Celeste Prize 2012 is calling to all artists worldwide to submit their work. In a first phase, top art curators will pick the shortlisted finalists' works, and then the finalists will vote to choose the recipients of  the final prizes.

Entries online by 8 August 2012.

Prize categories:

• 4,000 € Painting & Drawing Prize


• 4,000 € Video & Animation Prize


• 4,000 € Photography & Digital Graphics Prize


• 4,000 € Installation & Live Media Prize


•  3,500 € Curator's Choice Prize


• 500 € Public's Choice Prize

40 finalist works will be chosen  in September by a jury of 10 international  critics & curators led by Katya Garcia-Anton. Each juror will publish his or her selections online in a totally open selection process.

Artists, photographers, designers and architects from anywhere in the world can participate regardless of age, gender, experience or profession. A team of international art curators and critics are seeking excellence in content, contemporary aesthetic, technique, and material for the final exhibition. Entry fee per artwork is 40 €.

Curator of 4th edition Celeste Prize 2012: Katya Garcia-Anton. Selection Panel: Irina Chmyreva, Michael Connor, Micol Di Veroli, Maymanah Farhat, Lara Khaldi, Eva Gonzalez-Sancho, Jack Persekian, Lydia Pribisova, Nigel Prince, Maria Inés Rodriguez, Risa Shoup. Live Media Panel: Fonlad Festival - José Vieira, Forward Motion Theater - Eric Dunlap, Otolab-Orgone - Bertram Niessen, Claudio Sinatti – IED, Alessandro Ludovico – Neural Magazine.

Prize winners will be chosen directly at the awards ceremony by  the finalists themselves during the final exhibition at Centrale Montemartini, the City of Rome’s old power station, on 1-9 December 2012.

See artwork submitted so far to Celeste Prize 2012

Celeste Prize 2012 is working in collaboration with the city of Rome's Musei Capitolini - Centrale Montemartini, Zetema, and Glocal Project.

Celeste Network is the fastest growing network for artists and visual arts professionals worldwide, with more than 44,000 members who have already signed up. Membership is free.

Celeste Prize 2012 is organized by Celeste Network, Italy.

info@celesteprize.com

Source: Celeste Network