International Awards for Art Criticism
The Tenth Edition of the International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC 10) 2024, is open to candidates from anywhere in the world writing in Chinese or English about any contemporary art exhibition held anywhere in world or on-line between 1st September 2023 and 31st August 2024. Candidates are invited to write a review of 1,500 English words or 2,500 Chinese characters on any exhibition of contemporary art.
The First Prize will consist of a cash award of 10,000 Euros(pre-tax) or the RMB equivalent of this amount (currently, around 80,000 RMB). Each of the three Second Prizes will be awarded a cash prize of 3,500 Euros(pre-tax) or the RMB equivalent of this amount (currently, around 30,000 RMB). The level of the Awards is pegged to a fixed amount in Euro, but international Award winners may choose to be paid either in Euro or in RMB at the official exchange rate on the day that the payment is effected.
The Organising Committee of the International Awards for Art Criticism aims to support independent critical coverage of contemporary art, away from the immediate pressures of the market, media and private patronage. The Awards are to stimulate good writing, critical thinking and dialogue and research in China, the UK and wider afield.
The objectivity of the selection process is underpinned, both by the recognised professionalism of the Chinese and English-speaking jury members and by the strict anonymity of the judging process.
Apply by 15 September 2024, 24:00 UK Time.
FAQs
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People of any age, with or without a professional background in art, who are interested in writing about art in an informed critical way is welcome to submit.
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All candidates are invited to log in to the official IAAC website, enter the relevant details and upload their review and any accompanying images. They may then return to the site to add or alter information at any time up to the deadline for submissions.
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Each participant may submit only ONE entry to the IAAC each year.
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The submission should be a piece of critical writing related to an art exhibition, which might focus on the exhibition itself, the artworks on display , the artists participating in the exhibition, and the overall context.
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While the start and end dates of the exhibition may fall outside these dates, the exhibition must have been open to the public at some stage during the stated dates.
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The exhibition could be held anywhere in the world or on-line between 1st September 2023 and 31st August 2024, however, its main focus must be on contemporary art.
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Submissions may be accompanied by a maximum of three images of the relevant exhibition, which are cleared for publication (please give full details and acknowledgements!). The organisers accept no responsibility for obtaining copyright clearance for visual material or any related issues. However, there is no requirement to submit images of the relevant exhibition, and you should only do so, if you consider they are necessary complements to your text.
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Yes, Chinese submissions should be strictly limited to 2500 characters, and English submissions to 1500 words, including footnotes. Variations in length of more than 10 % either way are likely to be rejected.
Enquiries should be addressed, as follows:
Chinese-language
School of Philosophy, Fudan University
220 Handan Road, Shanghai (Room 2308, West Main Building, Guanghua Building)
Tel: +86 (0)21 6564 2732
Email: philo.fudan@gmail.com
English-language
Edinburgh College of Art, the University of Edinburgh
Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF
Tel: +44 (0)20 7590 4423
Email: IAAC@ed.ac.uk