Call for applications: 3rd Edition of the Future Generation Art Prize

The Victor Pinchuk Foundation Opens Application Procedure for the 3rd Edition of the Future Generation Art Prize  View this email in your browser

Dear Friend,   For the third year in a row, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and the PinchukArtCentre start the Application Procedure of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014. We want to encourage you to apply with your works as a new selection committee will review all applications and 20 new names will be selected for the Future Generation Art Prize 2014. Applications are open till April 12, 2014 at the competition’s website:futuregenerationartprize.org. We are eager and looking forward to see your works again and support you through our Prize Please find more detailed information below.   Björn Geldhof, Deputy Artistic Director PinchukArtCentre    PRESS RELEASE   The press release in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian are available at  http://ge.tt/5k6eBVD1?c   The Victor Pinchuk Foundation and the PinchukArtCentre open the Application Procedure for the third edition of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014. Young artists up to 35 wherever they live and work can apply starting from January 13 till April 12, 2014 at the competition’s website: futuregenerationartprize.org To encourage the artists from all over the world to apply, starting from 2014 the Future Generation Art Prize will accept applications in 10 different languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian. 20 shortlisted artists will be announced in June 2014 and will receive an exhibition at the PinchukArtCentre in Kiev, Ukraine from October 2014 to January 2015. The winner will be announced in December 2014. Launched by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009, the Prize is open to all artists up to the age of 35 with the aim of acknowledging and giving long-term support to a future generation of artists from all over the world. The Prize is unique because of its global reach and highly democratic form of application via the Internet. The winner receives a total of $100,000: $60,000 as a cash award, and $40,000 towards the production of new work. An additional $20,000 is allocated to fund artist-in-residency programmes for up to five Special prize-winners. Traditionally supporting young artists from Ukraine where the PinchukArtCentre is located, the winner of the national prize for young artists in 2013 Zhanna Kadyrova will also be included into the shortlist of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014, bringing the maximum number of artists in the exhibition to 21. Jury consisting of prominent curators, directors of museums, artists and experts will be publically announced along with names of 20 artists shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize in June 2014. From its launch the Future Generation Art Prize and its idea to develop a network of young artists worldwide has been supported by its Patron Artists including Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Andreas Gursky and Takashi Murakami. Besides providing advice and support for the winning artist, Patron Artists also present a solo show in the PinchukArtCentre parallel to the exhibition of shortlisted artists for the Prize. In 2010 and 2012 there were solo shows by Takashi Murakami and Damien Hirst. A distinguished international Board oversees the Future Generation Art Prize.  In addition to chairman Victor Pinchuk and the four Patron Artists, the Board’s membership includes Eli Broad, Dakis Joannou, Elton John, Miuccia Prada and art museum directors Richard Armstrong (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum), Glenn D. Lowry (The Museum of Modern Art),  and Alfred Pacquement(Musée nationale d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou). Starting from the first edition the Future Generation Art Prize attracted more than 10 000 applicants from more than 134 countries from all five continents. Winners of the 1st and 2nd editions of the Future Generation Art Prize:  Main Prize winners:  2010: Cinthia Marcelle, Brazil, 2012: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, UK. Special Prizes winners: 2010: Nicolae Mircea (Romania), 2012: Jonathas de Andrade (Brazil), Micol Assael (Italy), Ahmet Ögüt (Turkey), Rayyane Tabet (Lebanon), and Marwa Arsanios (Lebanon) Public Choice Prize winners: 2010: Nicolae Mircea (Romania), 2012: Meiro Koizumi, Japan. Timeline of the Prize 13 January 2014             Artists may begin submitting applications online at                                         www.futuregenerationartprize.org   12 April 2014                   Application deadline   April – June 2014           Selection Committee to review applications and decide  on a shortlist of up to 20 artists   June 2014                       Announcement of shortlisted artists   October 2014 – January 2015          Exhibition of works by shortlisted artists to open at the PinchukArtCentre, Kiev. The winner