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The 2nd Fratelli Melis Prize: International Biennial of Ceramic Art 2023 is a competition intended to spread and enhance the culture of ceramic art in its many forms and aims to promote artists who use ceramics as their medium and exemplify craftsmanship in their field, at both a national and international level.
The City of Bosa, in the province of Oristano, a Municipality recognised as a "territory of established ceramic tradition", dedicates this Prize to its distinguished sons, Federico and Melchiorre Melis who, during the early 1900s, helped advance the craft of artistic ceramics throughout Italy.
The 2nd Fratelli Melis Prize is organized by the Municipality of Bosa and the cultural association Messy Lab collettivo di ceramica, in collaboration with AiCC (Associazione Italiana Città della Ceramica), association Pandora Artiste Ceramiste and Museo Carlo Zauli.
In addition to the Competition and the International Exhibition, the Biennial also includes collateral events: conferences, exhibitions and ceramic workshops in the city of Bosa, Nuoro and Paulilatino organized in collaboration with ILISSO EDIZIONI\SPAZIO ILISSO Arte Archivi Museo, Pozzo Santa Cristina ARCHEOTOUR soc.coop. and TACS snc. The artistic director is the artist from Bosa Stefania Spanedda.
The 2nd Fratelli Melis Prize: International Biennial of Ceramic Art 2023 includes a Competition and an International Exhibition from July 29th to August 8th 2023 at the ancient Capuchin Convent of Bosa (Oristano), which will host only the works selected by the Jury of experts. The works selected and admitted to the competition will be further evaluated by the Jury of experts in person, who will award the best works with three prizes and mentions of merit. The Competition is open to artists, artisans and designers, amateur or professional, who use ceramics as their artistic language.
Prizes:
- First Prize: 2.200,00 euros by the Municipality of Bosa.
- Second Prize: 500,00 euros (in vouchers for the purchase of ceramic products) offered by CIBAS sas.
- Third Prize 500,00 euros (in vouchers for the purchase of ceramic products) offered by Ceramic & Colors srl. and La Bottega della Ceramica.
- Mentions of merit will be assigned to other particularly deserving works.
In order to register, the application must be submitted no later than June 30th, 2023, 11.59 p.m. The application form is available at this link.
For information: www.messylab.org www.comune.bosa.or.it premiomelis@gmail.com |