Artefici del nostro tempo
II° Edition
for young artists aged 18 to 35
The second edition of the “Artefici del nostro tempo” competition is aimed at young artists invited - through glass design, photography, comics, painting, visual poetry, music video clips and street art - to respond to the question How will we live together? (How will we live together?) Title of the next Architecture Biennale 2020.
“Artefici del nostro tempo” provides for the selection of 10 works for each artistic discipline - created individually or by a collective of artists - which will be exhibited at some prestigious exhibition venues of the Municipality of Venice, in conjunction with the 17th International Architecture Exhibition which will take place from 23rd of May to 29th November 2020.
Participation in the contest is FREE.
The works in competition must be unpublished, original, fruit of the artists' ingenuity, all made after 1st of January 2019, with the exception of the glass works referred to in Point B of art. 5, which provides for the participation of works created after 1st of January 2017.
The selected works will be published in a special catalog that will be distributed on the occasion of a group exhibition. Read all the information in the competition below.
The objectives of the competition are:
The competition is open to all artists and designers (single or grouped together) of age who have not yet turned 35 on the expiry date of the competition, of any sex and / or nationality as long as they are born or resident or study or work in Italy.
Each artist or collective of artists can also participate in several sections by presenting only one work per discipline.
“Artefici del nostro tempo” is a project launched by the Municipality of Venice in collaboration with the Venice Civic Museums Foundation, the Forte Marghera Foundation, the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, the Bosco e Grandi Parchi Institution, Venis Spa and the Consorzio Promovetro Murano
The competition is open to the following artistic disciplines:
Each artist can participate by filling in the online form published on the website www.comune.venezia.it no later than 11.59 pm on 15th of March 2020 by registering with their SPID credentials.
Each artist may enroll in one or more disciplines, as long as with different works, according to the methods indicated in the registration form itself, which must be completed in its entirety under penalty of exclusion from the competition.
The following must be attached to the registration form:
Joining and participating in the competition implies the unconditional acceptance of all the articles of this announcement: moreover, each participant accepts, if identified among the winners of the prizes, to donate the work to the Municipality of Venice not only in its digital form but also material.
The first three works classified for each of the following categories: Photography, Comics and Illustration, Painting, Visual Poetry, Music Video Clips, Street Art will receive a cash prize as follows:
First prize Euro 3.000, Second prize Euro 2.000, Third prize Euro 1.000.
The Glass Design section includes the following prizes:
Project for a glass work to be carried out:
Single prize of Euro 3.000 to the absolute winner.
Glass works already made:
First place Euro 3,000, Second place Euro 2,000, Third place Euro 1,000.
A special cash prize may be awarded to those artists who, although not winners in their own discipline, have nevertheless distinguished themselves and have been particularly appreciated by the jury.
All the selected works will be published in a catalog and on the website www.comune.venezia.it
To request information about the announcement and the different phases of the competition, the Contact Center is active on 041.041, from Monday to Friday from 9 to 13.
The DIME online service platform is also active, accessible at dime.comune.venezia.it
All communications between the Administration and those registered for the competition will take place only and exclusively via the official email address connected to the SPID credentials used by the competitor for registration.
II° Edition
II° Edition