Marcus Jansen - Finalist at The International Art Prize Arte Laguna 2013 – Venice

The Italian Cultural Association MoCA (Modern Contemporary Art), in collaboration with Arte Laguna, organized the Seventh Edition of the International Art Prize “Arte Laguna”, aimed at promoting and enhancing contemporary art.

List of Finalists:  www.artelagunaprize.com/12.13/painting_section.pdf
 

This important event will take place in Venice in March 2013 and will contemplate prizes in money, a collective exhibition in Venice Arsenale, a special exhibition at the Romanian Institute for Arts Culture and Research, a number of exhibitions in art galleries and an official catalogue.

This makes Jansen's third International participation and selection for a major Internationally curated exhibition in less than six month's. Recently, the New York City native was selected for the"New American Paintings No. 94" cover and the upcoming "Studio Visit" publication both published by The Open Studio Press. Jansen also won "The Dave Bown Project" International Award at the 5th Semi- Annual and was awarded "The Aesthetica Art Prize", in York, UK.  Jansen has been mentioned by many Art Historians as one of the most exciting rising stars on the world scene to watch. The artist and Gulf War Veteran, has upcoming Museum exhibitions in Rome Italy and other parts of Europe to be announced this year. his collections include the PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, The Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), The New Britain Museum of American Art and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taiwan.

The total value of the Prize is 170,000 Euros. The Prize is open to all Artists, without any limit of age, sex, nationality or other qualifications. Each artist can participate with one or more artworks, in one or more sections.

• Painting
• Sculpture and installation
• Photographic art
• Video art and animation
• Performance
• Virtual Art

Prize Curator:
Igor Zanti (Italy, Art Critic)

Panel:
Umberto Angelini (Italy, Director of Festival Uovo)
Gabriella Belli (Italy, Director of Musei Civici of Venice)
Adam Budak (United States, Curatorr of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden of Washington)
Cecilia Freschini (China, Independent Curator; founder and director of lab-Yit | the Italian Contemporary Art Platform in China)
Mario Gerosa (Italy, Senior editor of AD, Digital Art Curator)
Lina Lazaar (Great Britain, Expert in International Contemporary Art for Sotheby’s)
Kanchi Mehta (India, Founder and Chief Curator of Chameleon Art Projects & and India Editor for Flash Art)
Sabine Schaschl (Switzerland, Director and Curator of Kunsthaus Basel)
Felix Schöber (Germany, Independent Curator)
Claudia Zanfi (Italy, Art Historian and Cultural Manager)

Here are the different prizes:

INSTITUTIONAL PRIZES

PRIZE Painting: 7,000 euros*
PRIZE Sculpture: 7,000 euros*
PRIZE Photographic Art: 7,000 euros*
PRIZE Videoart and Animation & Performance: 7,000 euros*
PRIZE Virtual Art iFOPE: 7,000 euros*

* The awarded artworks will remain artists’ property. Withholding taxof 25% on money prizes. The money prizes will be given during the awarding ceremony.

SPECIAL PRIZE “BUSINESS FOR ART”

Within this event, Fope supports Business for Art, a special prize dedicated to the section of virtual art, which was established by the company from Vicenza last year. It includes artworks entirely created with computer software, graphics and 3D animation, virtual installations, net art, and artworks made through smartphone or tablet applications, and net art productions. The winner will receive an award, as well as a prize in money, and will have the chance to participate in an art project made in collaboration with Fope Gioielli.