It’s LIQUID International Contest | Second Edition 2012

It’s LIQUID International Contest | Second Edition 2012

 

Submission Deadline: January 23, 2013
Winners Release: February 28, 2013

 

Official website: www.itsliquid.com/contest 

 

The contest is open to artists, architects and designers from all over the world without any limit of age and nationality. Solo artists, architects and designers can participate to the contest as well as groups.

 

Submission instructions

 

- Painting, illustration, photography and computer graphics categories:only high resolution 300 dpi digital images are admitted, 1 picture for each submitted artwork. All the presented artworks can be accomplished with total stylistic and technical freedom, on every support and with any dimension.
- Installation, sculpture and product design categories:only high resolution 300 dpi digital images are admitted, with a maximum of 3 pictures for each submitted artwork. All the presented artworks can be accomplished with total stylistic and technical freedom, on every support and with any dimension.
- Fashion design category:only high resolution 300 dpi digital images are admitted, with a maximum of 3 pictures for each submitted work. Clothing or accessorizes can be presented by photos or sketch.
- Architecture category:
can be presented innovative project regarding bio-architecture, Smart Cities, eco-neighborhoods, Self-sufficient buildings, Intelligent homes and eco-sustainability. Interior, residential, commercial and urban project are admitted. Each project should be presented on a maximum of n.3 A3 panels in JPEG or PDF format, containing plans, sections, elevations, renders and text description.
- Video-art and performing art categories:videos in any digital format, PAL or NTSC, whose total length will not have to exceed 15 minutes (opening titles and closing credits admitted) and 3 still images for each submitted video.

 

It’s LIQUID Group, in collaboration with International ArtExpo, offers to artists, architects and designers from all over the world the possibility to participate with their works to It’s LIQUID International Contest | Second Edition 2012, with a free theme and divided into ten categories: 

 

.painting
.sculpture and installation
.photography
.video-art
.computer graphics
.architecture
.performing art
.product design
.fashion design
.illustration

 

The contest is born aiming at promoting contemporary art, photography, architecture and design through all the divulgating tools that the communication platform It’s LIQUID has used for years (press release, mailing list with more than 80,000 subscribers, international contemporary art and design events realization). 

 

AwardsIt’s LIQUID International Contest promotes contemporary art, photography, architecture and design all over the world. Artists have the chance to win €50,000 in prizes, chosen both by public vote and professional jurors. And, among others, there are the chances to win a Solo Exhibition in Venice and a Solo Exhibition in Istanbul, leader cities for contemporary art.

 

- 1 Solo Exhibition in Venice
- 1 Solo Exhibition in Istanbul
- 1 exclusive art residence in Venice (public vote award)
- 1 exclusive art residence in Rome
- 2 exclusive art residences in Istanbul
- 3 exclusive art residences in Turin (Italy)
- 1 year of participation in International Art Festivals organized by International ArtExpo
- 1 year of interviews, publications and specials on the It’s LIQUID Group (more than 80.000 subscribers)

 

Winners will be selected by public vote (which will award the Venice Art Residence, and will start on January 07, 2013) and by professional jurors’vote (which will award one Solo Exhibition in Venice, one Solo Exhibition in Istanbul, Art Residences in Rome, Istanbul and Turin, 1 year of participation in International ArtExpo’s festivals, 1 year of It’s LIQUID Platform services).

 

Official website: www.itsliquid.com/contest 

 

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It's LIQUID - International Contest

Call for Artists: It’s LIQUID International Contest - First Edition

Submission Deadline: January 19, 2012

It’s LIQUID Group, in collaboration with International ArtExpo, is proud to present “It’s LIQUID International Contest - First Edition 2012”.

The contest is born with the goal of promoting contemporary art, photography and design through all the divulgating tools that the communication platform It’s LIQUID has used for years (press release, mailing list with more than 60,000 subscribers, international contemporary art and design events realization).

Who can apply?
The contest is open to solo artists and designers as well as groups from all over the world without any limit of age and nationality.

Categories
The contest have five main categories:
– painting and drawing
– sculpture and installation
– photography
– videoart
– product design

Awards- Prize of the value of 15.000,00 euro consisting in one year of interviews, publications and specials about winner artists of all categories on the It’s LIQUID Platform, and one year of email announcements sent to the mailing list dedicated (more than 60.000 subscribers).

- A collective exhibition about winner artists of all categories at the Rearte Gallery, Wien (Austria).

- The realization of a site-specific artwork set in the context of the city of Venice, for winner artists of sculpture and installation, videoart, product design categories. The prize is offered by Contaminante, an interactive project between planners, artists and territory which carries out site specific shows that become in the end integral part of the heritage of the city.

- Prize of the value of 5.000,00 euro consisting in one year of participation to the International Videoart Festivals organized by International ArtExpo Group.

- A special about winner artist of videoart category on one of the most important videoart platforms (videoartworld.com).

- The participation to International Videoart exhibitions organized by the group “The Palestinian Social Cinema Arts Association”, for the winner artist of videoart category.



How much is the entry fee?
There is a 30 euro entry fee to submit up to 2 artworks.

How many artworks can I enter?
A maximum of 20 artworks may be submitted, per person. You can submit to one or all of the categories, not exceeding a total of 20 works.

When will the winners be announced?
The names of the winners, one for each category, will be notified on the official website of the contest through a press release on March 08, 2012.

The winners will be selected following the criteria of quality of the work, originality, uniqueness. The jury reserves the right to nominate a maximum of n.3 honorable mentions for each category that will be communicated through the same press release.

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