[artinfo] Kyiv Sculpture Project 2014: Art In The City

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Kyiv Sculpture Project Prize 2014: call for applications
The Second International Festival for Contemporary Sculpture
May 20-July 10, 2014

M. M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden
Kyiv

<http://interspire.e-flux.com/link.php?M=116335&N=7231&L=13868&F=H>www.sculptureproject.org.ua

Kyiv Sculpture Project announces the open call for submissions for 
the Kyiv Sculpture Project Prize-the first international sculpture 
prize in Ukraine. 

Kyiv Sculpture Project 2014 (KSP)-the non-profit festival of 
contemporary sculpture in urban space-announces the open call for 
artists under 35 from all around the world to participate in the 
exhibition of the Main project and be considered for the Kyiv 
Sculpture Project Prize. 

Kyiv Sculpture Project 2014 will take place from 20 May to 10 July 
2014. The Festival is destined to become the significant platform for 
the development of contemporary sculpture in Eastern Europe and to 
put Kyiv on the world map of public art. The first KSP held in 2012 
was enjoyed by more than 600,000 visitors. "The main goal of this 
project is to create in Kyiv a platform not only for the development 
of contemporary sculpture, but also for international cultural 
exchange. We would like the creative people from all over the world 
to visit Kyiv so that the international cultural scene would develop 
dynamically and have a positive impact on the atmosphere of the city, 
as well as on the way Kyiv is perceived internationally," says Yuliya 
Liovochkina, the founder of KSP.

The Main Project of KSP 2014 will present the works by shortlisted 
nominees of the International Sculpture Prize for Young Artists. 
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the partner of the Festival, will show in 
Kyiv the Special Project on British Contemporary Sculpture.  "We are 
glad to be back in Kyiv and working with KSP again," said the YSP 
Senior Curator Helen Pheby, PhD. "The sculptures chosen for the 2014 
Special Project are all made since 2000 but represent some of the 
most important sculptors of their generations from 1960 to present 
day, all informing the definition of what is Contemporary British 
about sculpture today."

Also in 2014, Kyiv Sculpture Project will introduce the Art in the 
City discussion programme with the world's leading experts in 
culture, art and urban studies. Offering a platform for pertinent 
comments in public art and international discourse, KSP will attract 
and interest a wide public, interdisciplinary partners and 
contemporary artists. 

Kyiv Sculpture Project Prize is the first Ukraine-based specialized 
prize for young artists working in the public realm. In 2012 KSP 
received over 300 applications from 39 countries. The Main Prize was 
split between two projects: The Seashell by Zhanna Kadyrova (Ukraine) 
and Moonstruck by Karin van der Molen (Netherlands). 

The main focus of KSP 2014 is Art in the City. How does art interact 
with the city and its inhabitants? How can it change the attitude 
toward public space and form new understandings of the urban 
environment? Ultimately, how can a work of art influence our everyday 
life? Kyiv Sculpture Project provides an opportunity for artists to 
share their own practical consideration of contemporary art and urban 
public space.

Submissions will be accepted from 30 October to 20 December 2013 
inclusive. The selection will be announced in February 2014. The 
Festival provides a grant to cover artwork production, flight and 
accommodation in Kyiv. The application form for the Kyiv Sculpture 
Project Prize is available via the festival's website: 
<http://interspire.e-flux.com/link.php?M=116335&N=7231&L=13869&F=H>ksp.org.ua/eng/prize.

The selection committee of Kyiv Sculpture Project 2014 includes Helen 
Pheby PhD (Senior Curator of Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Curator of 
the KSP Special Project), Kateryna Taylor (curator of the Main 
Project at KSP, founder of Kadygrob & Taylor Art Projects), Mikhail 
Reva (sculptor, architect, Merited Artist of Ukraine), Vladimir 
Kadygrob (Director of Kyiv Sculpture Project, founder of Kadygrob & 
Taylor Art Projects), Olesya Ostrovska-Lyuta (Head of programmes and 
projects at Rinat Akhmetov Foundation for Development of Ukraine), 
and Anton Belov (Director of Garage CCC, Moscow).

All the selected works will be assessed by the international jury and 
nominated for the following awards: 
Main Prize (8000 Euro)
Special Prize (3000 Euro)
Special Prize from "K.A.N. Development" company
Igor Voronov Art Foundation Prize
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Special Prize
Audience Choice Prize

The shortlist of the Kyiv Sculpture Project Prize will be announced 
in February 2014. The works by shortlisted artists will be exhibited 
within the Main Project at KSP from 20 May to 10 July 2014 at the M. 
M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden. The award ceremony will be held 
in June 2014.