‘Vanna
Migliorin’ COMEL Award for Contemporary Art 2013
Call for Artists - Deadline:
December 31st, 2012
CO.ME.L,
acronym for Commercio Metalli Latina (Metal Trading Latina),
established in 1968, has become a leader in the field of trading and
processing semi-finished aluminium metal products. The ‘Vanna
Migliorin COMEL Award for Contemporary Art’, is dedicated to
the loving memory of Vanna Migliorin who was the beating heart of the
company. This award celebrates her great passion for art, her ability
to communicate and her enthusiasm in supporting new projects – even the
most innovative ones. She saw CO.ME.L. as more than just as a
commercial enterprise and broadened its activities to include those
within a social and cultural context.
The Award aims at drawing attention to the creative potential of
aluminium through an investigation of its expressive, aesthetic, and
communicative qualities. CO.ME.L. has also joined the initiative AMACI
“Business with Contemporary Art”1 to explore ways to create and support
relationships between business and contemporary art.
The first edition of the “‘Vanna Migliorin’ COMEL Award for
Contemporary Art” (referred to as “COMEL Award”) took place on February
2012. Thirteen Italian artists participated. The event attracted a
numerous public who showed great interest.
With the intention of achieving even greater public involvement the
‘COMEL Award 2013’ is extending an invitation to artists throughout the
European Union and may well be a model for the development of an
international award in 2014. Participation is open not only to artists
who have already created an
artwork that follows the requirements of the COMEL Award, but also to
those artists whose creativity is stimulated by the idea of working in
aluminium. Submissions may include a written intention of a project to
develop and complete for participation in the competition.
1 The project AMACI “Business with Contemporary Art” aims to create a
network of companies that have the same interest in supporting the
value of contemporary art in Italy, so as to transmit knowledge,
experiences and ideas, according to the principle of sharing that
inspires AMACI.
Why Aluminium?
Aluminum is one-third
the weight of steel. It can be forged, shaped,
and laminated until obtaining a very thin foil. Visually intriguing,
aluminium does not require any particular final treatment. Its surface
offers the possibility to apply a vast range of coatings, from paint to
colored anodizations. Aluminum is easy to recycle, with an energy cost
equal to one-twentieth of that necessary in its first casting.
One-third of the aluminium, which is in use today, is made by recycling
scrap metals.
Why 13 artists?
Because aluminum is the
chemical element of atomic number 13.
Art. 1 –
Objectives and aims of the COMEL Award 2013
The COMEL Award 2013
would like to draw attention to the creative
potential of aluminium through an investigation of its expressive,
aesthetic, and communicative qualities, while also aiming to:
- promote
contemporary art;
- strengthen
the link between art and business;
- enhance the
value of aluminum, a material that, besides its relevant
aesthetic value, is also easily workable, extremely versatile, flexible
and recyclable;
- establish a
vital and significant relationship between the gallery
‘Spazio COMEL’, the public and the artists
Art. 2 – How to apply
The deadline
for submissions for the ‘COMEL Award 2013’ is
December 31, 2012.
Participation is free and open to all artists over 18, who live and/or
work within the European Community and who have used, use or intend to
use aluminium as the privileged medium in the work to be submitted.
Art. 3 –
Criteria for Artworks
Artworks using
the following techniques may be submitted; painting,
sculpture, design, video, photography, and installation.
The maximum artwork size is 150x150x150 cm.
Video’s maximum length is 10 minutes.
Artworks using non-original music or images must meet copyright
obligations and/or the non-infringement of Siae rights (or similar) and
must be provided, if required.
Art. 4 –
Registration
In order to participate
in the “COMEL Award 2013″ artists can register
on-line, via email, or via postal mail, by following the instructions
at our prospectus link: http://www.premiocomel.it/call-for-submissions/
Art. 5 –
Selection process
A panel of professionals
in the field of contemporary art will select
thirteen works. The selected works will be exhibited from March 9 to
April 14, 2013 at the gallery Spazio COMEL for Contemporary Art, Via
Neghelli, 68, Latina, Italy.
The winner of the COMEL Award 2013 will be chosen from the thirteen
works selected for the exhibition.
The judgment expressed by the Jury is final and irrevocable.
Art. 6 – Award
The Award Ceremony will
be held on the April 6, 2013, during the
exhibition.
The winner will receive the “COMEL Award 2013” and a cash prize of €
2.500 2.
The artwork will become part of the CO.ME.L. permanent collection.
The artist will also be awarded a personal exhibition to be held at the
“Spazio COMEL for Contemporary Art” which is located at Via Neghelli,
68 – Latina. The date to be determined.
By accepting the Prize, the winner relinquishes ownership of his/her
work and gives CO.ME.L. all rights inherent in it, including the
publication right of the image, while retaining the right to be
recognized as the author of the artwork.
2 Withholding tax on money prize.
Art. 7 –
Opening of the Exhibition
The opening of the
exhibition will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013.
The works will be displayed until Sunday, April 14, 2013.
Art. 8 –
Transportation, insurance policy and installation of the
artworks
The transportation
(delivery and collection) and insurance will be at
the expense of the artist. The insurance of the works within the
gallery space, during the exhibition, will be borne by COMEL. The
artworks should be delivered by Saturday, February 23, 2013, under
penalty of exclusion, at Via Neghelli, 68, 04100 Latina. The works will
be installed by the exhibition organizers according to the instructions
previously arranged with the artists, Except for the award-winning work
(which becomes the property of the CO.ME.L. permanent collection) all
artworks should be collected directly from “Spazio COMEL for
Contemporary Art” which is located at Via Neghelli, 68 no later than
Saturday, April 27, 2013.
Submission to the Award implies complete and full acceptance of these
requirements.
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