Milan
Decontexts

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DECONTEXTS
Call for Exhibition
Accepted media: Photography, Digital Visual Design, Video
Group Exhibition in Rome or Milan city. June 2021
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The beginning of modernity in the artistic field is marked by the introduction of a perspective vision, thanks to which the figures, within a planar space, are arranged according to an order of depth of field. The object acquires an "internal space", and with this it takes autonomy from the external space and is no longer an object in a space, but is itself the creation of its own space of representation: it becomes removable, and can be displayed in any place. The act of extracting an object / subject, isolated or inserted in imaginary spaces, imposes an evaluative approach oriented on the intrinsic meaning - and aesthetic - of what is exposed, and with it imposes questions such as "how much context is needed for us to categorize an object? How much can be taken away before an object completely loses its identity, before it truly becomes something else?".
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Deadline 7th March 2021
Language

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LANGUAGE
Call for Exhibition
Accepted media: Photography, Digital Visual Design, Video
Group Exhibition in Rome or Milan city. May 2021
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Language is a code, “a system of conventional symbols” that we use to communicate a message, an intention, a will, a wish, a desire, but also to share thoughts, ideas and to exchange opinions.
Language is variable, flexible possibly based on precise rules. It can be understood, misunderstood or it can cause barriers. It can be spoken, written, painted, reproduced, fragmented, or even destroyed.
This call would like to gather digital artworks, pictures and videos that are able to represent the multifaceted world of languages, their features and contradictions.
Deadline 7th February 2021
Entry Fee:
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Instability and Precariousness

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INSTABILITY AND PRECARIOUSNESS
Call for Exhibition
FREE ENTRY
Photographers are invited to submit 1 to 3 photos addressing the theme.
Group Exhibition in Rome or Milan city. March 2021
Instability and precariousness are concepts that characterize the modern era. The way we experience everyday life responds to a consumerist logic. This logic sees the precariousness of the state of things as urgency in seizing or abandoning the useful object that meets our needs. It's the same for what we now call "relational consumerism".
Instability refers to the idea of precarious balance that concerns every type of physical, physiological / corporal and mental structure. The psychic and emotional sphere is therefore also taken into consideration in the contemplation of the concept of instability: instability understood as an anomaly of temper due to excessive receptivity for impulses of an affective or instinctive order, and characterized by frequent changes in mood and emotional state.
Deadline 7th December 2020
YICCA 20/21 - International Contest of Contemporary Art

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The competition’s aim is to promote the enrolled artists, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art.
Internationality and networking make YICCA a huge opportunity for the artists, which can:
• Win a cash prize:
- Euro 3000,00 money prize to the first selected
- Euro 1000,00 money prize to the second selected
• Promote their art through a variety of channels:
- exhibit the selected artworks in a exhibition space, determined by competition.
- improve the relationship between finalists and critics, curators, gallery owners, public and private art institutions that will have access to this important exhibition.
- have maximum visibility through the advertising campaign that will follow the competition and all its stages.
DATES AND DEADLINES
July 29, 2020: Beginning of subscriptions
October 30, 2020: Subscriptions deadline
November 19, 2020: Notification of winning artworks
Jury’s final decision will lead to a selection of 18 artists that will participate in the final exhibition.
YICCA 20/21 - Final exhibition - January 2021
CMC - CENTRO CULTURALE MILANO
Largo Corsia dei Servi, 4, 20122 Milano - Italy
www.centroculturaledimilano.it
All kinds of art works are accepted, including video, installations and performances.
All works will be presented by a picture or a video that must be followed by a description of the work.
All works must be available for the final exhibition and have to be artist’s property.
The contest is open to all artists or groups of artists and professionals from any country.
There are no special qualifications required for entry.
All information about terms and conditions of subscription is published on the official website
To register please complete the registration form on the official website.
DATES AND DEADLINES
July 29, 2020: Beginning of subscriptions
October 30, 2020: Subscriptions deadline
November 19, 2020: Notification of winning artworks
Entry Fee:
- Yes
Officine Saffi Award 4

