Premio Combat 2024 Prize – Open Call – Deadline 30 April
The Cultural Association Blob ART ETS has announced a prize competition for artists, with the aim of promoting and enhancing Contemporary Art.
The exhibition of the finalist works, the voting and the awarding of prizes will take place in Livorno at the “Museo Civico G. Fattori ex Granai di Villa Mimbelli” from 21 September to 5 October 2024.
Eligibility – This competition is open to all contemporary artists worldwide. There are no age restrictions or thematic constraints.
The five categories are: Painting, Graphics arts on paper, Photography, Sculpture & Installation, Video arts
Painting
Basic selection criteria will be the quality, research, originality and contemporaneity of the work. There will be no restrictions on subject, technique or style, as long as the work is pictorial. By pictorial work is meant any use or manual intervention in oil, tempera, acrylic, industrial paint, ink, engraving, graphite, watercolour, vinyl, on any type of support, even pre-printed; techniques such as collage and multi- material applications are permitted. The maximum size allowed for each side of the work is 200 cm.
Graphics arts on paper
The graphic arts category will accept two-dimensional, traditional, or digital media works. The selection will be based on the key criteria of quality, planning, research, originality, and the work’s contemporaneity. Artistic techniques accepted in the graphic arts category are: drawing, watercolour, gouache, collage, digital drawing, works executed with various graphic techniques, and the multiple types of flat, digital, relief, and cable printing (Giclée, offset, xylography, engraving, lithography, screen printing, etc.). Finalist works will be set up on monitors or traditional two-dimensional media (artworks must not exceed 150 cm on each side.)
Photography
The selection will be based on the key criteria of formal quality and conceptual originality of the artwork. There are no thematic restrictions. Media accepted for the competition are digital and analogue photos, colour and b/w photos, and all the expressive means of photographic art. Artworks must not exceed 200 cm on each side.
Sculpture and Installation
The selection of the artworks will be based on the criteria of quality, research, originality, and contemporaneity. In the Sculpture and Installation category, the use of raw or manipulated materials, media, objects, and expressive means, both traditional and innovative (sound art, kinetic art, video and sound installation, etc.) is allowed. The artworks may include interactive elements such as moving electrical or mechanical parts, sounds, lights, and videos, used separately or in combination. Artworks should be registered by sending photos, videos, or audio files. Artworks must not exceed 4 x 3m with a maximum allowed height of 3m.
Video arts
The Video Arts – Performance category is open to video artworks and performance art, experimental animations, video research, abstract videos, and video portraits, excluding fiction. Videos shall run for a minimum of 1 minute to a maximum of 30 minutes.
Basic selection criteria will be the quality, research, originality and contemporaneity of the work. There will be no restrictions on subject, technique or style, as long as the work is pictorial. By pictorial work is meant any use or manual intervention in oil, tempera, acrylic, industrial paint, ink, engraving, graphite, watercolour, vinyl, on any type of support, even pre-printed; techniques such as collage and multi- material applications are permitted. The maximum size allowed for each side of the work is 200 cm.
Graphics arts on paper
The graphic arts category will accept two-dimensional, traditional, or digital media works. The selection will be based on the key criteria of quality, planning, research, originality, and the work’s contemporaneity. Artistic techniques accepted in the graphic arts category are: drawing, watercolour, gouache, collage, digital drawing, works executed with various graphic techniques, and the multiple types of flat, digital, relief, and cable printing (Giclée, offset, xylography, engraving, lithography, screen printing, etc.). Finalist works will be set up on monitors or traditional two-dimensional media (artworks must not exceed 150 cm on each side.)
Photography
The selection will be based on the key criteria of formal quality and conceptual originality of the artwork. There are no thematic restrictions. Media accepted for the competition are digital and analogue photos, colour and b/w photos, and all the expressive means of photographic art. Artworks must not exceed 200 cm on each side.
Sculpture and Installation
The selection of the artworks will be based on the criteria of quality, research, originality, and contemporaneity. In the Sculpture and Installation category, the use of raw or manipulated materials, media, objects, and expressive means, both traditional and innovative (sound art, kinetic art, video and sound installation, etc.) is allowed. The artworks may include interactive elements such as moving electrical or mechanical parts, sounds, lights, and videos, used separately or in combination. Artworks should be registered by sending photos, videos, or audio files. Artworks must not exceed 4 x 3m with a maximum allowed height of 3m.
Video arts
The Video Arts – Performance category is open to video artworks and performance art, experimental animations, video research, abstract videos, and video portraits, excluding fiction. Videos shall run for a minimum of 1 minute to a maximum of 30 minutes.
Registration deadline – April 30, 2024
Registration fee – € 55 for the first artwork submitted and € 35 for each additional artwork.
Prizes:
€ 10.000 to the winner of Premio Combat
Section Prizes:
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Painting section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Sculpture/Installation section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Photography section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Graphic Art section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Video–Performance section
The winning artwork will remain property of the artist.
€ 10.000 to the winner of Premio Combat
Section Prizes:
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Painting section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Sculpture/Installation section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Photography section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Graphic Art section
€ 1.500 to the winner of the Video–Performance section
The winning artwork will remain property of the artist.
