Art and Environment Prize 2011 | COAL

COAL PRIZE ART&ENVIRONMENT 2011: APPLY NOW!

The COAL Art & Environment prize was launched in 2010 by the French association COAL, the coalition for art and sustainable development, to reward a project about the environment by a contemporary artist.   The winner is chosen by a jury of personalities from the worlds of contemporary art, research, ecology and sustainable development, out of 10 finalists selected from an international call for entries.  The COAL Prize 2011, worth 10 000 euros, comes under the auspices of the french Ministry of Culture and Communication, the National Centre of Fine Arts (CNAP), and enjoys the support of PwC and a private benefactor.

Special mention : To mark 2011 the International Year of the Forest and promote entries on this theme in 2011, a second prize will reward entries that focus on forest issues.

The application period closes on 30 April 2011.  The prize will be awarded in May 2011.

Environment

Today, environmental degradation represents a growing concern, covering a very wide field:  - resource management and depletion: water, energy, waste…  - crisis factors: system of production and consumption, pollution, demographics, land use…  - environmental crises: climate change, rising water levels, loss of biodiversity…  - conceptual framework: environmental law, shared assets, social justice, community harmony…

Jury and selection committee

The 2011 juryand selection committee are currently being assembled.

Are already confirmed:  Bernard Blistène, directeur du département du développement culturel du Centre Pompidou et directeur artistique du Nouveau Festival. Dominique Bourg, philosopher; Anne-Marie Charbonneaux, president of the National Centre of Fine Arts;  Patrick Degeorges, Biodiversity department, Ministry of ecology; Eva Hober, Art dealer; Philippe Jousse, Art dealer; Sacha Kagan, Founder Cultura21; Sylvain Lambert, PwC associate, sustainable development service; Laurence Tubiana, founder of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations(IDDRI); Theresa Van Wuthenau, coordinatrice du réseau Imagine2020.

Selection of entries

The entry selection criteria take stock of the artistic value, relevance (understanding the issues), originality (ability to introduce novel approaches, themes, and points of view), pedagogy (ability to get a message across, to raise awareness), a social and participative approach (engagement, testimony, efficiency, societal dynamics), eco-design, feasibility.  An artist’s specialisation on the environment is not a selection criterion. The aim of the prize is to encourage artists to focus on environmental issues.

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