We are grateful to all the participants! Each artwork from 124 applications is very impressive and interesting! 🙂
We are happy to announce the selected nominees for the Portal 11 Art Prize 2019:
1. Ahranovska Svitlana
2. Artamonov Ievgen
3. Gamalya Alina
4. Zazimko Dmytro
5. Manetsky Orest
6. Pronkina Olena
7. Rahimova Mariya
8. Rey Astian
9. Suhanova Victoriya
10. Uhreniuk Annabel
11. Chizhov Andrew
Artworks of 11 nominees of Portal 11 Art Prize 2019 you will be able to see at the art exhibition, which will be exposed in the Portal 11 gallery from October 31 to November 17, 2019.
We will announce winners and awarding prizes Portal 11 Art Prize: the main and special prizes on 17 November.
Wish you success!
The Portal 11 Art Prize 2019 is a worldwide contemporary art prize established by the gallery Portal 11.
Application form for participation
Theme of the Portal 11 Art Prize is the “Portal”.
All artists aged 35 and younger from anywhere in the world are invited to apply for the Prize.
Winners will receive a prize in the form of cash rewards.
Mission
The prize is intended to draw attention to the creativity of young artists, to support their creative path and provide the opportunity to express themselves on the contemporary art-scene.
The gallery is looking for talents for further cooperation and realisation of future joint projects.
Theme of the Portal 11 Art Prize is
Theme of the Portal 11 Art Prize is the “Portal”.
First of all, Portal is uncovering something what was hidden away.
Portal is a connection between material and non-material. Passing through the Portal we fall into an unknown area that hidden away behind the barrier. Entrance the Portal leads to bridging the barrier. This suggests that there is always something behind the barrier.
The sense of the Portal is to bridging the barrier or transformation. The Portal is a transition phenomenon through space and time.
The prize
The main Prize will be the amount of 1 000€ and free personal exhibition in the gallery Portal 11. The artwork of the winner (1 Place) will become a part of the Portal 11 gallery’s collection.
Also 2 special prizes are awarded at the discretion of the jury to support young artists.
2 special prizes will be paid in cash – 2 Place in the amount of 500€,
3 Place in the amount of 300€.
Artworks of the 11 participators selected jury for the prizes awards will be published in a catalogue of the exhibition nominees Portal 11 Art Prize 2019.
Calendar Portal 11 Art Prize 2019
June 01 – October 01, 2019 – Applications accepted.
October 10 – Shortlist of 11 nominees Announcement for the prizes awards and approval them for participation in a collective exhibition.
October 31 – Opening exhibition of 11 nominees Portal 11 Art Prize.
November 01 – November 17, 2019 – Exhibition of 11 nominees Portal 11 Art Prize.
November 17, 2019 – Portal 11 Art Prize Award announcement.
Conditions of participation
1.1. Participants must be between 18 and 35 years of age. An artist or a group of artists (as one participant) can presents no more than 3 artworks. Only one artwork will be selected by jury for award prize.
1.2. The series of artworks are not accepted.
1.3. Artworks that eligible for submission Portal 11 Art Prize should be made on canvas in oil, acrylic painting or mixed technique.
1.4. Artwork size requirements: minimal size of a side – 80 centimeters,
maximum size of a side – 150 centimeters.
1.5. Files of the works are accepted in jpeg, pdf format, the size of which should not exceed 10MB.
1.6. Theme of the Portal 11 Art Prize is “Portal”.
1.7. Artworks will not be accepted if the participant does not conform to the Conditions of participation.
1.8. Participation in the Portal 11 Art Prize is free of charge. The artist independently organizes and pays for transportation (in both directions) of the work for the exhibition.
Rules of participation
Acceptance of applications
2.1. Participations can apply by the Internet through the Form on the Website of the gallery Portal 11 www.portal11.com.ua and on the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/galleryportal11/ in period from June 01 to October 01, 2019. Application form
2.2. The application will be accepted if the participant fits all the requirements of the Portal 11 Art Prize and will provide all the necessary information.
2.3. The candidate can clarify and supplement the information by 01.10.2019. Additional information can be sent by separate letter to e-mail artprizeportal11@gmail.com .
2.4. Additional information provided by the candidate after the deadline for submission of application will be rejected.
2.5. An application shall be accepted once the participant receives confirmation by email.
2.6. The participant must grant the Organizers reproduction rights over the artwork(s) submitted to create a catalogue, archive the images of submitted artworks and publicize the artworks on the Website and in any other form.
Terms of nominees announcement
3.1. Artworks of the nominees for the award of the Portal 11 Art Prize will be chosen by the jury on the basis of accepted applications of candidates.
3.2. 11 candidates will be selected from the accepted applications, , that will be nominated by the jury for the main and special prizes Portal 11 Art Prize.
3.3. The shortlist of 11 nominees will be announced no later than October 10,2019 at the Website https://portal11.com.ua/ , in social networks (Facebook and Instagram) and by e-mail.
Exhibition of nominees
4.1. Eleven nominees will take part in the collective exhibition in gallery Portal 11 from November 01 to November 17, 2019. Winners of the main and special prizes will be announced at the end of the exhibition.
4.2. Eleven nominees that were selected by the jury for the exhibition for Portal 11 Art Prize award must provide their works for the exhibition no later than 24.10. 2019
4.3. The artwork of the nominee must be included in the application for the participation, and must not be replaced by another artwork.
4.4. The final selection of the artwork to be presented at the group exhibition is determined by the jury.
4.5. The Jury reserves the right to refuse the participant if the artwork chosen by the jury for awarding the prize does not correspond to the description in the candidate’s application and the terms of the competition.
Awarding a prize Portal 11 Art Prize
5.1. The main and special prizes of the Portal 11 Art Prize will be awarded on November 17, 2019.
5.2. The Jury reserves the right not to explain its choice of the winners of the prize.
