6 th Young Sculpture Prize of the French-speaking community of Belgium

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1 6 th Young Sculpture Prize of the French-speaking community of Belgium The sixth edition of this competition will take place in It is aimed at artists under the age of 40 on 31 st December Participation is based on a pre-selection of the files submitted. The participants may present a maximum of three small-format works, which must not be bigger than 1m x 1m x 1m, and/or three outdoor works. The Young Sculpture Prize is organised by the Sart-Tilman Open-air Museum and La Châtaigneraie, the Walloon Centre for Contemporary Art. Deadline for submitting the files: 4 th May 2008 Exhibition: 13 th September 12 th October 2008 Informations : Jean Housen +32 (0) musee.pleinair@ulg.ac.be Marie-Hélène Joiret La Châtaigneraie +32 (0) chataigneraie@belgacom.net Patricia Kaiser, Prix de la Jeune Sculpture 2002

2 Elodie Antoine, Prix de la Jeune Sculpture 2002 Frédéric Gaillard, Prix de la Jeune Sculpture 2005 Cathy Weyders, Prix de la Jeune Sculpture 2005

3 Colonster Castle ; the park Robin Vokaer, Prix de la Jeune Sculpture 2002

4 6 th Young Sculpture Prize of the French-speaking Community of Belgium Regulations 2008 Article 1 The Walloon Centre for Contemporary Art, "La Châtaigneraie" and the Sart-Tilman Open-air Museum, are organising the following competition: the Young Sculpture Prize of the Frenchspeaking Community of Belgium. Article 2 The competition is aimed at artists from the French-speaking Community of Belgium, as well as artists who have been selected as residential artists within the framework of the Prize (see Article 5 of the present regulations). Participants must be under the age of 40 on 31 st December Article 3 The participants may present a maximum of three small-format works, which must not be bigger than 1m x 1m x 1m, and/or three outdoor works, which must be able to withstand being exhibited outside, taking into account that the site is permanently open to the public. Article 4 The selection will be made on the basis of files. The registration file must include a curriculum vitae, a minimum of 10 photographic documents representative of the artist s work and, possibly, all publications, press files or other publications relating to the artist s work. The selection file must be sent to the organisers by 31 st March dossier Article 5 Based on a cover letter enclosed with the file submitted by the candidates, the pre-selection jury can award one to six grants for a residential place for artists outside the Belgian Frenchspeaking Community. The grant covers travel costs, daily expenses and a participation in the costs required to produce the piece of work. The method of attribution, the way it functions and the sums allocated within the framework of the grants for residential artists are subject to specific regulations. Article 6 The candidates selected will be informed by post during the first two weeks of April The works presented for the competition (see Article 3) will be exhibited as from 1 st September 2008 at the Sart-Tilman Open-air Museum and/or "La Châtaigneraie" (Walloon Centre for Contemporary Art). For each piece presented within the framework of the competition, the organisers will receive a specifications sheet, an insurance value (for the indoor works) and, insofar as it is possible, a photograph. The organisers must receive this information when the work is submitted. The organisers are responsible for the insurance covering the work once it has been submitted. Article 7 Two prizes will be awarded: - Open-air Young Sculpture Prize of the French-speaking Community of Belgium: EUR Small Format Young Sculpture Prize of the Frenchspeaking Community of Belgium: EUR The jury is composed of artists, art critics, journalists and curators.

5 Article 8 The works presented will be part of a temporary exhibition, from September to October 2008, in the premises of "La Châtaigneraie" for the small-format works and in the grounds of the Château de Colonster for the open-air works. Article 9 The preview of the exhibited works and the announcement of the competition results will take place during the first two weeks of September Article 10 "La Châtaigneraie" will be responsible for organising the exhibition of the small-format sculptures and the Sart-Tilman Open-air Museum for the outdoor sculptures. Article 11 The exhibited works will be removed by the artists during the two weeks following the end of the exhibition. The insurance covering the works will expire on this date. Article 12 By enrolling in the competition, the participants fully accept the present regulations. The organisers are free to interpret these regulations as they see fit. They may take any decisions and measures they consider useful. Colonster Castle