The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation invites applications from Greek and international artists for the 2023 Art Prize.
The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize was established in 2019, and is a culmination of the foundation’s thirty-year long efforts to strengthen contemporary artistic leadership and innovation. It supports contemporary artists by offering them the opportunity to create a site-specific artwork that will not only become part of the foundation’s collection, but will join an important cultural heritage as well.
For the first time, in 2023, three equal prizes will be awarded. This year’s Art Prize calls for site-specific, large-scale wall-mounted works created to be part of a specific, configured environment; works which narrate an internal path/route; and which can be reference points-landmarks within their exhibition space. The selected works will be presented to the public in June 2023, will remain on permanent display at Minos Palace, in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, and will become part of the collection of the G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation.
The 2023 Art Prize calls for visual artists of the following fields: painting, sculpture, sound and sculptural installation, mixed media, printmaking, digital art, photographic print, ink print, video, installation, and drawing. Particular emphasis is placed on the theme of care/eudaimonia.
Each of the three selected proposals will be awarded the amount of 7000 euros, and an additional 7000 euros will be made available to each artist for the construction of the work. The artists will have 3 months at their disposal to create the awarded work and send it to Crete for installation. The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation will cover the shipping costs, as well as one return ticket to Crete for each of the winning artists, and their accommodation and meals at Minos Palace.
