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The Second Annual Terna Prize for Contemporary Art (Terna Prize 02)

The Second Annual Terna Prize for Contemporary Art (Terna Prize 02).
This competition is open to artists of all nationalities working in Italy and New York City.

THEME:
Energy:Mankind = Future:Environment
Proportions for new aesthetics

Objectives of the Terna 02 Award
The Award’s principal objective is to support contemporary artists and art and contribute to a new virtuous relationship among businesses, the art world and public authorities through the interconnection between culture and economy.

The Award involves all of the contemporary art world and creates a circuit for promoting new talents and the role of artists as a development and search engine for new creativity. In addition to the participation of artists of all ages who work in Italy, the 2009 edition also includes the participation of Italian and foreign artists who work steadily in New York. The introduction of a new dedicated category “Connectivity New York” reflects Terna’s will to encourage the exchange of experiences and creativity with other countries while internationally promoting Italian contemporary art, thus enhancing one of our country’s aspects that has yet to be discovered

There are four categories:

TERAWATT: By invitation only, reserved to experienced artists with established activity in Italy and/or abroad.
Prize: 100,000 Euros

GIGAWATT: Artists under 35 years of age, working in Italy.
First Prize - "Artist Residency Program" of three months in New York City. Second and third prizes - purchase prize bonuses for the value of 4,000 and 3,000 Euros, respectively

MEGAWATT: Artists over 35 years of age, working in Italy.
First Prize - "Artist Residency Program" of three months in New York City. Second and third prizes - purchase prize bonuses for the value of 4,000 and 3,000 Euros, respectively

CONNECTIVITY: Open to artists of all nationalities working in New York City
First Prize - "Artist Residency Program" of three months in Rome. Second and third prizes - purchase prize bonuses for the value of $4,000 and $3,000, respectively

New York City artists may participate in the "CONNECTIVITY" category.

Artwork from last year's Terna Prize 01 will be on exhibit at The Chelsea Museum (NYC) June 26-July 11, 2009.

For any additional info, please check the website at: www.premioterna.com

 

 

Arte Laguna Prize 2009

Arte Laguna Prize 2009, Italy
Deadline : 15 November,2009 (by mail)
Deadline : 28th november 2009 (online)

The Italian Cultural Association MoCA (Modern Contemporary Art), in cooperation with Arte Laguna, organizes the Fourth International Art Prize “Arte Laguna”, directed to the promotion and valorization of the contemporary art.
The Prize is organized under the patronage of the Foreign Office,  Region of Veneto, Province of Treviso, Province of Venice, Municipality of Venice, Municipality of Mogliano Veneto, Venetian Ca’ Foscari University, Ascom of Treviso, NIKON, Venetian Academy of Fine Arts, European Institute of Design (IED).
The Prize is subdivided in three sections: painting, photographic art, sculpture. Participants can chose the theme of their artworks.

http://www.premioartelaguna.it/

The Prize is open to all artists, without any limits of age, sex, nationality or other qualification. Each artist can participate with one or two works, at one or more sections. Technical details:
Painting – total technical and stylistic freedom (oil, tempera, acrylic, ink, vinyl, watercolor, graphite, pencil, collage, etc.) on whichever support (canvas, paper, wood, plastics, iron, etc.).
The max dimensions allowed per each works are 150x150 cm, picture frame included.
Sculpture – whichever organic or inorganic material. Works can make use of sounds, lights, videos, mechanical or electrical movements. The max dimensions allowed per each works are: base 2mtr, depth 2mtr, height 2mtr, weight 70 kg.
Photographic Art - color and b/w analogical photos, color and b/w digital photos,  color and b/w digital elaborations,  works entirely realized on computer. Videos are not admitted. The max dimensions allowed per each works are 150x150 cm.

