As every year the Lepsien Art Foundation is tendering the International Grant Program 2014/15 “Emerging Artists” for fine art. In total five grants will be awarded to international artists in the disciplines painting, sculpture and photography.
Run time
The International Grant Program for the year 2014/15 will start on the 1st of September 2014 and will run until the 31st of August 2015.
The International Grant Program for the year 2014/15 will start on the 1st of September 2014 and will run until the 31st of August 2015.
Application period
The official application period where artists can apply starts on the 1st of April 2014 and ends on the 1st of June 2014. The closing date has been brought forwards due to high numbers of applications of the previous year. Applications outside the tender period will not be considered valid.
Criteria for application
The candidates must have a degree from a recognized national or international art college/university and must have already gained some first public recognition (e.g. exhibitions, publications, etc.). Active students at the time of the application are excluded
from the participation in the grant program. Applicants should not be older than 39 years at
the time of applying for the grant program.
Application
Online application and all other information:
www.lepsien-art-foundation.com
www.the-art-house.eu
Program content
An integral part of the grant program is the provision of studio spaces in the Art House
Düsseldorf, Germany (www.the-art-house.eu) where the five awarded artists will work
together for the period of the program. Furthermore the program includes the production and publication of limited serigraphy art editions (Edition Lepsien Art Foundation) jointly with all grant holders. Furthermore a comprehensive annual catalogue will be published with the
KERBER Publishing Group. At the end of the grant program a joint exhibition of all artists will take place in the Art House Düsseldorf. In addition the grant holders become a part of the network of the Lepsien Art Foundation and can establish contacts to other artists, art lovers, galleries and others. The Lepsien Art Foundation is taking from each artist two art works into the permanent collection which will be made available to public through exhibitions and catalogues in future.
Aim of the program
The aim of the International Grant Program it o provide sustainable support to the most
talented emerging artists from all over the world and to build cultural bridges between Europe and the Middle East. The artists of the International Grant Program are all artists with a strong individual character, clear artistic language and position working unconventionally in their discipline.
Selection process
All received applications will be reviewed and evaluated in accordance to clear criteria (e.g.
university degree, development and quality of the art work, character and statement in the
artistic language, experiences with exhibitions, catalogues etc., projects). During the last
tender process for the grant program 2013/14 hundreds of highly professional applications
were received by the Lepsien Art Foundation from professional artists from all over the world.
Information
All applicants being preselected for the shortlist will be invited for a telephone/skype interview. The five awardees will be officially informed in writing the latest by the 1st of August 2014 about their nomination for the grant program 14/15.
Art Patronage
Out of the five grant holders one artist has the opportunity to receive the Art Patronage Programme (APP) as an continuous support after the International Grant Program. The program is targeting artists whose works proved to be of outstanding excellence and significant importance. APP-Holders receive a highly flexible support framework, customized
towards their specific needs. The APP is construed to support the artist in his daily work,
special projects or other topics in order to further extend the opportunities of the artist.
Out of the five grant holders one artist has the opportunity to receive the Art Patronage Programme (APP) as an continuous support after the International Grant Program. The program is targeting artists whose works proved to be of outstanding excellence and significant importance. APP-Holders receive a highly flexible support framework, customized
towards their specific needs. The APP is construed to support the artist in his daily work,
special projects or other topics in order to further extend the opportunities of the artist.
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