simple wooden frame and identified on the back in writing (block letters) with: title of the work, name and surname of the artist, technique used and year the work was created. The overall measurement must not exceed 220cm (base+height) Art. 1 bis Painting Category Together with the Graphics competition MAGMMA is also awarding a prize for painting. The principle criteria for the competition will be the quality, originality and contemporary character of the work. Works considered in the category of painting will use or manual intervention of oils, tempera, acrylic, industrial paints, graphite, vinyl on any type of support (even preprinted). Also accepted are collage techniques and multi-material applications. Paintings must not exceed an overall measurement of cm.250 (base+height). Fondazione Estetica & Progresso Telefono: info@premiomarchionni.it Pag. 1

2 Art. 1.1bis terms of the contest prize Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles. 1 and 1bis is established that: Graphic Art category: The overall measurement must not exceed 300 cm (base+height) Painting Category: The overall measurement must not exceed 300 cm (base+height) Art. 1.2 bis Amendment of art.1 Graphic Section Notwithstanding the provisions of art. 1 graphic section, it was decided that we accept any media (paper, cardboard, various metals, aluminum, copper, iron, wood, glass, etc. Therefore Art.1 the phrase: works carried out only on paper or card will be accepted It is replaced by the following:. The works can be made with any media (paper, cardboard, various metals, aluminum, copper, iron, wood, glass etc..... Art. 2 Condictions and Selection Entry to the competition implies unconditional acceptance of the Rules and Regulations of the Judges from the Artistic Committee which is expressed on the entry of works to the competition and the awarding of prizes. After a pre-selection, a winner will be chosen from a final selection of 30 works from each category. Within the competition there will also be an exhibition event, a published catalogue, a cash prize for each category and the prize of three travelling shows in Urbino, Bologna and Milan as well as three artist residencies of which two are reserved for foreign artists. The exhibition of the final works, the voting and awards judging will take place at the MAGMMA museum in Villacidro, Italy between the 11 th and 19 nd of June 2016 Art. 3 Participants Entry to the competition is open to all contemporary artists irrespective of age, gender, nationality or other distinction. Art. 4 Terms and Conditions Entries must be made by the 31st January 2016 by way of the following: (postal entry dates as postmarked).. ON-LINE via the section Competition Entry through Artist Registration. For postal entries the documentation must be sent in a closed envelope at the competition entrants expense via the postal service, express courier or by hand and marked Premio Marchionni 2016 and addressed to: Fondazione Estetica & Progresso Telefono: info@premiomarchionni.it Pag. 2

3 FONDAZIONE ESTETICA & PROGRESSO Via Cagliari, VILLACIDRO ITALIA Art.5 Judges and Selection The selection of the works will be made by an artistic jury composed of six people. After a pre-selection from the competition entries, the selected artists will be asked to send their work for an exhibition of the final phase. The number of selected works will be thirty from which the final winner will be chosen. The jury will at the same time choose the first fifteen artists ranked in decreasing order and who will be given the special award of the travelling shows. The costs of transport for the delivery and collection of the selected art works are at the expense of the participants. Art. 6 Prizes The prizes are as follows: Graphic Art: Euro 2500 (two thousand and five hundred) for the winner Painting: Euro 2500 (two thousand and five hundred) for the winner Graphic Art: Special prize for the first fifteen classified:** group show at Museo Cà La Ghironda Bologna (July/November 2016) Painting: Special prize for the first fifteen classified:** group show at Archivio Galleria Lazzaro Milano (July/November 2016) Graphic Art: Special prize for the first fifteen classified:** group show at Palazzo Collegio Raffaello Urbino (July/November 2016) 1. Three artist residencies**for a ten day period( two reserved exclusively for foreign artists) which include board and lodging, studio and work materials (to be agreed with the artists), and final exhibition. The cash prize is subject, by law, to a tax of 22%. Cash prizes awarded to the authors of the works are in the nature of work performance. The winning work will remain as property of the Foundation for Aesthetics and Progress. All other works awarded with special prizes will remain the property of the artists. ** date to be announced during the final phase of the exhibition of the finalists. Fondazione Estetica & Progresso Telefono: info@premiomarchionni.it Pag. 3

