Entries Open for COAL Prize 2017! Inviting Artists from all over the World! Deadline: 20 July 2017

Entries Open for COAL Prize 2017! Inviting Artists from all over the World!

Deadline: 20 July 2017

Applications are open for “COAL Prize 2017”, supported by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, the European Union and the Imagine2020 network in partnership with the French Ministry of Environment, Energy and Sea. The Coal Prize will be awarded in October 2017.

The COAL Prize, created in 2010 by the COAL Art and Ecology nonprofit organisation, has become a vehicle of identification, promotion and diffusion of these artists, to the general public, professionals of culture and ecology and political figures. Every year the COAL Prize highlights ten projects by artists working on environmental issues in the field of visual arts.

Benefits

The prize-winner receives an award of € 5,000 and is invited for a residency including an additional aid in production at Domaine de Belval (Ardennes – France) by the François Sommer Foundation.

Eligibility Criteria

The COAL Prize is open to artists from all over the world who deploy their creativity to devise and experiment with solutions and bear witness to the transformation of territories, lifestyles, organizations, and means of production, while making a contribution to the process themselves. Together they are participating in building a new collective narrative, a new world of imagination, an evolving shared heritage, a positive framework that is optimistic and essential for everyone to find the motivation to implement the necessary changes towards a more sustainable world.

How to Apply

The application should include the following documents together in a single PDF file. The application must not exceed 25 pages:

• A summary and illustrated description of the entry, detailing its artistic aspects and its relevance to environmental issues
• 2 HQ pictures illustrating your project
• A note on the technical aspects of the entry, especially in terms of construction and means of production
• A budget estimate
• A Curriculum Vitae and a portfolio

Applicants must upload their applications online via given link.

For more information, please visit COAL Prize 2017.