Open Call

VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images

Lo schermo dell'arte

No Funding
Free / No Costs
Florence , Italy

Eligibility

*APPLICATION AND DEADLINE Please download the Application Form here www.schermodellarte.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/APPLICATION20182.docx Together with the Application Form you need to submit also the following files/documents in order to complete your application: - Curriculum Vitae (specify date of birth and nationality and/or country of residence) - Portfolio with web links to previous video works and if available exhibition photos - One photograph of the artist with a resolution of at least 300 dpi (format: JPG or TIFF) Applications must be sent to Carolina Gestri at visio@schermodellarte.org by September 3rd 2018. The selected artists will be granted: - Pass providing access to all parts of the Festival (screenings and lectures) - Participation in all the Programme’s Sections - Hotel accommodation (November 13th -19th, 6 nights) Transportation to and/or from Florence is not included

Number of Participants

The VISIO Programme, curated by Leonardo Bigazzi, will be held in Florence, within the context of the 11th Edition of Lo schermo dell’arte Film Festival (14th – 18th November 2018). The participants will be 12 young European artists, who work with moving images; they will be selected with an open call, in collaboration with some of the most important European Art Academies, Schools and Artist Residencies. *SELECTION Candidates must be visual artists who: - work with moving images as part of their artistic practice - are under 35 years old - are citizens or residents of one of the 47 member countries of the European Council (complete list) - have a degree (M.A. or equivalent) or have had at least a solo-show in the last two years - have an excellent knowledge of the English language

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

November 13, 2018 - November 18, 2018

Housing

Hotel

Meals

No meals

Public Programs

Courses, Exhibition, Festival, Professional Development, Round Tables, Seminars, Workshops

Disciplines

Moving Image, Video Art, Visual Arts

Languages

English

Program Description

Lo schermo dell’arte Film Festival presents the seventh edition of VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images. VISIO consists of an exhibition and a series of seminars and meetings dedicated to expanding the vision and themes of artists, who use moving images in their artistic practice. The VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize is confirmed for the fourth edition. It will be assigned to one of the participating artists and consists in the acquisition of one of his/her video works by the Seven Gravity Collection, a private Italian collection that focuses on video works by contemporary artists. Through this Prize Lo schermo dell’arte Film Festival, thanks to the partnership with the Seven Gravity Collection, aims to support young artists by promoting the practice of collecting moving images works and video installations.

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