Liceo “Delfico-Montauti” Piazza Dante - 64100 Teramo - Italia [email protected] - www.liceoclassico.gov.it [email protected] - www.liceoartisticoteramo.it Fondazione Pasquale Celommi ONLUS Villa Capuani-Celommi - 64010 Torricella Sicura - Italia [email protected] - www.fondazionecelommi.org CELOMMI AWARD 2020/21 - Artistic Category 2nd International Biennial of ENGRAVING and SCULPTURE “Love moved me…” - Inferno, Canto II, v.72 The Celommi Prize is the result of the fruitful collaboration among educational institutions (Liceo "Delfico-Montauti", Liceo Scientifico "Einstein", IIS "Di Poppa-Rozzi" and IIS "Pascal-Comi-Forti" of Teramo, Liceo Artistico "Grue" of Castelli, IO "P. Levi" of Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata, IC of Torricella Sicura- Civitella del Tronto, IC of Montorio al Vomano, IC1 and IC2 of Roseto degli Abruzzi) and the Pasquale Celommi ONLUS Foundation which have established a network of purpose called "Arti in formAzione". The Prize is structured in three categories (Artistic, Literary and Historical) and in the following Competitions: International Engraving and Sculpture Competition; National Artistic Competition; the Dante interregional Certamen (Abruzzo, Marche); Regional Competition of "A Tale of the Resistance". The various sections of the Prize, over time, have had prestigious patronages and awards: High Patronage of the Presidency of the Republic, High Patronage of the Abruzzo Region, Regional Scholastic Office for Abruzzo, MIUR Program for the Enhancement of Excellence, University of La Sapienza of Rome, University of Studies of L'Aquila, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, University of Teramo, Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata, Gran Sasso-Monti della Laga National Park, Province of Teramo, ANPI and numerous municipalities. Notice of Competition and Regulations Art. 1 - Organizers The competition includes two distinct sections The "Delfico-Montauti" High School of dedicated to Engraving and Sculpture. Teramo and the Pasquale Celommi ONLUS The first section is open to individual Foundation, as part of the Celommi Prize, artists of all ages and nationalities. announce the International Biennial Participation in the Sculpture Section is by Engraving and Sculpture Competition. invitation, although free applications may be taken into consideration. Each artist may Art. 2 - Object of the competition and execute his/her works using any material participants desired and in full stylistic freedom. The second edition of the Prize, as part of the celebrations promoted by MiBACT on the Art. 3 - Participation Requirements occasion of the 700th anniversary of the poet Engraving Section Artists may participate by sending, Dante Alighieri’s death, develops around a in (maximum theme that draws inspiration from verse 72 of duplicate, one or more works three), using the following techniques: burin, the II Canto of Inferno “Amor mi mosse...” drypoint, etching, aquatint, soft varnish, black manner, woodcut and other traditional Artists participating in the competition are procedures used individually, or together, required to complete by 30 November respecting the rules of originality. The image 2020, the form reproduced below in all its being printed must be obtained from one or parts and send it to more matrices engraved, drawn, or painted [email protected] or directly manually. The works received will be online through the following link: acquired by the Pasquale Celommi https://goo.gl/forms/ThDIaRGvwFLWL8xX2 Foundation, inventoried, inserted and enhanced in the Engraving Collection in the Engravings participating in the competition, Museum of Art and History at the Villa together with the duly completed participation Capuani-Celommi in Torricella Sicura form, must be sent by and no later than 30 (Teramo). December 2020 (the postmark will bear faith) by means of an envelope addressed to Sculpture Section "International Biennial of Engraving and The Section is by invitation only. The chosen Sculpture" Competition Secretariat - Liceo artists will send photos of the works with Delfico-Montauti, Piazza Dante, 64100 which they intend to participate along with all TERAMO, ITALY. the information on the work deemed necessary for the Competition. The admitted Sculpture Section. Of the selected works, works will be selected at the discretion of the one per each artist will be reproduced with Jury. both the image and a critical text, while the others will contain a photograph with a brief Art. 4 - Jury. Participation Rules description. The works will be transported at The Jury, nominated by the Pasquale Celommi the expense of the artist and the support, to be ONLUS Foundation, will be composed of critics defined, by the Foundation; the delivery and and artists of national fame. The Commission collection dates will be agreed in accordance will be located at the "Delfico-Montauti" with the opening day. While upmost care of High School in Teramo. the works will be taken during the exhibition, All the works received and admitted to the a specific release must be issued to the competition will be mentioned in a paper and Organizers absolving them from any damage digital catalog which will be made available that could occur during transport. free of charge to the artists involved. Participation in the Competition implies Art. 5 - Prizes, Exhibition and Award acceptance of this regulation and is valid as a Ceremony declaration by the artist, under his/her own The Competition provides, as an Award, the responsibility, that the works are of personal printing of a catalogue with a text written production, and exempting the holders of the by an art critic, member of the jury. The initiative from liability to third parties. catalogue, written in Italian and English, will Participants also authorize the use of the also include reference to works and of all works sent for the preparation in the participants. The award ceremony and Exhibition and for reproduction in the presentation of the catalogue will take Catalog. The Competition Notifying Body place in Teramo, or in another place that will be holders of the right to use photos of will be communicated, by June 2021. The the works admitted to participation in the works of art included in the catalogue will be competition, with the consequent right of displayed in an exhibition with free reproduction, registration, and publication. admission, enriched by a collection of engravings. Engraving Section. The first three classified works, together with the first five special Art. 6 - Competition Rules mentions, will be published in the catalogue Participation in the Competition implies supplemented with a critical text, while only a unconditional acceptance of all the rules brief description will be reported for the illustrated in this notice, as well as all those remaining hundred works. The expenditure established by Italian laws and regulations in for the shipment of the participant work shall force on the matter. be borne by the artist. Art. 7 - Sharing of Data knowledge and acceptance of the regulation According to the provisions of the legislative and automatically involves the disclosure of decree 30 June 2003, n. 196 of the Regulation one's identity in publications relating to the (EU) 2016/679, the Foundation undertakes to Competition and the dissemination of data in respect the confidential nature of the the forms described above. information provided by the candidate: all Art. 8 - Further information data provided will be processed only for the For information and clarifications, it is purposes connected and instrumental to the possible to contact the secretariat of the procedure for which this notice was issued. During the awards ceremony, video- Foundation by writing to photographic footage will be taken, the names [email protected]. This Notice, of the winners and special mentions will be together with the attachments, will be published and provided to the Press. disclosed to information bodies and to all the Participation in the Competition implies interested bodies. CELOMMI AWARD 2020/21 - Artistic category 2nd International Biennial of ENGRAVING and SCULPTURE “Love moved me…” - Inferno, Canto II, v.72 ENTRY FORM (to be completed within November 30, 2020, with Latin characters); send it to [email protected] Alternatively, you can fill in the form through the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/ThDIaRGvwFLWL8xX2 SURNAME FIRST NAME ADDRESS ZIP CODE TOWN COUNTRY E-MAIL WEB PHONE ARTIST PHOTO SHORT CURRICULUM ENGRAVINGS PRESENTED IN THE COMPETITION (please fill in and send togheter with the engravings no later December 30, 2020); Alternatively, you can fill in the form through the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/xhVaiZeVoDJinRGH2 Artist surname Year of N. Title of work Technique Matrix material and first name realization 1 2 3 Engraving size Atelier of press Short description of the work (mm) The undersigned authorizes the use of personal details within the limits established by the legislative decree no. 196 dated 30th June 2003, "Protection of personal details code". Place and date Signature __________________________________ __________________________________ .