The City of Castellamonte, on the occasion of the 63rd CERAMICS EXHIBITION 2024, announces and organizes a competition reserved for Italian and international ceramic artists who love and find their source of inspiration through ceramics by reworking the most interesting aspects of contemporaneity in their works. With this edition, in conjunction with the planned exhibition homage to China, seven hundred years after his death, we want to remember Marco Polo (Venice 1524 – Venice 1324). The general theme of the competition, therefore, may also include more areas from which to draw inspiration in addition to the subjective ones of individual artists such as travel, peoples, ethnicities, cultures, languages.
With the main title of the competition "CERAMICS IN LOVE" we tried to synthesize the theme of love understood as passion and adherence to creative values by professional artists/ceramists who with their works know how to interpret the current world, with creative originality, intelligence and feeling. The competition is divided into a single section: Art and Design. All works must be made with ceramic techniques.
The competition aims to enhance the art of ceramics in all its forms, techniques and uses, from sculpture to design, to excellent craftsmanship, without forgetting, since it is the city of Castellamonte, its most famous "object": the stove.
The Curator of the Competition is Giuseppe Bertero. The works will be exhibited inside Palazzo Botton. The exhibition of the works will be held from Saturday, August 24 to Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Application form must be submitted by 31 May 2024.
Awards:
- 1st Prize € 4.000,00
- 2nd Prize € 2.000,00
- 3rd Prize € 1.000,00
- "Silvana Neri" C.N.A. Youth Prize € 500,00
- People's Jury Prize € 300,00
For information: Organizing Secretariat - Culture - Municipality of Castellamonte: 0124.5187216 cultura@comune.castellamonte.to.it | ceramicsinlove@gmail.com www.comune.castellamonte.to.it |