[artinfo] Open Call: Discovery Award, by LOOP

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Discovery Award, by LOOP, sponsored by Estrella Damm

LOOP Barcelona

<http://www.loop-barcelona.com/discovery/en/>www.loop-barcelona.com/discovery/en/

Deadline: April 17th

Exhibition: from end of May to mid June

LOOP Barcelona is proud to announce the DISCOVERY 
Award, a project by LOOP, sponsored by Estrella 
Damm.

The Discovery Award is a free open call for artists' videos and films.

LOOP commits to promoting the awarded work 
through its network, in the festival and to 
include it in future exhibition projects, 
according to the curators' criteria in each case. 
Furthermore, the awarded work will be considered 
to be included in the LOOP Collection and its 
author will receive a 5.000 ¤ prize.

In addition, the 10 finalists + 1 finalist voted 
by the audience will be featured in an 
exhibition, at the former Estrella Damm beer 
factory, included in the program of LOOP 
Barcelona 2015.

This year's jury is comprised by:

- Bartomeu Marí, MACBA director;
- Javier Duero, curator and cultural producer;
- Julia Morandeira, independent curator;
- Martí Peran, curator, critic and professor at the UB;
- Carlos Durán or Emilio Álvarez, representing LOOP.

The Discovery Award has been created with the aim 
to support and recognize the recent production of 
videos and films by international artists through 
a free open call to the artistic community. This 
LOOP Barcelona initiative is supported by 
Estrella Damm, who sponsors this first edition of 
the prize, in line with its longtime support to 
the cultural sector. Furthermore, the exhibition 
featuring the finalist projects, included in the 
program of LOOP Barcelona 2015, will be hosted by 
Estrella Damm in its Antigua Fábrica (former beer 
factory) in Barcelona, giving the audience the 
opportunity to enjoy the works in an exhibition 
format.

With the aim of fostering a space for the 
promotion of video art works, the Discovery Award 
also creates an online video channel, in which 
selected works to the second stage of the 
competition will be available for viewing and 
voting.

The Discovery Award encourages artists to 
participate and the public to enjoy the best 
international artistic creation.

Application is free and the deadline is April 17th.

Check the rules and guidelines and submit your 
work: 
<http://www.loop-barcelona.com/discovery/en/>www.loop-barcelona.com/discovery/en/