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COAL, an association of professionals in contemporary art, ecology, and research, invites applications for the Coal Prize Edition on Plants for Artists Worldwide in France in 2023.
The COAL Prize has in over ten years become a vehicle for the identification, promotion and dissemination of artists all over the world. Artists who dare to imagine and experiment, to transform territories, lifestyles, organizations and production methods. Together, they contribute to
- making visible changes,
- in building a new collective narrative,
- a new imaginary world,
- a common heritage,
- a positive, optimistic and necessary framework,
- to help everyone find the means and the motivation to implement necessary changes for a shared and livable earth.
Worth of Award
The winner of the
- COAL Prize will be awarded 12,000 euros and benefits from a residence in the heart of the Domaine de Belval.
- Jury’s Special Prize will be awarded 3,000 euros.
- NOVA_XX mention is invited by the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles/Paris to exhibit at the NOVA_XX 2023 international biennial at the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles in Paris and outdoor.
- Ateliers Médicis mention receives a residency in Clichy-sous-Bois/Montfermeil, in connection with the regional forest of Bondy, near Paris.
Eligibility
- The COAL Prize 2023 invites artists from all over the world to sow the seeds of creation and action, to germinate new research and experimentation. This is so that an inventive and resilient plant-based way of thinking can flourish in the world to come.
- This Prize is a call to act, to transform, to heal, to revive, to hybridize.
- A call to feel the richness of plants, their balances and dynamics, from seed to calyx, from molecule to ecosystem.
- A call to try and, why not, to fail, because failure is the seed of growth.
How to Apply
All applications for the Coal Prize on the Oceans for Artists Worldwide should be made online via the official website.
Deadline: Open until March 19, 2023.