International Open Art Competition
Category: Multiple Disciplines
Deadline: March 15, 2019
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Art Olympia is an open art competition held as a biennial event with the goal of discovering talented artists around the world and supporting their activities. It aims to promote exchanges of the world’s various cultures through arts.
The third International Open Art Competition, “Art Olympia 2019,” will be held in Japan next year, with announcement of winners and their exhibition scheduled for June. Art Olympia, held once every two years, aims to discover talented artists and support them. Approximately 160 artworks will be selected for a final review in Tokyo by a panel of jurors invited from around the world. The 1st-place winner will receive US$120,000. In addition, 160 artists will receive prize money and 1,000 artists will be honored and featured. The competition will give away a total of approximately US$500,000 in cash awards and prizes for supporting artist activities.
This third Art Olympia will accept two-dimensional artworks. Acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mineral pigments, print, charcoal, digital/multimedia art, mixed media, photography, etc. will be also accepted. The maximum size is 117cm x 117cm (46 x 46 inches). Calligraphy, video, sculpture, and group/ collaboration works are not accepted.
A primary review will be done using artwork images and the final review will use actual artworks. Moreover, the final review will use a point-rating system, allowing the public to check the reviewing process. With an eye to supporting young artists, Art Olympia has created a Student Category, allowing students to apply for both All-Entrants and Student Categories.
Art Olympia embodies the following three concepts:
• HUB – Discover talented artists and direct them to where they might have more potential
• Excavation – Discover artists with potential to be recognized internationally
• Practice – Creation of new art for the next generation by international artists
Each artist is limited to three images. In addition to the General Category, there is also an “Open category” as well as a “Student category” aimed at supporting young artists.
Artworks of approximately 160 pieces (80 pieces from Japan and 80 pieces outside of Japan) will be selected and undergo a final review in Tokyo by a panel of great judges invited from around the world.
Entry fee:
General submission: 60 USD for 1 image, 100 USD for 2 images, 140 USD for 3 images
Student submission: 40 USD for 1 image, 70 USD for 2 images, 100 USD for 3 images
Eligibility
Open to artists from all over the world.
Prize
For All-Entrants Category, the first prize winner will receive 120,000 USD, the second prize winner 30,000 USD, and the third prize winner 20,000 USD along with the Art Olympia original trophies. The forth prize winner will receive 3,000 USD, the fifth 2,000 USD, and the sixth 1,000 USD.
For Student Category, the first prize winner will receive 20,000 USD, the second 10,000 USD, and the third 5,000 USD along with the Art Olympia original trophies. The fourth prize winner will receive 3,000 USD, the fifth 2,000 USD, and the sixth 1,000 USD.
Separately from the top 160 finalists, Art Olympia will recognize 200 additional great works with an honourable mention, and another 640 fine works with a semi-honourable mention.
Internationally based jurors:
Brett Littman: Director, Noguchi Museum/New York
Chu Teh-I: Artist, Founder of Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts/Taipei
Florence Derieux: Director of Exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth/New York
Emmanuelle Lequeux: Journalist for Le Monde/Paris
Zheng Lin: Founder and Director of Tang Contemporary Art/Beijing
Tokyo-based jurors:
Hiroshi Senju: Artist
Toyomi Hoshina: Vice President, Tokyo University of the Arts
Akiya Takahashi: Director, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
Yuko Hasegawa: Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Akiko Endo: Artist
Awards:
All-Entrants Category: 1st prize US$120,000 (one winner)
Student Category: 1st prize US$20,000 (one winner)
1,000 artists will be honored and featured.
Schedule:
1. Entry period: From October 1, 2018, to March 15, 2019
2. Announcement of winners: June 6, 2019
3. Exhibition: Toshima Ward Office Building, June 8-16, 2019
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, June 23-29, 2019
The International Open Art Competition, “Art Olympia 2019”
English, Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese versions: http://artolympia.info/
