Important Announcement
Guidelines
Only one artwork per entry is accepted. Your work must be submitted via email or a downloadable link for text, photographs and via Youtube for videos, along with the completed registration form, your CV, a title and statement about your art work and how it relates to the topic, as well as a statement about your work in general.
Artwork in the following categories can be submitted:
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Painting & Drawing
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Sculpture
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Photography and Media Art
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Performance Art
The Banality of Evil in our Daily Lives art competition is an open call for all artists, to communicate what they see as the banality of evil in our daily lives. The selection criteria is based on creativity, imagination, professionalism and expression of the subject. All entries will be judged equally regardless of the background of the entrant. We would like to open the stage for diversity to thrive.
Artists are highly encouraged to document their creative process, which will be presented along with the artwork itself. Initial stages of artwork selection will be by public vote on our interactive social media platforms. The next stage of the selection process will involve registered members as well as artists and prominent members of the art community.
The appointed jury members will select a winner in each category. All winners works will be exhibited at the final exhibition in Berlin, Germany. Artwork must be submitted no later than 15 March 2020. If your artwork is selected, it will be displayed on our social media platforms, i.e Facebook, Instagram and Twitter along with your name, the title and artist statement.
Staying true to the crowd-sourcing concept, the preliminary voting will happen on the above mentioned platforms. Artists are encouraged to submit their works as early as possible to begin the selection process. Prizes will be awarded to one artist in each category.
Each prize will include a cash amount of US $2000.
Our jury members will form part of an international panel of esteemed individuals who have proven expertise in arts, culture, community and social practices. The judges will be announced at a later stage. The most popular artwork, by public vote on social media, will be nominated for the final round where the selected jury will decide on works to be displayed in the exhibition, as well as award prize winners.
Prize winners will be notified via email prior to the exhibition.
While the jury will develop a framework within which they will agree to adjudicate each entry, some key notions would be creativity, imagination, professionalism, and expression engagement on the Banality of Evil in our Daily Lives competition virtual platforms.
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Artists whose work has been selected to be part of the competition, will receive a "Thank You Certificate" for participation in the artist call.
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All selected artists it will gain exposure on our social media platforms, i.e Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with targeted international campaigns
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The top 10 artworks in each of the 4 categories which receive most public votes will proceed to the jury voting round. Jury board will review all submitted works which will be exhibited at the final exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
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It is envisaged that the jury selected artists will also have their work published in a book that will document the project.
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Only the winners (4) of each category will be invited to Germany to be a part of the exhibition to receive the art award.
The winner of each category will receive US $2000. The project will culminate in a final exhibition to be held in Berlin Germany in September/October of 2020 (date to be confirmed). As well as being part of the Berlin Exhibition, finalists will have the opportunity to gain exposure through media and a chance to travel to Berlin, Germany.
How to Submit
Only one artwork per entry will be accepted. A successful registration implies a submission of one and only one artwork that is meeting our format and data requirements (listed below). Your artwork must be submitted along with the completed registration form.
It is crucially important that you set the proper context for your artwork. Make sure that your answer in the registration form contains a description of how your artwork is related to the theme of the project. This description is obligatory and will be used throughout all our channels to promote and select your work.
• Submissions accepted from 1 November to 15 March 2020.
• The submission form will go offline at midnight CET on 15th March 2020.
• Last submissions will be posted on the 16th of March on our social media channels.
• Final public voting on all social media channels will be possible from 16 March to 22nd March midnight CET.
No likes will be counted and included after this date!
• Jury voting starts on 23 March 2020 - 1 April 2020
• Exhibition opening in Berlin September/October of 2020 - dates will be announced.
• Final Award ceremony at the opening of the exhibition in Berlin.
- Please read our T&Cs before entering the competition
- Your artwork media files must be clearly identifiable and contain your name and the title of your artwork in the following way: Your Name - "Artwork Title", Country, Year
- Double-check if your digital data complies with our file requirements and fill out the registration form.
The competition allows only one entry with one artwork.
Artwork data should comply with following format requirements:
• Photos
As images in high quality .jpeg or uncompressed .tiff at a mininum resolution of 8MP or higher.
• Paintings
Need to be photographed in good light, with additional close-ups. File format criteria as for Photos, at a mininum resolution of 8MP or higher.
• Sculptures
Either by 360 degree video, not longer than 3 minutes, or by maximum 12 pictures from all sides in good light. File format criteria as for Videos
• Video / Animation
Please upload mp4 video file, at least 60 seconds long, minimum HD 1080p resolution. Additionally please provide an image to be used a cover for the video.
• Performance
Please upload mp4 video file, minimum HD 1080p resolution. Additionally please provide an image to be used a cover for the video.
- Submit the completed registration form along with your artwork, by no later than 15 March 2020 using one of the recommended cloud services:
For all image data please provide a link to either Google Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer.
For all video files we recommend using Vimeo. Please enable download in your Vimeo settings.
Terms & Conditions
The competition allows only one entry with one artwork. A successful registration implies a submission of one and only one artwork that is meeting our data requirements (listed below). Your artwork must be submitted along with the completed registration form.
It is crucially important that you set the proper context for your artwork. Make sure that your answer in the registration form contains a description of how your artwork is related to the theme of the project. This description is obligatory and will be used throughout all our channels to promote and select your work.
