The Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento
Call for Entries
International Prize for Performance, second edition
An application, in electronic forma can be downloaded at the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea’s internet site, http://www.workartonline.net
Deadline:
12:00 PM on Sunday, July 30th, 2006 (Italian time).
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1. The Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento, in collaboration with drodesera > centrale fies, the Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara and the Opera Universitaria of Trento, with the support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio of Trento and Rovereto, and Regione Trentino Alto Adige announce the second edition of the International Prize for Performance.
2. The Prize is reserved for young artists, of all nationalities, who have been born from January 1st, 1971.
3. Among those who intend to participate, 12 (twelve) finalists will be selected to present a performance on the evenings of September 29th and 30th, 2006 at the Centrale di Fies (Dro, Trento).
4. The first prize is fixed at 5,000 (five thousand) euros (net) and can not be divided. There will also be minor prizes awarded.
5. All artists of all nationalities and origins, from all formative backgrounds (visual arts, dance, music, poetry, etc.) are invited to participate by sending an application, in electronic format, to performance@galleriacivica.it, which can be downloaded at the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea’s internet site, http://www.workartonline.net
In addition to the required application form, participants MUST send:
- a scan of a current identification document;
- a original, never before seen performance project (descriptive, no longer than 3,000 characters, spaces included);
- an artistic resume;
- 2 (two) to 4 (four) excerpts from previous performances, with a maximum length of 1 (one) minute each. Video files must be compatible with Windows Media Player and/or with QuickTime. The organization does not guarantee that video files can be read with different characteristics. Also, we advise that the dimensions of the video are no smaller than 360 x 288 pixels, in order to be viewed correctly by the jury
- a specific explicit text for each performance documented in the video files, no longer than 1000 characters, spaces included for each one.
If one or more of the obligatory materials is missing or does not conform to the specifics listed above, it will exclude the applicant from the competition.
Participants may also send:
- drawings or images to attach to the never before seen performance project;
- materials relative to previous performances, among which descriptive texts (no more than 3; no longer than 1,500 characters each) or images (no longer than 10 total)
- no more than 2 (two) reviews appearing in catalogues, magazines or newspapers.
All materials must be produced in either Italian or English languages.
The video material may be send in different languages whenever understanding the discussion isn’t considered a necessary element in understanding the sense of the performance.
Together the materials must not exceed 5 Mb (five Megabites).
The expiration date for the application form and materials is fixed at 12:00 PM on Sunday, July 30th, 2006 (Italian time). In the case that the server is overcrowded due to the high volume of applications, submissions can be accepted until 12:00 PM of the following day, July 31st, 2006, provided that the date and hour of the original email can verify that it was sent before the announcement expired. In order to avoid complications, we ask that all applicants send their materials as early as possible.
6. The original, never before seen performances can be any length of time. They may not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes whenever the performance is narrative, valued entirely on its development. The performances can be extensive in length, as long as the concept can be understood without needing to be viewed in its entirety. It is also possible to present a project of more than one performance wherever the total length will not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes. The performance can be conducted by the artists in first person, or with the aid of actors, musicians or other personnel. They can also involve the public or take place without the physical presence of people. It is also possible to utilize video or other technical devices; however, performances composed solely of video or video installations are excluded.
7. Among all the projects presented using this criteria, the organization will select 10 (ten) artists to present their projects during the final evenings. The remaining 2 (two) will be chosen according to the conditions indicated in points 10-14.
8. The first prize winner and the grantees of minor prizes will be named by an international jury, after having been present at the performances finals on September 29th and 30th, 2006. The international jury is composed of Valie Export (artist and performer, Jury President), Stefan Bidner (Director of the Kunstraum Innsbruck), Umberto Angelini (Uovo Performing Arts Festival, Milano), Ann Demeester (Director of the contemporary art Foundation De Appel, Amsterdam), Rodrigo Garcia (theatrical director, founder of the group La Carniceria), Massimiliano Gioni (Director of the Fondazione Trussardi, Milano), Barbara Boninsegna (drodesera > centrale fies), Franco Oss Noser (Director of the Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara of Trento), Fabio Cavallucci (Director of the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento).
The jury will stabilize the criteria for the selections before the beginning of the competition.
In the case that jury members are unable to participate, proper measure will be followed.
9. The participants in the final selections are guaranteed travel expenses and hospitality for the time necessary for the realization of their performances. Production costs will be sustained directly by the organization. The relationship between the final effect and the economic commitment required for the production of the performance will be an assessable element in identifying the finalists. The specific request for actors or other possible personnel eventually involved in the performance will be organized by the artist or group.
Section of privileged access to the finals for the artists either born or residents of the Provinces of Trento, Bolzano and Verona, and in Austrian Tyrol.
10. 2 (two) places in the finals are reserved for artists either born or residing in the Provinces of Trento, Bolzano and Verona, and in Austrian Tyrol, and born from the date January 1st, 1971, through a privileged access road. Among those who present an application, a maximum of 12 (twelve) artists or groups of artists will be able to realize a performance at the Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara of Trento on September 16th, 2006. On this date, 2 (two) finalists will be named and one of them will be awarded 1,000 (one thousand) euros.
11. For artists belonging to this category who would like to access the selection in this way (noted in article 10), they must present a special request via email to performance@galleriacivica.it, by July 19th, 2006.
The request consists of:
- a scan of a current identification document;
- a performance project, not necessarily never-before-seen (descriptive, no longer than 3,000 characters, spaces included);
- an artistic resume.
For more information, please contact the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento, at the following phone numbers +39 0461985511, +39 0461986138.
12. Artists of groups of artists selected to present a performance in the pre-selections at the Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara di Trento, will be judged for this occasion by a local jury composed of: Stefan Bidner (Director of Kunstraum, Innsbruck), Elisabetta Di Prisco (director of the Accademia di Belli Arti Cignaroli of Verona), Sabine Gamper (director of the gallery museum Ar/Ge Kunst, Bolzano), Denise Cattani (journalist “L’Adige”), Tommaso Pasquini (journalist “Il Trentino”), Mariella Rossi (art critic for “Il Corriere del Trentino”), Barbara Boninsegna (drodesera > centrale fies), Franco Oss Noser (Director of Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara, Trento), Fabio Cavallucci (Director of the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento).
The jury will stabilize the criteria for the selections before the beginning of the competition.
In the case that jury members are unable to participate, proper measure will be followed.
13. The two artists/artist groups selected are required to present their original, never before seen performance project, which they intend to realize for the finals, by September 18th, 2006.
14. The production costs of the performances realized during the preselection phase at the Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara of Trento, are at the expense of the participating artists. The organization will provide technological materials that will be available upon request.
15. Those that have a familiar relationship or strict collaboration with members of the jury, both international or local, according to the section to which they participate, can not compete for the Prize.
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