COAL PRIZE 2015 – OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES

The agenda of COP21 is primarily scientific and political. The COAL Prize provides an alternative agenda, recognising that for a real cultural shift, we need to encourage a diverse range of citizens to engage with the topic. Arts and culture have always played a critical role in responding to political, environmental and social issues.

This sixth edition of the COAL Prize Art and Environment is part of ArtCOP21 : an exceptional cultural festival initiate by COAL and our UK partners Cape Farewell, that will take place in France during COP21. ArtCOP21 is an unprecedented collaboration of cultural actors who are keen to instigate an ecological transition towards a healthier environment- through arts and culture. The mission of ArtCOP21 is to engage the wider public in creating a positive vision for a sustainable future.

Launched in 2010 by the French organisation COAL, the Coalition for art and sustainable development, the COAL Prize is supported by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, the French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development, and the National Centre of Plastic Arts (CNAP).
It promotes and supports each year the project of a contemporary artist on the environmental theme determined through an international call for entries.

The COAL Prize 2015 grant

The laureate receives an award of € 5,000 and is invited for a residency at Domaine de Belval (Ardennes – France) by the François Sommer Foundation.
True observatory of rural and wild life, the Domaine welcomes each year artists chosen for their interest and their contribution in renewing the vision of the relationship between man and nature.

Special Award “Oceans”

The Ocean occupies 71% of the surface of the planet, but is often conspicuously absent from the engagements made by states in climate negotiations. It should be major factor! To place the ocean at the center of the debate, Tara Expeditions* and the COAL Association are launching a special “Oceans” prize for the COAL Art and Environment 2015 competition.
The winner of this special prize will spend a month aboard TARA, a legendary boat built for extreme conditions, during a mission entitled “Coral Reefs Facing Global Change on the Planet.” The expedition will take place from 2016 to 2018 in the Pacific Ocean, particularly in the Coral Triangle of Southeast Asia. The expedition aims to understand the evolution of coral reefs – vital hotspots of marine biodiversity that are currently confronting rapid changes in demography and climate. This special “Oceans” Prize will be awarded to an artistic project engaged in saving the oceans in light of current climate issues.

Conditions : travel expenses to join  the expedition are the artist’s responsibility.

* Tara Expeditions is a French non-profit organization active since 2003 in favor of the environment. A legendary boat built for extreme conditions, Tara is the platform for high-level scientific research missions.

Download the call for entries

SCHEDULE

NEW application deadline : February 28th, 2015 at midnight.
The COAL Prize will be awarded in Autumn 2015.

SELECTION OF ENTRIES

Applicants will be judged on the following criteria : artistic value, relevance (understanding of the issues), originality ability to introduce new approaches, themes, and points of view, pedagogy (ability to get a message across, to raise awareness), social and participative approaches (engagement, testimony, efficiency, societal dynamics), eco-design, feasibility.

The COAL Prize supports art projects in progress. Its endowment is not intended to cover all production costs of the project and should be considered as an aid to development. The call for entries of the COAL Prize 2015 aims to promote the artists involved and demonstrate the creative potential of the visual arts on environmental issues. The call for projects 2015 also aims to identify the initiatives being developed for COP21 and promote them.

APPLICATION PACKAGE

The application should include the following documents, assembled in a single PDF file. The application must not exceed 20 pages:

1. A summary and illustrated description of the entry, detailing its artistic aspects and its relevance to the environmental issues ;
2. 2 HQ pictures illustrating your project ;
3. A note on the technical aspects of the entry, notably in terms of construction and means of production ;
4. An estimated budget ;
5. A Curriculum Vitae and a portfolio ;

SUBMISSION

All proposals should be submitted to COAL server before February 28th, 2015 at midnight.

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PARTICULAR CONDITIONS

By entering this competition, applicants expressly authorize the Coal organization to publish, reproduce and display in public all or part of the elements of their entry, for any purpose linked with the promotion and communication of the Coal project, on all platforms, media, in all countries and for the legal duration of the copyright. Entries submitted but not selected will be held in the archives of the Coal organization. They will, however, remain the property of their authors. Participation in this call entails the full acceptance of the conditions laid out above.

CONTACT

For any further requests please write to : contact(at)projetcoal.fr

PHOTO COURTESY

© Cai Guo-Qiang, The Ninth Wave sailing on the Huangpu River by the Bund, Shanghai, 2014. Photo by JJY Photo, courtesy Cai Studio

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