The 5th Italy International College Student Sculpture Road Competition

FIFTH EDITION   2019-20, OPEN TO STUDENTS

FROM ACADEMIES/UNIVERSITIES OF FINE ARTS

 The 5th Italy International College Student Sculpture Road Competition

Competition Introduction：

The fifth Italian International College Student Sculpture Road Contest in 2019/2020 formally solicited works from students of major art academies in China in August 2019. The contest is an international art professional competition based on social art engineering projects with the purpose of popularizing art practice education. This contest is to create and donate a sculpture for the Italian Tuscany Medical Center, S. Jacopo Hospital, The final first prize work will be exhibited at the Medical Center for a long time.

The significance of the competition：

▪ Provide a platform for international learning, exchange, and practice of traditional Italian marble sculpture creation for art majors around the world.

▪ A creative competition based on the combination of art education and art engineering projects.

▪ Study the scientific research practice in the field of Tuscany Italian art and culture combined with art therapy.

Contestants (Academy/University):

Madrid (ES), Murcia (ES), Valencia (ES), Brno (CZ), Bratislava (SK), Valsalvia (PL), Karala (IT), Florence (IT), Leche (IT), California State University (USA)

Partner:

Tuscany Medical Center, Italy Ospedale San Jacopo .Pistoia

CURATORorganizer：Joanna Uzani Art Historian

1、 Creative Theme and Requirements

Theme: The Musicality of Colors

Free imagination of the possibility of emotional interaction between music and painting, including color perception and music perception. Abstract or stylized image patterns can be created using metaphors and abstract methods to represent a multi-colored ceramic relief.

Performance techniques: unlimited, presenting the design scheme as a paper work.

Model submission: Size: 30cm (height) x 200cm (length)

Creation model: size within 40 x 40 x 40 cm

Final Sculpture Size: The award-winning work will be made into a medical center lintel of 100 cm (height) x 660 cm (length).

2、 Award settings:

Award settings: First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize

First prize:

1. First Prize Award: Four Week Italian Ceramic Art Visiting Course:

Course date: July October 2020 (depending on the winner's time)

The course is located in Montelupo Fiorenino, the ceramic capital of Italy, A 4-week ceramic art course and seminar (personally taught by world-renowned ceramic craftsmen and professors from the Academy of Fine Arts to assist winners in completing their creations, immersing themselves in Italian ceramic craftsmanship and ceramic culture with a unique experience. Through the inheritance of traditional ancient ceramic art, new ceramic craftsmanship and experimental research are developed and innovated)

2. Award awarding certificate and ceremony: it will be held in Pistoia S. Jacopo Hospital, Tuscany Medical Center, Italy.

3. Free accommodation for one week is provided by the Sino Italian New Silk Road Cultural and Art Exchange Base.

Course date: July September 2020 (depending on the winner's time and the time of the Michelangelo Sculpture Institute)

This course is located at the Michelangelo Sculpture Research Institute in Italy and lasts for 4 weeks. It recreates the Michelangelo Sculpture Manual from the Renaissance period and teaches marble sculpture techniques in an apprenticeship style. Famous marble sculpture craftsmen and professors from the Carara Academy of Fine Arts personally teach and assist the winners in completing their creations. Experience Italian Renaissance sculpture craftsmanship and marble sculpture culture with an immersive and unique experience.

3. Finally, he was invited to participate in the award ceremony and present the award certificate and collection honor certificate. Held in Pistoia S. Jacopo Hospital, Tuscany Medical Center, Italy

4. Free accommodation for one week is provided by the Sino Italian Cultural and Art Exchange Base.

Second Prize, Third Prize:

1. Second and Third Prize Awards: A 4-week Italian Ceramic Art Visiting Course:

Course date: July October 2020 (depending on the winner's time)

The course is located in Montelupo Fiorenino, the ceramic capital of Italy, A 4-week ceramic art course and seminar (personally taught by world-renowned ceramic craftsmen and professors from the Academy of Fine Arts to assist winners in completing their creations, immersing themselves in Italian ceramic craftsmanship and ceramic culture with a unique experience. Through the inheritance of traditional ancient ceramic art, new ceramic craftsmanship and experimental research are developed and innovated)

2. Award awarding certificate and ceremony: it will be held in Pistoia S. Jacopo Hospital, Tuscany Medical Center, Italy.

3. Free accommodation for one week is provided by the Sino Italian New Silk Road Cultural and Art Exchange Base.

3、 Work submission process

Submit design proposal: (email: Theme: Sculpture Road Competition+Name+Work Name+School, sent in compressed file format)

Participating students are required to send their design models and drawings in digital format to the competition's China Secretariat

(via email to: chinaitalyart@outlook.com )

After receiving the email, the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee will receive an email confirming the correct receipt of the document.

Deadline: Before March 20, 2020

Design proposal content:

1. 4 digital photos of design works from different angles (jpeg/high-resolution: 1 photo of complete drawings+3 photos of local details)

2. Design work overview (required to be within 2000 characters in both Chinese and English) is used to explain the creative idea, work concept, creative inspiration, design style, and form selection.

3. Registration Form (Requirements: Bilingual Chinese and English, Author's Name, Date and Place of Birth, Address, Email Contact Information, and Signature of Instructor)

4、 Selection of finalists

Date: After April 10, 2020, the jury will select the final finalists and announce their names.

Requirement: Upon receiving the nomination notice, shortlisted students are required to mail their design proposal and model to the Italian Organizing Committee (mailing time and address will be notified separately)

5、 Schedule Calendar：

Italian Chinese Culture and Art Exchange Base&Italian Aletto International Art Research Association

Central Garden of Pistoia Saint Jacob Hospital, Tuscany Medical Center, Italy

Registration Form for the 2019/2020 First Italian International College Student Ceramic Road Competition

Contact information: Italy International College Student Sculpture Road Competition China Secretariat: Shangwei Culture and Art Development (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd

Registration email: chinaitalyart@outlook.com

Consultation hotline: Luca 15384029363

Address: Room 1301, Block B, Xiaoshan Chamber of Commerce Building, No. 185 Jincheng Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.