LUIGI CANDIANI ART PRIZE YOUNG ARTISTS

SAC, Contemporary Art Space, announces the third annual edition of Luigi Candiani Art Prize – Young Artists. Information & Application Details: Application Deadline: March 16, 2025 Eligibility and Rules: ● Italian and international artists with restrictions of age (18-34) can subscribed to the art contest. Each artist can participate by submitting an artwork or more. Artworks may have been previously exhibited. ● Acceptable techniques: Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Photographic Art, Video Art and Short films, Performance, Digital Art, Digital Graphics and Cartoon. Specific size and technical requirements:

• Painting: Free techniques (oil, watercolor, collage, prints, etc.) on any support (canvas, paper, wood, etc.). Max size: 175 cm per side.
• Sculpture: Organic or inorganic materials. Max dimensions: 2m (base, depth, height); max weight: 50 kg.
• Installation: Materials may include sounds, lights, or videos. Max dimensions: 3m (base, depth, height); no weight limit. No dark spaces available.
• Photography: Analog or digital, color or black and white. Max size: 175 cm per side.
• Video Art & Short Films: Digital/analog videos or animations. Max duration: 15 minutes; file size: 500 MB.
• Performance: Live acts up to 10 minutes, materials provided by the artist.
• Digital Art: Works created digitally, including installations, performances, or digital formats (e.g., VR, AI, NFTs, augmented reality). Adaptability to the exhibition space is required.
• Digital Graphics & Cartoon: Digitally created or edited works (paintings, gifs, comics, etc.). Finalist works must fit 175 cm per side and will be displayed on monitors or printed.
• The artwork cannot include: subjects or signs that offend public decency, ethics, persons, citizen ideals, public and private associations, factions, religious and ethnic groups; implict and explicit advertising; violent and sexual scenes. ● Originality and Ownership:
• The artist must guarantee the originality of their work and ensure it does not infringe on third-party rights.
• The work must be the artist’s exclusive property and not previously transferred to others (e.g., sold or donated). ● Liability:
• Artists are responsible for any legal claims related to their work.
• SAC is not liable for negligence, safety equipment use, or harm to people, animals, or objects during artwork creation. ● Committee Decisions:
• Decisions are final and cannot be contested.
• Artists can decline the prize without compensation, and it will be reassigned. ● Copyrights:
• Artists retain ownership of their artwork and images but grant SAC rights for reproduction, exhibition, publication, translation, and public communication for contest-related activities, without compensation.
• SAC may publish images and texts freely on its social media and website. ● Privacy and Data Use: Artists consent to the use of personal data in compliance with GDPR (2016/679) for SAC’s purposes or third-party databases with similar goals. ● Transportation: Transportation (round trip) and possible artworks insurance costs will be at the expense of each artist. The committee decisions are irrevocable and incontestable.

Theme: The theme of the third edition of the Luigi Candiani Prize competition 2024/2025 is “Roots” Every city has an endless trail of footprints tucked away in its alleyways, of which human beings are the sole creators. In contact with everything around him, he spends his life leaving the memory of his roots in every place he visits, in every person he meets, in every fleeting glance caught in passing. Only he knows who he really is, only he has an insight into his hidden truths and can recognise his own microcosm. And what about you, which planet are you from? How to apply: You need to fill the online form to participate to the contest (prizes section on www.spazioartecontemporanea.com). You must include: – Name – Date of birth – Email – Title of the artwork – Brief description – Image/s of the artwork/s (300 PPI) (pdf file) – Artist CV and portfolio (pdf file) Selection Process: Artworks are going to be evalueted by Nicoletta Francesca Candiani, SAC owner and curator, by artists Marta Mezynska and the writer and art sharer Elisabetta Roncati. The evaluation of the wall paintings’ sketches is based on qualitative, technical criteria and criteria of art research, considering the contemporary international art traits and the contemporary art currents. The committee reserves the right to evaluate all the transmitted material. Finalists are going to be reached trough e-mail and announced online on our website on Sunday, May 4 2025. Prizes: ● Collective Exhibition: 20 artworks will be featured in the Luigi Candiani Prize finalists’ exhibition, running from June 28 to July 26, 2025. ● First Prize: • €1,000 (subject to 25% tax). • Winners will participate in an exhibition at the SAC facility from January 17 to February 14, 2026, alongside artist residency winners. • Additional opportunity to exhibit with ARTEFORA in the Langhe region, Piedmont, during the following year. ● Artist Residency: • Two residencies of two weeks each, occurring between October 6 and November 3, 2025. • Includes accommodation, curatorial support, access to a laboratory, cultural activities, workshops, and a final exhibition from January 7 to February 14, 2025. ● Visibility and Announcement: • Winners will gain online visibility via SAC’s social media and website. • Announcements will be made during the finalists’ exhibition opening on June 28, 2025, and online the next day. Contact and Resources: Phone Number: +39 03311227674 (Wednesday – Sunday 2.30pm/7.30pm) E-mail: info@spazioartecontemporanea.com Website link: https://www.spazioartecontemporanea.com/en/prizes/