Every applicant will become part of the Art Basel Art Weeks 2017 in Basel. We are organising a very large art project which is moving around the world and is stopping at the best art locations in the world. As it stands, Art Basel is the most important art trade fair in the international art market. Every year, during these days in June, artists, art collectors, gallery owners and many VIPs meet up in Basel. A large proportion of the roughly 90,000 visitors travel via the Euroairport. The Euroairport welcomes around 7.1 million visitors per year! THE ARTBOX.PROJECT Basel 1.0 will take place on Euroairport’s events platform, next to the giant “Luminator” sculpture by Jean Tinguely. Jean Tinguely is an internationally recognised sculptor and the number one representative of kinetic art. The exhibition takes place on a surface measuring 300m² and is open daily during Art Basel Art Week from 4am-midnight from 14 June – 18 June 2017. All registered pieces of artwork are displayed on an oversized screen. Each piece of artwork (labelled with the name of the artist and the name of the artwork) will be on the screen for a substantial amount of time, and will be visible multiple times. A judging panel chooses 25 semi-finalists and 5 finalists from all of the registered pieces of artwork; all 30 artists may display their registered original piece of artwork. There will be a public vote during the exhibition. The winner will receive a collaborative contract with THE ARTBOX.GALLERY Switzerland. The closing date for registration is 30 April 2017.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
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Artists of all nationalities can apply.
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All registered pieces of artwork will be displayed on-screen in Basel.
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Painting, sculpture, installations, digital arts, photography, video and performance are all permitted.
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Each artist may submit as many pieces of work as they like, as long as a form is filled out and the €45 entry fee is paid for each piece of artwork.
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No pornographic, racist or ethically inappropriate work will be accepted. The decision whether or not to accept a piece of artwork is solely that of The ARTBOX.PROJECT. In the event of a piece of inappropriate work not being accepted, the participation fee will be refunded.
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The exhibition will take place in June 2017 during the Art Basel Week on the Event Platform „Luminator” (Jean Tinguely) at the Euroairport.
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The 5 finalists and the 25 semi-finalists are selected by a judging panel and their original pieces of artwork will be displayed in Basel during the Art Weeks.
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The cost of transporting the pieces of artwork belonging to the 5 finalists to Basel and then back to the artist is covered by THE ARTBOX.PROJECT.
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The winner of THE ARTBOX.PROJECT Basel 1.0 will be selected by the public from the 30 original pieces of artwork belonging to the 5 finalists and 25 semi-finalists, which are displayed during the exhibition in Basel, with voting taking place on-site. The winner will receive a collaborative contract with THE ARTBOX.GALLERY Switzerland.
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There is no obligation for artists to be present in Basel during the exhibition in June.
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Each artist will receive a personalised certificate of participation by email. It is up to them whether or not to publish it or to attach it to their CV.
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You can find the full terms and conditions HERE