The selection of the artworks will be carried out by 3 Juries composed by experts of Contemporary Art:
Painting - President of the Jury: Viviana Siviero, Jurors: Alessandro Trabucco (art critic),  Igor Zanti (art critic), Stefano Coletto (Curator of the Bevilaqua La Masa Foundation Venice)
Photographic Art - President of the Jury: Alessandro Trabucco (art critic), Jurors: Igor Zanti (art critic), Viviana Siviero (art critic), Rossella Bertolazzi (Director of the European Institute of Design)
Sculpture - President of the Jury: Igor Zanti (art critic), Jurors: Alessandro Trabucco (art critic), Viviana Siviero (art critic), Lorenzo Respi (Curator of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation, Milan)

1 PRIZE Painting: 5.000,00 euro
1 PRIZE Photographic Art: 5.000,00 euro
1 PRIZE Sculpture: 5.000,00 euro

Further Information
http://www.artelagunaprize.com/index.php/art-prize-2009.html

2009 William H. Johnson Prize

2009 William H. Johnson Prize
Deadline : July 31, 2009

Applications for the 2009 William H. Johnson Prize are now available online at http://www.whjohnsongrant.org

Please note that the due date for all applications is July 31, 2009, several months earlier than in past years. Applicants are advised to take note of the change so that they do not miss the deadline.

The 2009 William H. Johnson Prize is 25,000 USD and the winner will be announced in September 2009.

The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that seeks to encourage African American artists early in their careers through its annual award, The William H. Johnson Prize. Early career African American artists who work in painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, installation and/or new genre are eligible to apply.

William H. Johnson, an African American artist born in Florence, South Carolina in 1901, is the namesake of the Foundation. He moved to New York as a young man to study at the National Academy of Design, and though he was acknowledged as the most talented artist in his class of 1926, he was passed over for a traveling scholarship, most likely because of his race. Rather than see Johnson struggle in the United States, his teacher, Charles Hawthorne, gave Johnson 1000 USD so that Johnson could travel to Europe. This act of faith and generosity was pivotal in Johnson's life, for it provided the seed from which his career flourished.

In the same spirit, the William H. Johnson Prize is intended to encourage the best artists working today. Past Johnson Prize Winners include Laylah Ali (2002); Nadine Robinson (2003); Kori Newkirk (2004); Dave McKenzie (2005); Edgar Arceneaux (2006); Rodney McMillian (2007); and Jennie C. Jones (2008).

THE WILLIAM H JOHNSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
6022 Wilshire Blvd, #200
Los Angeles, CA 90036

323 931-3744
323 931-3751 fax

http://www.whjohnsongrant.org
info@whjohnsongrant.org

 

Fringe:mk - Painting Prize, UK

Fringe:mk - Painting Prize, UK
Deadline : 30 June, 2009

This is an open, national, juried competition for contemporary painting and drawing, created to promote the visual arts in the UK

The prize has been established to promote contemporary painting and drawing. There will be 2 exhibitions sites, a final catalogue as well as four cash awards totalling £8,000.

The exhibition of selected works and award ceremonies will take place in Milton Keynes in September 2009.

Selection Panel:

Phoebe Unwin, Painter
Sally Annett, Creative Director FRINGEMK
Michael Stanley, Director of Modern Art Oxford

Exhibition Venue: Middleton Hall, thecentre:mk and Midsummer Place

Further Information & Application
 www.fringemk.com/25901/26401.html

FRINGEMK Administration Office
2009 Painting Prize
Anita Allen
Senior Administrator
10, Sybils Way
Houghton Conquest
Bedford
MK45 3AQ
E mail anita_j_allen @yahoo.co.uk

Jerwood Drawing Prize, UK

Jerwood Drawing Prize, UK
Deadline : 22 June, 2009

Call for entries to this prestigious annual drawing exhibition. Drawings are chosen for the annual exhibition from an open submission by an independent panel of three selectors who typically represent the perspectives of practitioner, curator and writer. 1st prize £6,000; 2nd prize £3,000.

Online Registration
www.jerwooddrawingprize.org

The Jerwood Drawing Prize aims to promote and reward excellence and talent in contemporary drawing practice through the support and recognition of the work of established and emerging artists in the field of drawing. The Jerwood Drawing Prize has been developed to provide a forum for the exhibition of current drawing practice through the selection of an annual show by a panel of subject experts. The annual exhibition is open to all artists resident or domiciled in the UK.

