Starting today, the fifth edition of the Terna Prize for contemporary art whose theme is “To be or not to be. With the others. The Social Network in a workmanlike manner”. The Prize, which in the past seasons has seen the participation of over 9 thousand artists from all over Italy and abroad, is presented in 2013 with a special edition dedicated to the relationship between man and solidarity.
The competition is open to all adult artists, of any nationality, working in Italy. The following are eligible: installations, painting, sculpture, photography, light boxes and video art. You have 30 days, starting today, to submit your works on www.premioterna.com.
“In continuity with the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, we are renewing our commitment to promoting and supporting culture and the community – declares Terna's President, Luigi Roth – with a special edition of the Terna Award which, for the first time, encourages an innovative form of "author's solidarity", as expressed in the title of the competition"
The 15 finalists will be on display at the Temple of Hadrian in Rome from 19 December until mid-January 2014.
The winners will be 3 (first, second and third place) chosen by the Jury chaired by the Presidential Committee with Luigi Roth and Flavio Cattaneo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Terna, and made up of leading collectors.
The prize pool, worth 60 thousand euros, will be donated in part to one of the finalist projects of Sodalitas Social Innovation in the Italian category "Territory and social exclusion".
The artists themselves can be actively involved in the project. The first-placed artist will win a purchase prize of 4.000 euros, the second of 3.000 and the third of 2.000 euros.