4 ART.7 SPECIAL PRIZES (Milan, Bologna, Urbino) The panel of judges will choose 15 artists, in ascending order, who will participate in the group shows in Urbino- Graphics Category(Palazzo Collegio Raffaello) Bologna- Graphic Art Category (Museo Cà La Ghironda) and Milan Painting Category (Archivio Galleria Lazzaro) with the award of Special Prize. As well as the works sent in for entry to the competition, the winners will be asked to send an electronic file, via , containing a maximum of 5 works which will be selected from for the group shows. The set up and organization of the three group shows will be carried out by the Foundation for Aesthetics and Progress. Transport costs (to and from) together with insurance of the works will be the responsibility of the individual artists. The above shows, inclusive of set up, press release costs are the responsibility of the organization. The art works remain the property of the artists. At the time of the group shows the Foundation for Aesthetics and Progress will agree any commission on eventual sales directly with the artists. ART.7/bis SPECIAL PRIZES (Art Market Fair) The Jury in agreement with the Artistic Direction will select the first 80 artists in the standings, who will participate at the Art Market Fair to be held at the Museum MAGMMA during the final stage of the award 11 al June 19, 2016 Art. 8- Important Dates and Deadlines 28st February 2016: Last Day for Competition Entry. On or before 30 st April 2016: Announcement of the 30 Competition Finalists From the 11 th to 19 nd June 2016 : Exhibition of the Finalists work at the MAGMMA museum in Villacidro, Italy. Sunday, 19 nd June 2016: Competition Winners Announced and Prize giving Art. 9 Catalogue MAGMMA Foundation for Aesthetics and Progress will produce a catalogue with the publication of a work from the first 60 artists in ascending order (30 per category). The catalogue can be purchased by the participating artists at discount. A free copy will be given to each of the finalists. Fondazione Estetica & Progresso Telefono: info@premiomarchionni.it Pag. 4

5 Art. 10 Entry fee Entry fees go towards the organization of the competition. The entry fee for the first work entered is Euro 30 and for each subsequent work Euro 15. The maximum number of works is three. For artists under the age of 25 there is a reduced entry fee of Euro 20 for the first work submitted and Euro 10 for each subsequent work. Artists under 25 are obliged to send a photocopy of their ID card at time of entry, together with the other material (image files etc.) or by to info@premiomarchionni.it Each work must be accompanied by a new entry form. Submitting more works the payment will be cumulative. Payments must be made in Euro and free of bank taxes or conversion fees. Entry fees are not reimbursable. Payments can be made: On Line with credit card: PAY PAL ( if the credit card is not in the artist s name please inform us via info@premiomarchionni.it stating the cardholder s name and the artist) By Bank Transfer Banco Posta, filiale di Villacidro IBAN IT 37 S made out to: Fondazione Estetica e Progresso payment ref: PREMIO MARCHIONNI 2016, with artist s name and surname. Art. 10 bis Entry fee Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous art. 9, the artist who enters one or more works in one of the two categories (Graphic Art or Painting) is able to enter ONLY ONE WORK in the other category, WITHOUT AN ENTRY FEE PAYMENT (see entry form) Art. 11- Liability The Foundation Aesthetics & Progress, Provides Maximum care and custody of the works, ensuring with special insurance any theft, vandalism or fires during the phases of the Event (11/19 June 2015) to the exclusion Transport A / R.. Art. 12 Permission Each participant expressly authorizes the Foundation for Aesthetics and Progress and their legal representative to process the personal data transmitted pursuant to law 675/96 ( Privacy Law ) with subsequent modifications D.Igs 96/2003 (Privacy Code), as well as for the purposes of their inclusion in data banks managed by the aforementioned persons. Each participant in the competition freely allows the Foundation for Aesthetics and Progress and their legal representative the rights to Fondazione Estetica & Progresso Telefono: info@premiomarchionni.it Pag. 5

6 reproduce the works and texts entered for the competition for the purpose of the preparation of any catalogue, any publication on the competition website and for other forms of communication, promotion or organizational activity. The material submitted for competition entry will not be returned. The competition organizers will have the final decision regarding all matters otherwise unspecified in this announcement. The competition organizers reserve the right to make variations to the announcement if necessary Furthermore, the Artistic Management uses consultants: Prof.ssa Paola Dessì Sassari Elvio Marchionni Artista Spello (Pg) Nello Arigoni Gallerista Macerata Fondazione Estetica & Progresso Telefono: info@premiomarchionni.it Pag. 6