of the national PinchukArtCentre Prize will also participate in the Exhibition   December 2014 Future Generation Art Prize 2014 Award Ceremony   May – September 2015 Like in 2011 and 2013 it is planned to present Future Generation Art Prize@Venice 2015 – exhibition of the shortlisted artists as a Collateral Event program of the 56th Venice Biennale   Artists may submit applications at www.futuregenerationartprize.org from January 13 through April 12, 2014. The panel of jurors for the 2014 prize will be announced along with names of 20 artists shortlisted for the Prize in June 2014. Selection Committee chosen by the jury will review all applications and decide on a shortlist of as many as twenty artists, whose names will be announced in June, 2014. These artists will participate in the Prize exhibition by showing the existing works they highlighted in their applications and may also create new works specifically for the PinchukArtCentre. The winner of the national PinchukArtCentre Prize also will participate, bringing the maximum number of artists in the exhibition to 21. The exhibition of the shortlisted artists will be on view from October 2014 to January 2015. The international jury will gather in Kiev in December 2014 to view and discuss the artists’ works. The jury will select one main Prize winner, who will receive a total of $100,000 ($60,000 as a cash award, and $40,000 toward the production of new work).  An additional $20,000 will be allocated to fund artist-in-residency program to the special prize winners. 50 Partner Platforms representing more than 38 countries will support the application process and the Prize in 2014. It shows how successfully the Prize has extended its global network and range to involve artists from different regions around the world, especially reaching growing regions such as South America, Australia, Africa and Oceania. Partner Platforms in 2014: www.futuregenerationartprize.org/en/partner-platforms Notes to Editors: Victor Pinchuk Victor Pinchuk is one of Ukraine’s most successful businessmen, whose role in civic, international affairs and philanthropic organizations has made him a leader in Ukraine’s growing interaction with Europe and the world. For more than 12 years Mr. Pinchuk has been developing and supporting a number of philanthropic projects in Ukraine. In 2006, he consolidated these activities under the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, making it the largest private Ukrainian philanthropic foundation, known for implementing projects in important fields for social development. In September 2006, Victor Pinchuk founded the PinchukArtCentre, one of the largest centers for contemporary art in the Eastern Europe. Mr. Pinchuk is a major collector of contemporary art. Full biography is available here: www.futuregenerationartprize.org/en/founder Victor Pinchuk Foundation The Victor Pinchuk Foundation was established in 2006 by Ukrainian businessman and public figure Victor Pinchuk. It is the largest international, private, non-partisan, philanthropic foundation based in Ukraine. Its goal is to empower future generations to become the change makers of tomorrow. To achieve this goal, the Foundation develops projects, builds partnerships in Ukraine and worldwide and invests in three directions: Investing in people, to boost human capital; Investing in society, to promote social responsibility; Investing in the world, to foster a more integrated world. www.pinchukfund.org PinchukArtCentre PinchukArtCentre is the largest and most dynamic private contemporary art centre in Central and Eastern Europe. As a project of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, it is dedicated to fostering artistic education, creation and appreciation in Ukraine. It provides a sustainable contribution to the cultural participation and emancipation of Ukrainian art and society. It also gives a significant contribution to the cultural dialogue between East and West, and between national identity and international challenge. Recent events have included personal exhibitions by Jeff Wall, Gary Hume, Olafur Eliasson, Candice Breitz, Damian Ortega, Sergey Bratkov, Subodh Gupta, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, and others. The art centre has founded Prizes to support national and international young artists up to 35. The PinchukArtCentre represented Ukraine in 2007 and 2009 at the Venice Biennale organizing the official Ukrainian Pavilion as well as with Future Generation Art Prize@Venice exhibitions in 2011 and 2013 as part of the Collateral events of the Venice Biennale. www.pinchukartcentre.org Contact details for Media Enquiries: Tel.: +38 044 494-1148, press@pinchukartcentre.org General Enquiries: Tel.: +38 044 590-0858, info@pinchukartcentre.org PinchukArtCentre 1/3-2, "А" Block, Velyka Vasylkivska/Baseyna str., Kyiv, Ukraine 01004 Tel.: +38 (044) 590/08/58 E-mail: info@pinchukartcentre.org Opening hours:  Tuesday through Sunday from 12:00 until 21:00 Closed Monday Admission is free.

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