Terms and Conditions
Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen (PDF)
Application Form, english (PDF)
1. OBJECTIVE
The Cultural Association Blob Art organizes an art prize aimed at promoting and advancing Contemporary Art. This Prize entails the selection of 70 artworks from three categories: Painting, Photography and Graphic Arts and will culminate in the exhibition of the finalists, the publication of a catalogue, and the award of three money prizes and two artist- in-residence scholarships.
The exhibition, as well as the judging and award ceremony, will be held in Livorno, Italy at "Museo Civico G. Fattori ex Granai di Villa Mimbelli" from 22 to 30 of June 2012.
2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
This competition is open to any contemporary artist from anywhere in the world. There are neither age restrictions nor thematic constraints. The three categories are:
PAINTING CATEGORY
The selection of artworks will be based on the key criteria of quality, research, originality and contemporaneity. There are no restrictions in terms of subject, technique or style, however all submissions should be paintings. A painting is defined as any use or manual application of oil, tempera, acrylic, industrial paints, ink, etching, graphite, watercolors or vinyl on any kind of media, including pre-printed media; collage and polymateric works are also accepted. Each side of the artwork should be maximum 200 cm.
GRAPHIC ARTS CATEGORY – ON PAPER
This category is only open to artworks on cardboard and paper. The selection of artworks will be based on the key criteria of quality, project development, research, originality and contemporaneity. This category allows the use of the following techniques: drawing, watercolor, gouache, collage, various forms of printing (xylography, etching, lithography, serigraphy etc...), computer graphics and other mixed technics. Each side of the artwork should be maximum 150 cm.
PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY
The selection of artworks will be based on the key criteria of formal quality and conceptual originality. There are no thematic restrictions. Media accepted for the competition are digital and analog photos, color and b/w photos and all the expressive ways of photographic art. Each side of the artwork should be maximum 150 cm.
3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY
The registration deadline is 21 April 2012.Entry to the competition may only be madethrough the following methods:
a) ONLINE
by filling in the form cheaper and faster and upload directly at http://www.premiocombat.it/register
b) BY POST
(validity as attested by the date on the postmark) by:
- filling in the APPLICATION FORM, available on the website or by request to Associazione Culturale Blob ART 118, 57125 Livorno, Italy - Tel. +390586 881165, e-mail – info@premiocombat.it;
- submission of a CD-ROM containing a brief curriculum vitae or a short biography detailing the artist’s formation and any exhibition, a picture of the submitted artwork in JPG or TIFF, 300 dpi, RGB, a description of the artwork including name, surname, country, title of the work, year, technique, dimensions (H x B); copy of proof of payment of the registration fee. Alternatively, instead of the CD-ROM, it is possible to send a photograph of the artwork (minimum size 10x15cm, maximum 21x30cm) with the name, surname, country, title of the work, year, technique, dimensions (H x B) written on the back. It is also possible to submit a maximum of two other works to support the candidate one. Artworks submitted in support will not require any registration fee. Please send these pictures separately following the above instructions. All material should be sent at the entrant’s expense by post, courier or be delivered directly to:
ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE Blob ART
Corso Amedeo 118 57125 LIVORNO - ITALY
(please specify PREMIO COMBAT PRIZE)
4. REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee, which cover part of the organization costs, is Euro 50 (fifty) for each artwork entered in the competition in the Painting, Graphic Arts and Photography categories. It is possible to enter more than one artwork in the same category or in the three different categories. Entrants will need to fill in a separate registration form and pay the registration fee for each submitted artwork. Artworks submitted in support of the main entry will not require any registration fee. The registration fee should be paid in Euro and any bank fee and commission should not be charged to the Organization. Fees are not refundable. The acceptable methods of PAYMENTS are:
- Online by credit card via PayPal on http://www.premiocombat.it/register (if the card is not registered in the artist's name, please write both the name of the holder and the name of the artist at info@premiocombat.it)
- Bank transfer to: Blob ART ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE with the reference 'PREMIO COMBAT PRIZE 2012 and artist’s name and surname. Bank details: Banco Posta, filiale di LIVORNO, ITALY - IBAN IT67 A076 0113 9000 0009 7568 935 - Bic/Swift BPPIITRRXXX
5. VISIBILITY AND PUBLICATION OF ARTWORK
Entrants’ artworks in the three Painting, Photography and Graphic Arts categories will be published online on the Prize website on demand, including of two other works in support (sent via post or online) and their descriptions. Artists who do not wish to appear online on the site are accepted in the competition.
6. JURY AND SELECTION
The selection of the works will be carried out by the following artistic jury :
Angela Madesani
Francesca Baboni
Giuseppe Donnaloia
Heinrich Heil
Laura Barreca
Martina Cavallarin
Stefano Taddei
After the initial short-listing the based on the entry applications and submissions, artists will be asked to send their original artworks to be included in the collective exhibition. The selected works will be 35 for the PAINTING category, 10 for GRAPHIC ARTS category and 25 for PHOTOGRAPHY category. All transportation costs (delivery to the Organization premises and return to the artist) will be paid by the entrants. The jury will select the winners of the three different categories and the winner of the Best Artist Under 35. The Jury decision is unappealable and unquestionable.
7. PRIZES
Winner of PAINTING CATEGORY 6000 Euros
Winner of the GRAPHIC ARTS CATEGORY 4000 Euros
Winner of the PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY 6000 Euros
Artist Under 35 Special Prize - two months artist-in-residence in Berlin
Popular Jury Prize – judging and awarding criteria will be notified before the last stage of the competition.
As required by the law, a tax of 25% will be withheld from every money prize. The winning artworks of the three categories will become property of the Associazione Culturale Blob ART; all the other artworks, including the winners of the Artist Under 35 Special Prize and Popular Jury Prize will remain property of the artists.
8. STAGES AND DEADLINES
Registration deadline - 21 April 2012.
Announcement of the selected 70 finalists - 14 May 2012.
Finalists Exhibition - 22 - 30 June 2012 at " Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori ex Granai di Villa Mimbelli " Livorno, Italy.
Award announcement and Ceremony - Saturday 30 June 2012.
9. CATALOGUE
The catalogue will be published by the publishing house "Sillabe". It contains 120 pages, 160 illustrations and critical texts written by the jury. A copy will be available for free to each of the 70 finalists, while participating artists will receive a discount. Copies of the catalogue can be collected at the final exhibition or can be bought online at www.sillabe.it directly from the publisher.
10. RESPONSIBILITY
The organization, Associazione Culturale Blob ART, will ensure the greatest care of the artworks in its custody, however it will not be liable for theft, fire or any damages to artworks or people that might occur during the organization of the event. Any insurance request should be subscribed by the entrant.
11. AGREEMENT
Entrants authorize the Associazione Culturale Blob ART and its legal representative to use their personal data according to the Italian privacy law (Legislative Decree 675/96 et seq. 196/2003), including the entry into databanks managed by the above organization. Entrants will grant any reproduction rights of the artworks and texts submitted, for free, to the Associazione Culturale Blob ART and its legal representative, in view of the editing of the catalogue, the relevant publication on the Prize website and any other forms of communication, promotion and activity by the Organization. Any material submitted will not be returned. The Prize organizers have the right to make a final decision on any matter which is not specified in these competition rules. The Organization reserves the right to amend these competition rules whenever is required. The participation to the Prize implies the knowledge and total acceptance of these competition rules.
