Competition ARTE 2.0 VOCENTO: the art of exhibiting art online 15.000 euros prize


VOCENTO and ARCO FAIR (Madrid) invite proposals for innovative and experimental online platforms and effective web tools to foster and stimulate the presence, exhibition, communication and management of art on the Internet. The selected proposal will be awarded with a production budget of 15,000 euros (taxes included) to realise the project.

The competition wishes to encourage research in the field of social technologies and artistic practice, and more specifically to identify current needs and provide suitable solutions for art galleries in the context of the Internet that would benefit communication between art and society.

The proposal, a complete web concept, or environment, or tool, will be an application to be implemented by art galleries.

The winning proposal will be selected by an international Jury, made up of two experts in the field of art and technology: Joasia Krysa (KURATOR/UoP, UK) and Santiago Ortiz (artist, moebio.com, Colombia), and a representative of VOCENTO (Spain). LaAgencia will act as coordinator of the award and jury secretary.

To participate in this competition, proposals must be registered by the person or the group in this website.

Production of the award-winning proposal has to be completed in a maximum period of six months. Once produced, a complete web concept, or environment, or tool, will be freely distributed for implementation by the participant galleries at ARCO´s 2008 edition and the galleries participating at ARCO´s 2009 edition.
Notification of the winner date: 16th of February 2008.

The Award prize of the winning proposal will receive a total of 15.000 euros budget (taxes included).