Drawings are chosen for the annual exhibition from an open submission by an independent panel of three selectors who typically represent the perspectives of practitioner, curator and writer.

The selection panel for the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2009 will be Tania Kovats, Artist; Roger Malbert, Senior Curator, Hayward Touring Exhibitions, South Bank Centre; Nicholas Usherwood, Writer, Art Critic & Curator.

The award winners are announced at the Jerwood Space, London at the launch of the exhibition in September. The exhibition is accompanied by regular education events at The Jerwood Space. The exhibition subsequently tours to 4 or 5 further venues in the UK.

The aims and objectives of the Jerwood Drawing Prize project are to:

* promote the discipline of drawing
* provide a forum for the exhibition of current drawing practice;
* gain knowledge and understanding about drawing through a ‘survey’ of artists currently making work within the discipline
* situate this discourse within the academic and research context of an art school
* support and recognise the work of all artists in the field of drawing as an emerging discipline, including that of established artists and that of emerging artists engaged in the discipline of drawing.

 

Artist’s Book Prize @ Bank Street Arts, Sheffield

2nd Sheffield Artist’s Book Prize, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
Deadline : 31st August 2009

This is an Open Call for entries for the 2nd Sheffield Artist’s Book Prize. This is an open submission prize and exhibition, held in conjunction with the Off the Shelf Festival, which takes place annually in Sheffield during the months of October and November.

The Sheffield Artist’s Book Prize and Exhibition is open to makers of artists’ books in any format and from anywhere in the world. Entry to the exhibition and prize is free.

Following the success of last year’s prize and exhibition, we are pleased to announce a number of initiatives to extend the scope of the prize this year. In addition to the main Sheffield Artist’s Book Prize, we will also award a Student Prize and a special Jury Prize.
All books entered for the Student Prize will be automatically entered into the Jury Prize and the main Sheffield Artist’s Book Prize. Prizes awarded will be a combination of cash and exhibition offers.

The format for selecting the winner of the SABP will be the same as last year. Visitors to the exhibition will be given a voting slip and asked to choose their favourite book(s). The new Student and Jury Prizes will be selected by a jury.

The exact format of the Exhibition will depend upon the volume of submissions, although it is anticipated that all entries will be displayed in some form during the Festival.

The exhibition will run for 4 weeks during October 2009 (exact dates to be announced).

Closing date for submissions – 31st August 2009.

For further information please send an e-mail to prize@bankstreetarts.com or visit the website www.bankstreetarts.com where full contact details can be found as well as further information about the venue, exhibition and submission procedure.

Please note: submissions will not be accepted without the submission form which can only be obtained from the website or by e-mail.

FRIEZE WRITER'S PRIZE 2009

CALL FOR ENTRIES : FRIEZE WRITER'S PRIZE 2009
Deadline: 26 June 2009

frieze, the leading magazine for contemporary art and culture, is inviting entries for the Frieze Writer’s Prize 2009. Frieze Writer’s Prize was established in 2006 and is presented annually. The aim of the prize is to promote and encourage new critics from across the world, and many of the previous winners and commended entrants, including Mia Jankowicz and Jeffrey Ryan, have gone on to contribute frequently to frieze magazine.

The judges for 2009 will be critic and art historian James Elkins; the novelist and critic Ali Smith and Jennifer Higgie, co-editor of frieze magazine.

Writers are invited to submit an unpublished 700-word review in English of a recent contemporary art exhibition. Applicants must be over 18 years old and must not have had more than three pieces of writing on art published in a newspaper or magazine. The closing date for entries is 26 June 2009 and the winner of the prize will be announced in September.

The winner will be awarded £2000 and commissioned to write a review for the October issue of frieze.

Jennifer Higgie, co-editor of frieze commented: ‘The Frieze Writer’s Prize successfully encourages young talent and gives the best young critics an international platform. The quality of entries is always so high that it’s a difficult and exciting process choosing the winner.’

frieze magazine was set up in 1991. It is published eight times a year and includes essays, reviews and columns by today’s most forward-thinking writers, artists and curators. The May 2009 issue of frieze magazine is out on 30 April. To subscribe to email updates, join the Frieze Newsletter at www.frieze.com

Entries should be emailed as a word attachment to writersprize@frieze.com
Please do not send images

Contact:
www.frieze.com
tel: +44 (0) 20 3372 6111
writersprize@frieze.com

Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2010

Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2010
Deadline: 30 April 2009

Recognized curators from any nationality are invited to submit one or more proposals for solo exhibitions with artists currently working in the Middle East, North Africa or South Asia.

