NordArt Competition for Artists and a Prize of €10,000
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
NordArt invites artists of all disciplines and from all over the world to apply for the 2019 competition.
Selection:
Selection of artists takes place by the end of February 2019 by a jury and a list of the invited artists will be published online on the website by the beginning of March 2019. Additionally, all invited artists will be informed by email or post and asked to confirm their participation and send the documents for the catalogue. . The jury is made up of curators, artists, an art historian, and the supervisory board and management.
Prize:
[1] NordArt Prize:
The NordArt Prize worth 10,000 euro has been sponsored by ACO Group since 2010. Each year one artist is awarded with the aim to support the art and culture scene. The awardee will be announced during "The Long Night of the Lights" in September and may automatically participate in NordArt the following year, at the opening of which the award ceremony will take place.
[2] Public Choice Award:
Visitors to NordArt can vote for their favorite artist, and three Public Choice Awards will be awarded during "The Long Night of the Lights" in September. All votes will be counted in the week before the announcement, and the three winning artists will be informed and invited to the prize giving ceremony. Each award is worth 1,000 euro. The three winners are invited to participate again in NordArt the following year.
[3] NordArt symposium:
Each year the exhibition is preceded by the international NordArt symposium. Approximately 10 artists are invited to attend the symposium and create large works (sculpture, installation, painting) for the current NordArt. The participants of the symposium are provided with materials (by arrangement), a workplace, accommodation and travel cost support.
About NordArt:
Kunstwerk Carlshütte is a non-profit cultural initiative that has been organizing the annual NordArt exhibition featuring about 200 selected artists from all over the world since 1999. As an internationally established forum for cultural education and exchange, NordArt has dedicated itself to the task of enhancing mutual understanding through the language of art. NordArt ranks among the largest exhibitions of contemporary art in Europe.