Fourth International Art Prize "Arte Laguna:" Painting, Sculpture, and Photography

Aimed at evaluating and promoting contemporary art, the MoCA (Modern Contemporary Art) Cultural Association, in collaboration with the Studio Arte Laguna, announces the Fourth Edition of the International Art Prize "Arte Laguna." The Prize is divided in three categories: painting, sculpture, and photography. Participants can choose any subject. The call is open to any artist with no restrictions of age, gender, nationality, or any other qualification. Each artist may submit two artworks in more than one area. The Prize is sponsored by Nikon, Juliet, Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Regione del Veneto, among others. First Prize winners in any of the three categories will receive 5,000 Euros each, and their works will be showcased in an important exhibition at the Venice Arsenale and also in various art galleries, and a catalog will be published. The selection of the artworks will be chosen by three jury panels comprising highly regarded and well-known personalities from the contemporary art world: Viviana Siviero (Art Critic); Alessandro Trabucco (Art Critic); Igor Zanti (Art Critic); Stefano Coletto (Curator at the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation in Venice); Lorenzo Respi (Curator at the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation in Milan); and Rossella Bertolazzi (Director of the Istituto Europeo di Design, IED). Applications must be submitted by regular mail no later than November 15, 2009, and no later than November 26, 2009, if submitted online. More information at: http://www.premioartelaguna.it/