Displaying 240 artworks by as many artists from over 50 countries, Arte Laguna Prize, which from 2021 takes place every two years, presents the 16th and 17th edition finalists’ exhibition from March 11 to April 16 2023.

An extraordinary location of 4000 square meters, the Arsenale Nord of Venice welcomes the works selected in the last two editions for each of the ten award categories: Painting, Sculpture and Installation, Photographic Art, Video Art and Short Films, Performance, Digital Art, Digital Graphics and Cartoons, Land Art, Urban Art and Street Art, Art Design.

The finalists have been chosen among over 20 thousand applicants by two juries, one for each edition, composed of internationally known curators, museum directors and art experts. The two winners – who will be announced during the opening of the exhibition, Saturday 11 of March – will be awarded a prize of 10,000 euros each.

Several Special Prizes are also offered. These relevant awards include the production of artworks, a worldwide network of residences, the chance to exhibit in important Italian and international galleries and festivals, various collaborations with companies and cash prizes.

Therefore Arte Laguna Prize confirms itself as one of the richest contemporary art competitions in terms of opportunities for artists. The exhibition is accompanied by a digital catalogue, with a critical text by Luca Beatrice.

In conjunction with the Arsenale exhibition, the MoCA cultural association also presents the first Italian solo exhibition of Chinese artist Qian Wu, curated by Luca Beatrice, in its exhibition space in the heart of Venice,

Arte Laguna Prize has been awarded the medal of the President of the Italian Republic and it is sponsored annually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, the Veneto Region, the Metropolitan City of Venice, the Municipality of Venice, the Cà Foscari University of Venice and the European Institute of Design.

Datasheet

Title Arte Laguna Prize
Promoted by Associazione Culturale MoCA (Modern and Contemporary Art)
Under the patronage of Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the Veneto Region, the Municipality of Venice, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, RUFA Rome University of Fine Arts; it obtained a medal from the President of the Italian Republic
Location Venezia, Nappe dell’Arsenale Nord, water-bus stop Bacini/Arsenale Nord
Dates 11 March – 16 April 2023
Press Preview Saturday 11 March, at 12 pm at Nappe dell’Arsenale Nord, Venezia
Opening Saturday 11 March, at 5 pm
Opening hours daily 10 am – 6 pm
Admission free, with liberal donation to MoCA cultural association
Catalogue digital, with critical text by Luca Beatrice
Info to the Public https://artelagunaprize.com/exhibition-22-23/

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