| Copyright | Upon submission to the Boynes Emerging Artist Award, the artist will retain full copyrights to their work as well as 100% of any sale made as a result of promotion and marketing of the works through the Boynes Emerging Artist Award |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 30 October 2022 |
| Entry fee | $45 for 3 images and $10 for each additional image [MAX 10 images]. The Early Bird fee is $35 for 3 images and $7 for each additional image [MAX 10 images]. |
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The Boynes Emerging Artist Award, an international artist-run art competition, is excited to announce its new partnership for the 7th Edition with Rural Residency for Contemporary Art (RUC), an art residency based in the Valcamonica Valley in the Italian Alps.
This partnership will provide the 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place winners of this edition with the opportunity to participate in a month-long fully-funded artist residency where they will be able to reconnect with nature and their art, explore the mountains, history, culture, and nature of Valcamonica while enjoying the idyllic beauty and quiet of the mountains at villa RUC.
Winners’ prizes:
International exhibition prioritization: Winners will be prioritized to submit a proposal for an exhibition at the U.S based Future Tense Gallery.
Group exhibition in the final week of the residency locally Workshops and courses led by international artists such as Giorgio Cossu and Kelly Medford
Accommodation at RUC art residency for the time period of the residency
studio space residency assistance optional cultural activities, connection and networking with local and international artists publication of the artists website on the RUC Artist Residency website.
Online submission of digital images via the website.
Image requirements: up to 25 Mb in file size
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