International Sculpture Competition, Spain

Deadline: 21 December, 2012
Open to: artists from all over the world
Prizes: first prize: 24,000 €, second: 10,000 €, third: 5,000 and two secondary prizes: 3,000 €

The Gabarron Foundation, in collaboration with Fundación Murcia Futuro (FMF), is pleased to announce an international sculpture competition organized by FMF. The Foundation invites all international artists for a chance to exhibit their work and win prizes.

The objective of the competition is the selection of five unpublished and original sculptural proposals to be placed in the future Parque de Levante of the city of Murcia.

Eligibility

  • All American or foreign artists may participate in this Competition, regardless of his/her place of residence.
  • Participation may be individual or collective; in the latter case a designee should be chosen as a representative of the group.
  • Each of the participating persons or teams may submit a maximum of one proposal.
  • The presented works must be free of third party rights, FMF being exempted from liability in the case of litigation or dispute that may arise from breach of this contract.
  • Projects must be original and unpublished, not selected or given an award in any other contest or competition, and may not be complete or partial reproductions of other works already produced or in progress.
  • The theme will be of the artist’s own choosing, but those works that show a connection to the history and culture of Murcia, from both the historical perspective as well as from the concept and philosophy of art, design and environment articulated by the new park will have a special significance.
  • For the design and implementation of the sculpture the techniques and the materials used should be ones considered best suitable to the expressive needs of the artist, provided they are weather resistant in order to ensure the sculpture’s durability (Example: bronze, copper, stone, iron, etc).
  • The sculpture will be free standing and, given that its location is in an open space, the Jury will take into account the proportional relationship of its dimensions to its surroundings.

Prizes

The Jury will award the following prizes:

  1. First prize will be 24,000 €
  2. Second prize will be 10,000 €
  3. Third prize will be 5,000 €
  4. Two secondary prizes, each one, 3,000 €
Of all the submitted proposals the Jury will select the fifty best projects, which will receive an accredited honorary certificate. These works will be included in an exhibition in Spain and another in the United States, all of them displayed in a catalog, of which each of the selected honorable mentions will receive two copies.

How to apply?

  • Each contestant may participate via the Internet, filling out the Registration Form with all the required documentation. Also, all physical proposals should be sent to FMF.
  • The participants may not have any communication relating to this competition with any member of the Jury.
  • On the submitted works the full name of the participating artists must be included along with the type of competition: “Monumental public sculpture competition for the artistic-sculptural development of the future Parque de Levante of the city of Murcia”
  • The submitted works must include: the Registration Form attached to these rules and completed accordingly, along with a .zip file including  photocopy of ID or passport, a resume reduced to the maximum length of an A4 page, complete resume, 5 photos in PDF or JPG format of previously done sculptures and, finally, all the documentation referred to in paragraph 4 regarding the proposed project, model and report.
  • If you encounter any problems when sending the file, you can send it to: SculptureCompetition@gabarron.org

The actual project (sculpture model) should be sent to:
Fundación Murcia Futuro
Glorieta de España, 1
30004 Murcia
España

All physical proposals should be sent to FMF by 12:00 p.m., EDT, on December 21, 2012.

The Official Call

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