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Applications are now open to the fourth edition of the Officine Saffi Award. Up for grabs € 10,000 and 8 international residency prizes, awarded by two exceptional juries.
Milan, 1st of June 2020
Applications are open to the fourth edition of the Officine Saffi Award. This biennial award supports and promotes artists working with ceramics in contemporary art and collectible design. Up for grabs €10,000 along with 8 Residency prizes in collaboration with major international partners.
The competition is open to all contemporary artists and designers of any age, whether emerging or established, individuals or members of collectives, and with no restrictions on theme, gender or nationality, who use ceramics as an artistic medium.
The finalists of the award - which will be exhibited at Officine Saffi in Milan - are selected by a commission composed of important figures from the world of art and design:
Garth Clark, editor-in-chief Cfile
Annalisa Rosso, editor-in-chief Icon Design
Glenn Adamson, curator
Matt Wedel, artist
Elisa Ossino, architect, interior designer
Jill Singer and Monika Khemsurov, editors-in-chief Sight Unseen
Isabelle Naef Galuba, director Musée Ariana
Laura Borghi, founder Officine Saffi
The winner of the € 10,000 cash prize will be selected by an exceptional jury:
Alessandro Rabottini, artistic director, miart
Livia Peraldo Matton, editor-in-chief Elle Décor
Christian Larsen, Curator at MAD Museum
Alvise Braga Illa, collector
Julian Stair, artist
Carolina Orsini, Conservation at MUDEC
Laura Borghi, founder Officine Saffi
Along with the first prize, many residency prizes offered by some of the most prestigious international centres, such as:
Sundaymorning@ekwc, The Netherlands
Guldagergaard, Denmark
Bruckner Foundation, Switzerland
Mondovì Ceramics Museum, Italy
Este Ceramiche
International Ceramic Art Festival, Sasama, Japan
Päivi Rintaniemi and Seinäjoki City, Finland
Officine Saffi Special Award
The award is conceived, supported and organized by Officine Saffi to promote ceramics in contemporary culture. It is an excellent opportunity to create a platform where emerging artists can dialogue with established ones and with leading figures in contemporary art and design.
Officine Saffi is a cultural association that has been promoting international contemporary ceramics since 2011. The project has stood out over the years for its multidisciplinary approach, embracing the worlds of contemporary art, design and applied arts. It pursues its mission through a gallery, workshop, publishing house and a biennial award. These all work independently, while sharing the same spirit of refinement, selection and innovation. The founder, Laura Borghi, guides every project with support from a young and passionate team. In collaboration with its international partners, Officine Saffi has built a network that has played a fundamental role over the years in spreading the culture of ceramics in Italy and abroad.
The Award would not be possible without the precious support of:
Sundaymonring@ekwc: https://sundaymorning.ekwc.nl/
Guldagergaard: http://ceramic.dk/
Mondovì Ceramics Museum: https://www.museoceramicamondovi.it/
Bruckner Foundation: http://www.ceramique-bruckner.ch/en
Este Ceramiche: https://www.esteceramiche.com/it/
Päivi Rintaniemi: https://rintaniemi.fi/
Seinäjoki City: https://www.seinajoki.fi/
ICAF, Sasama: https://www.icaf-sasama-en.com/
Media Partners: Artribune, Exibart, That’s Contemporary
Under the patronage of The International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza
Timetable:
Entries: 31 May – 30 November 2020
Award Ceremony: 2 February 2021
Finalists’ exhibition: 3 February – 5 March 2021
Entry Fee:
- Yes
Diaries

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DIARIES Call for Exhibition
Accepted media: Photography
Group Exhibition in Rome or Milan city. December 2020
This call, following the path of a photographic genre developed from the experience of artists such as Nan Goldin, Wolfgang Tillmans, Boris Mikhailov, will collect photographic shots capable of expressing everyday life, such as the private and intimate one of the relationships between who describes and what and/or who is described. Diaristic photography is an approach to photography that allows you to grasp first-hand aspects of an experience through which you may create personal memories for a diary or family album. Nowadays it is made even more shareable thanks to social media platforms on the web, as well as those useful for therapeutic use: photography used to tell about yourself, as a liberating act that allows the manifestation of a condition and a first step towards awareness.
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