Artists are responsible for the payment and shipment of their works to the exhibition in Berlin if they are part of the top 40 winners.
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Fill out and submit registration form and send your artwork media files to submissions@boeart.org by the 15th of March 2020.
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Works that comply with the guidelines of the competition will then go through to the next stage and be posted on the BOEArt.org social media channels.
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At this stage your work will be online and the public will be able to engage and like/share your work.
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The top 10 artworks in each of the 4 categories which receive most public votes will proceed to the jury voting round. Jury board will review all submitted works which will be exhibited at the final exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
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The second round of voting will then commence and is juried by a panel of selected judges.
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All 40 selected artworks will be exhibited at the exhibition in Berlin, Germany in September/October of 2020 (date to be confirmed) .
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A winner in each of the 4 categories will be selected and announced at the award ceremony in Berlin. (i.e 4 winners)
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The winners of each category will be invited to attend the exhibition and the art awards event in Berlin, Germany in September/October of 2020 (date to be confirmed).
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The competition is open to all entrants who are 18 years of age or older.
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Participants will need to complete the registration form and send artwork media to submissions@boeart.org. Please see criteria for submission. Closing date for submissions is the 15th of March 2020.
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The artwork that you enter should be of a person (or persons) whom you know and whose consent has been expressly granted for their likeness to be used and/or depicted graphically. Working from photographs is permitted provided these were taken by yourself with the full and express consent of the person photographed, or their legal guardian.
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One entry per artist.
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Artwork submitted for the competition must have been created by the entrant, i.e. it must be his or her original work. All works remain the property of the entrant for the duration of the competition and exhibition, unless a work is sold at the exhibition.
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Size & Mass Limitations:
Artworks are measured Height x Width x Depth.
Minimum size: 20cm width x 25cm height (unframed).
Works smaller than this will be disqualified.
Maximum size: 120cm width x 200cm height (framed)
Works larger than this will be disqualified.
No work or frame may exceed 10cm in depth.
Weight restriction: No work may exceed 20kg in weight.
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No multiple-part works (i.e. diptychs or triptychs) will be accepted.
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The entrant may not sign or write his or her name anywhere on the work, including the back. A selected works may be signed after the award winner has been announced.
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Work submitted should have been completed after 1st of January 2019.
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Work previously submitted for a competition or exhibited in the public domain, including but not limited to, electronic media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or on a website, may not be entered into this competition.
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A copy of a document confirming your identity and age (ID, driver’s license, passport)
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During the FIRST ROUND, the digital images will be viewed by the public. Up to 40 works from digital entries will be selected. The organisers reserve the right to disqualify any artwork if the artist has not complied with the above rules as stipulated, even if the work was selected for exhibition.
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The decision of the judges is final. No correspondence will be entered into. Entrants should be aware that all artworks are judged on an equal basis.
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If your work has been selected during the First Round, you consent to publishing your name and work on The Banality of Evil in our Daily Lives website, social media platforms, and in the publications produced by the orgianizers.
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If your work has been selected you will need to arrange with the organizers for delivery of artwork to the venue. Artists are responsible for the payment and shipment of their works to the exhibition in Berlin if they are part of the top 40 winners.
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The personal data supplied by the artist will be used only for the purposes of The Banality of Evil in our Daily Lives competition and will not be transferred to any third party.
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NO WET, OR SLIGHTLY WET, PAINTINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO EXCEPTIONS! Pastel and charcoal drawings must be treated with a suitable fixative. All works on paper should be mounted behind glass or Perspex.
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The entrants whose works are selected will be notified by organizers latest 5th of April 2020. These names will also be posted on our social media.
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Please arrange for the courier to wrap your work(s) appropriately for transport. The organizers cannot supervise the wrapping of artworks when collected.
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The 4 selected artworks, chosen by the judges will be exhibited at a venue in Berlin, Germany from September/October of 2020 (date to be confirmed).
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Only the winners (4) of each category will be invited to Germany to be a part of the exhibition to receive the art award.
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The 4 selected artists and their work will also be published in a book that documents the project.
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The copyright of all works exhibited in the exhibition will remain the property of the entrant. The entrant agrees, on an irrevocable basis, that the organisers and/or the sponsors may reproduce any exhibited work, free of charge, for the purposes of marketing, promotion, merchandising, discussion and education, including by means of promotional catalogues, publications, posters, prints, postcards, the internet or in television documentaries.
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The names of the selected artists and details of their work submitted for the competition may be made public after the adjudication. By entering this competition, the entrant hereby consents to the disclosure of his or her personal information.
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The organizers pledge to cover all travel expenses to and from the venue for the final selection.
Chantal Ford
chantal@boeart.org
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Submissions accepted from 1 November to 15 March 2020. The submission form will go offline at midnight CET on 15th March 2020.
Last submissions will be posted on the 16th of March on our social media channels. -
Final public voting on all social media channels will be possible from 16 March to 22nd March midnight CET. No likes will be counted and included after this date!
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Jury voting starts on 23 March 2020 - 1 April 2020
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Exhibition opening in Berlin - dates will be announced.
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Final Award ceremony at the opening of the exhibition in Berlin September/October of 2020 (date to be confirmed)