7 ° Arte Laguna Award:
New Deadline

The Arte Laguna Award expands opportunities for artists, and opens 2 new creative visits by Artist In Residence, one in China, the other dedicated to marble sculpture!

Artists can now register by November 27, 2012, and by December 5 at premioartelaguna.it

2 NEW CREATIVE VISITS are intended for artists who represent 2 works in one section

NEW - “Loft Miramarmi”: Accommodation in Vicenza, in the area of marble quarries for a month for two artists, with the implementation of the project and open day (open door day in the artist’s workshop and an exhibition of his works). The award includes accommodation, training, workshop (master class), the implementation of the project from marble, a scholarship to work at 500 Euros, open day.

NEW - “Pechino art residency”: Living in Beijing for one artist for a month and the final exhibition. The award includes accommodation, training, assistance, a scholarship to work at 300 Euros, the final exhibition. The accommodation is organized in collaboration with Lab-Yit.

Details of the award on the site premioartelaguna.it

Total prize pool: 170,000 euros

Sections: painting, sculpture and installation, photo art, video art and performance, virtual art

Deadline: November 8th, 2012

Exhibition of 110 finalists: March 2013 - At the Venetian Arsenale

Prizes:

5 cash bonuses of 7,000 euros:

for winners, one in each category.

1 Business Award for Art:

development of the art project of the winner in the category of Virtual Art in collaboration with FOPEgioelli.

2 Collective Exhibitions:

Open, International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations in Venice; qualifying exhibition of young artists (under 25 years old) at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Venice.

21 Personal Exhibition in international Galleries:

The Arte Laguna Award provides artists with an opportunity to exhibit at international galleries, giving a start to their careers in the world of Contemporary Art. Each gallery will select one artist to organize his personal exhibition. A + A Gallery, Venice - Akneos, Naples - Amy-d Arte Spazio, Milan - Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Ritter, Milan - Cell63, Berlin - Dafna Home Gallery, Naples - De Faveri Arte + Lab 610 XL, Feltre and Sovramonte - Diana Lowenstein, Miami - Federica Ghizzoni Gallery, Milan - Gagliardi Gallery, San Gimignano - Giudecca 795 Art Gallery, Venice - L ’Occhio Art Gallery, Venice - Largo Baracche, Naples - Leo Galleries, Monza and Lugano - Maelstrom Art Gallery, Milan - Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome - PrimoPiano Gallery, Naples - Silbernagl & Undergallery, Milan and Varese - Spazio Surreale, Sao Paulo Brazil - Yvonneartecontemporanea, Dbxtywf - Zaion Gallery, Biella