XIII Concorso Internazionale D’Arte

 

 

Selection has commenced for the “XIII Internazional Massenzio Arte Competition“ and it is open to all Italian and international artists working in any medium. This year, for the first time, a monetary prize of 1000€ will be awarded to the 1st prizewinner.  The competition culminates in the exhibition of the competition finalists in the prestigious ISA complex in Roma, complete with a catalogue and solo exhibitions for all finalists.

 

This competition strives to offer high visibility to any artist working in artistic investigation by informing art dealers and offering exhibition space, in this way increasing their critical and public profile on the national and international level.

 

Works of painting, sculpture, design, photography, installation, murals, video, web art, etc. may be submitted. (one judging strategy will apply to all art works)

 

The final deadline for the competition is July 31st, 2009. Artists must send or delivery to the Associazione Culturale Massenzio Arte video or photographic documentation for three art works (two photographs of each work from diverse angles to document sculpture is suggested)

 

Send the complete documentation by any of the following:

 

§     Web - Application, curriculum ed images uploaded on-line.  www.massenzioarte.it

 

§     Email - Mail the completed application, curriculum and photographs (format jpg 10x15cm 300 dpi)    to massenzioarte@massenzioarte.it

 

§     Post - Mail the completed application, curriculum and photographs (format 13x18) to: 

                                         MassenzioArte - XIII concorso d’arte

via del Commercio 12

00154 Rome (Italy)

 

Payment of Fees:

 

The mandatory application fee for participation of 50 € may be paid by:

 

 -  Bank Transfer - IBAN:  IT52R0103003384000001080632

   MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA - to MASSENZIO ARTE

(please specify in writing ‘Application fee for the XIII premio  internazionale  2009”)

 

 

Notes:

o       For all applications received by post the postal stamp

o       jpg images must be labeled as follows: last name, first name & title; on the back of      photographs: last name, first name, title of work and which way “UP” with an arrow.

o       Artists must send a synthetic text of no more than 500 characters (circa half a page typed written)

o       Any catalogues may be sent to the above address

 

On review of all documentation the jurors will choose the artists of most merit to participate in the exhibition, and there will be no more than thirty artists included. All jury decisions are final.

The exhibition will take place in November, and at that time the jury will choose the three finalists.

Each of the three finalists will have a week long exhibition (no entry fee) in the gallery of Massenzio Arte.

All chosen artwork will be reproduced in the catalogue. The catalogue will be distributed to art galleries and cultural institutions and will be available to visitors free of charge at the exhibition.

Participants must collect their art works at the termination of the selection process and exhibition within 15 days of the official communication from the organizers of Massenzio Arte. The organization takes no responsibility for return of artwork after that date.

There is no charge for participation but the annual membership fee for the Associazione Culturale MassenzioArte is obligatory.

The selected works will be exhibited in the exhibition spaces of the I.S.A - Istituto Superiore Antincendi of Rome.

Artists who have been selected in two previous editions of this competition will not be considered for inclusion in the group of finalists.

 

Acceptence:

  • Participating artists implicitly accept all rules of the competition. Lack of even one required information or document will signify an exclusion from the competition.
  • All decisions taken by the jury are final, any appeals will not be considered.
  • Artwork sent by post will be accepted only if postage and insurance have been paid in full by the participant. Packaging must be adapt to the artworks and reusable.
  • The organization assures that work will be treated with the utmost care but Massenzioarte takes no responsibility for any eventual damage due to transport, manomissioni, fire, theft or any other kind for the duration of the event, while in transport, storage, exhibition or in stock.
  • Lack of payment for required any fee will be reason for the exclusion from the competition.
  • Who made direct application via web is solely responsible for the content of all visual and written material sent and downloaded to that accepted website.
  • Photographic material on paper or  CD/DVD,  the cv e texts sent for inclusion will not be returned, they will be archived c/o L’Associazione Culturale MassenzioArte.
  • Each artist authorizes Associazione Culturale MassenzioArte to include personal information, according to the law 675/96 ('legge sulla Privacy') and successive modifications D.lgs. 196/2003 (Codice Privacy), in the data bank managed by these associations.

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Associazione Culturale MassenzioArte

Via del Commercio 12, 00154 Roma, Italia.

Tel. +39.3289232342

email:   massenzioarte@massenzioarte.it

Web:   www.massenzioarte.it