Three submissions will be selected for the Abraaj Capital Art Prize and each of these will receive $200,000 to cover production and installation costs, catalogue, shipping and travel for both curator and artist. Included in the budget will be a fixed fee of $15,000 for the curator.

Projects from the 2009 prize are currently on display at Art Dubai. As Art Dubai is the Middle East's largest modern and contemporary annual art fair, the unveiling during this event offers the winning artists an unparalleled opportunity to widen their global reputation and network. The works also will become part of the Abraaj Capital corporate collection.

The deadline for applications is 30 April 2009.

Guidelines and forms can be found here: www.artdubai.ae

 

Arles / Alternative currents - Voies Off Photography Prize, 2009

Arles / Alternative currents - Voies Off Photography Prize, 2009
Deadline 30 March, 2009

For thirteen years now, The Voies Off festival has offered an alternative look on emerging photography with its own specificities, its evolution and its struggles...

The evening shows staged by the Rencontres d'Arles Voies off Festival have become a worldwide reference for the discovery of new artists and the follow-up of photographic creation. Through its themes, the festival takes a critical look at the evolution of the present world. Each year, around twenty different nationalities are represented at the Festival Voies Off.

Each year The Voies off Prize, granted by a jury of saluted professionals, is awarded for an artist's high-quality work and insightful vision. A 2000 Euro grant will be awarded to the prizewinner.

Why not take part in the building of the photographic alternative : join in the Voies Off 2009 Prize competition.

New this year : all participants must submit their work on a CD-Rom.

Further Information & Apply online
http://www.voies-off.com/inscription/festivalEN.php

Voies Off
26 ter rue Raspail
13200 Arles
France

Tél. / Fax +33.4.90.96.93.82
http://www.voies-off.com

Artes Mundi Prize 2010

Artes Mundi Prize 2010
The closing date for receiving nominations is 31 March 2009

Nominations invited for 40,000 GBP Artes Mundi Prize 2010

"The biennial Artes Mundi has become a hub of serious contemporary art."
The Independent

Guest Country: Wales

Nominations are now invited for names of artists to be considered for the Artes Mundi Prize in 2010. The first three Artes Mundi Prizes have established an enviable record of spotlighting artists who later emerge as significant figures on the international stage of contemporary visual art. N S Harsha the latest Prize recipient in 2008 feels that it has given him wider recognition and underpinned his diverse artistic practice.

The Artes Mundi Shortlist is selected by two independent, internationally-respected curators, who explore the work of a wide range of artists, searching for those who:

• have achieved recognition for the quality of their work in their own country or sphere and are emerging internationally
• add to our understanding of humanity through work which discusses the human form or condition.

Being selected for the shortlist gives artists a platform to show a body of work at a significant twelve-week exhibition, described by the Times as a "must-see event", that draws record audiences to the National Museum Cardiff, Wales. Equally importantly, it brings international publicity and recognition and, of course, the opportunity to receive one of the largest cash prizes in the art world.

The final shortlist includes artists from anywhere in the world and there is no age restriction. Artists cannot nominate themselves so those knowledgeable in the contemporary visual arts are invited to put names forward.

To put forward an artist or artists for the Artes Mundi Prize in 2010 a nomination form should be completed, visit http://www.artesmundi.org/nomination2.php for completion on-line, or to download a form.

The closing date for receiving nominations is 31 March 2009

Artes Mundi
Room A 2.10
UWIC
Llandaff Campus
Western Avenue
Cardiff CF5 2YB

T: + 44 (0) 29 2055 5300
E: info@artesmundi.org

http://www.artesmundi.org

Artes Mundi is funded through the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff Council, Arts Council of Wales and BBC Wales