Celeste Prize 2012, 4th Edition, open call for works

	Celeste Prize 2012, 4th Edition, open call for works Katya Garcia-Anton, curator of the Spanish Pavilion at the 54th Visual Arts Biennial in Venice 2011, is curator of the 4th Edition of Celeste Prize 2012, an international contemporary arts prize which awards artists 20,000 €. Celeste Prize is open to artists worldwide, without limits of age or experience. A team of top art curators and critics will choose the 40 finalist works to be exhibited in Rome, Italy, 1-9 December 2012. Entries online by 31 July 2012 More information: http://www.celesteprize.com/introduction2012/   Prizes: € 4,000 Painting & Graphics Prize € 4,000 Photography & Digital Graphics Prize € 4,000 Video & Animation Prize € 4,000 Installation & Live Media Prize € 3,500 Curator's Choice Prize € 500 Visitors' Choice Prize Katya Garcia-Anton leads a team of international art curators and critics which are seeking excellence in content, contemporary aesthetic, technique, and material in works for the final exhibition.  Each juror will publish his or her selections online in a totally open selection process. At the final exhibition and awards at the Centrale Montemartini, the City of Rome's old power station, the 40 finalist artists themselves will choose the prizewinners. Selection Panel: Katya Garcia-Anton, Michael Connor, Micol Di Veroli, Maymanah Farhat, Lara Khaldi, Eva Gonzalez-Sancho, Jack Persekian, Lydia Pribisova, Nigel Prince, Maria Inés Rodriguez, Risa Shoup. Live Media Panel: Fonlad Festival - José Vieira, Forward Motion Theater - Eric Dunlap, Otolab-Orgone - Bertram Niessen, Claudio Sinatti - IED, Alessandro Ludovico - Neural Magazine.http://www.celesteprize.com/selectionpanelcelesteprize2012/ Past curators of Celeste Prize include: Eugene Tan and Sara Reisman (2011); Julia Draganovic and Mark Gisbourne (2010); Mark Gisbourne, Adrienne Goehler and Victoria Lu (2009). Entry fee per artwork 40 €. Celeste Prize 2012 is working in collaboration with the City of Rome's Musei Capitolini - Centrale Montemartini, Zetema, and Glocal Project.   Join Celeste Network, it's the fastest growing network for artists and visual arts professionals worldwide, more than 45,000 members have already signed up - its free!   Artists join here:http://www.celesteprize.com/eng_auth_login/ Arts Professionals join here:http://www.celesteprize.com/eng_auth_login/reg_tipo:pro/ Celeste Network is organizer of Celeste Prize and a range of online and offline arts activities. Celeste NetworkVia Sangallo 23, 53036 Poggibonsi (Siena), Italy. Tel: +39 0577 1521988info@celesteprize.com  http://www.celesteprize.com/