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Founded by the Godot Contemporary Art Institute (GICA). Godot Catalyst Award Its aim is to provide support to artists working on the domestic stage who are at the pinnacle of their careers and to give them momentum.. The project and exhibition budget is 10 million forints.
for the biennial prize over 35 years Artists and artistic groups that have been active for at least 5 years may apply; a professional jury will then select the finalists from among them and ultimately award the main prize to one of those finalists. Grand Prize An independent exhibition at the Godot Kortárs Művészeti Intézet in Budapest, with an honourarium of 1 million forints. The shortlisted finalists present their works in a group exhibition. By on‑site voting, the audience chooses a winner, who receives an honourarium of 500.000‑Ft.
The Godot Contemporary Art Institution serves as a springboard for early‑career, young artists, but also for those at the peak of their work and well‑known figures in the visual arts scene. In addition to the newly established prize and the financial support, it creates an exhibition opportunity for the winners within the impressive venues of the Institution. The GICA supplies the curator, the on‑site construction crew, the playback equipment, the lighting, the transport between the studio and GICA, the insurance costs of the works, the catering for the opening, the fees for the opening personnel, and the costs of the framed programmes. The winning artist is involved in developing the graphic and communication design of the exhibition, the PR, and the press work.
The award ceremony time: 2022. May 5.
Location: Godot Contemporary Art Institute, Budapest 1036. Adolf Fényes Street 21.
The application material must contain:
Hungarian‑language professional CV
concise, Hungarian‑language, professional, digital portfolio (with the information of the works included: title, year, technique, size, other necessary details)
the title of the future exhibition
no more than two pages of text in Hungarian presenting the applicant's works concept about how the artist’s works would assemble into a gallery within the GICA grounds. (This is not mandatory for the artist to state; it is recommended to involve an art historian or curator.)
concept design about the exhibition concept. It is not compulsory to use all of the space for the exhibition concept. The floor plan can be downloaded from the following link: https://www.gica.hu/floorplans - internal height 4 metres
The plans must include reproductions or drawings or scripts of at least six works (title, year, technique, size, other information), which will be displayed at the exhibition if selected. Please list the main data of the works in the file name. Also indicate the required technical equipment.
budget for the proposed exhibition. (For new works, material costs, packaging costs, assistant wages, visual designer wages, copywriter fees, etc.) The maximum is 2.000.000‑forint.
a concise summary text in English, briefly presenting the artist’s work and the specific concept. No more than 1 A4 pages.
Submitting applications:
Deadline: 2022 February 10 midnight
Applications will be accepted exclusively by electronic means, the [email protected] After a registration at the address, applications may be submitted in the manner described below. Applications received after the deadline cannot be accepted. The works must not be older than 5 years at the time of submission and must be the property of the artist.
How to apply:
Registration: Please have the applicant send an email to the [email protected] to the address, including the applicant's full name and contact details. A subjectplease indicate in: REGISTRATION 22 The final deadline for registration 2022 January 30 midnight
Uploading application materials: Upon receipt of the email, the applicant will receive a link to a Google Drive folder as confirmation, where they can upload the documents and files required for the application. In the case of reproductions and video works, the file name contains the work’s details (title, year, technique, size).
Closing: After the application deadline, the applicant can no longer access or edit their folder. We are unable to accept incomplete or overdue applications.
Contact:
Borbála Laczkovich
Godot Contemporary Art Institute
artistic director
email: [email protected]
The jury process:
The jury will select, based on portfolios and submitted documents, the artists chosen to be heard in person, using an online process. The dates for the in‑person presentations are… 2022.03.01 (Tuesday), after which the jury will make its decision. Applicants will be notified of the results no later than 2022.03.04.
The professional jury selects the works. After the adjudication the Godot Contemporary Art Institute contacts the creators. Following the hearing of the finalists’ personal presentations the jury and the GICA staff begin organising the group exhibition.
Deadlines:
Registration Hall limit: 2022. January 30 midnight (Sunday)
The application performancei's deadline: 2022 February 10 midnight (Thursday)
The first round of judging: 2022 February 15We will send notification to the concerned parties about it.
Winner applicants the presentation hearing: 2022 March 1 (Tuesday)
Results announcement: 2022. March 4. (Friday)
Opening of the Finalists' exhibition: 2022 March 24 Thursday 18 o’clock, Godot Contemporary Arts Institute
Exhibition of finalists: 2022 March 24 – April 10
The ceremonial award ceremony and the Godot Grand Prize winner applicant the exhibition: 2022. 5 May to 7 August
Awards:
Godot Catalysator Award: 1.000.000.- Ft honourarium and solo exhibition at the Godot Contemporary Art Institute. The construction and marketing costs, as well as the insurance costs for the artworks, will be borne by the Godot Contemporary Art Institute during the exhibition.
Finalists: the Godot Contemporary Art Institute will showcase their works in a group exhibition.
Audience award: Among the finalists an audience vote selects a winner who will receive a fee of 500.000.- Ft.
Zsűri members:
The applications will be assessed by an independent professional jury.
Sebastian Baden, curator and director of the Frankfurter Shirn Kunsthalle.
German Kinga, art historian, university lecturer, MOME Budapest
Nemes Csaba is a visual artist, university docent at the University of Pécs.
Norbert Lobenwein, festival organiser, art collector
Borbála Laczkovich, art historian, leader of the Godot Contemporary Art Institute.
Conditions of participation:
A successful applicant accepts the professional jury's decision, as well as the committee's decision regarding unsuccessful applications. no justify.
The applicants may not influence the jury during the selection; should the artist or their representative do so in any form, the applicant will be immediately excluded from the competition.
If the applicant is selected by the jury for the award exhibition, the artist acknowledges and undertakes that:
- it shall make available, without any further prize, the works indicated in the application and selected by the jury, for the duration of the exhibition.
- The organiser may use the exhibited works in any communication related to the Godot Contemporary Art Institution award without limitation or charge, provided that the presentation does not damage the artist’s reputation.The award winner agrees that:
- a written agreement will be drawn up separately detailing the payment of the prize sum and the particulars of the cooperation.
- Applicants agree that their data provision is voluntary and that by submitting their application they grant the organisers permission to handle their personal data during the assessment of the application.
- By participating, applicants acknowledge and accept the participation terms. Failure to comply may result in exclusion from the application.
