EUROPEAN ART CONTEST
“Who is Saint Joseph for me?”
The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe invites artists to think and create together on the figure of Saint Joseph! How do we see in 2023 this Patron saint of the Catholic Church, Patron of fathers, Patron of workers and Guide of hidden inner spiritual life? This call for artworks embodies two of the directions set by Pope Francis: the Year of Saint Joseph, and the Role of the Father in our today society.
The digital reproductions, send by the 3rd of March 2023, will be evaluated by a jury of experts, who will inform the authors of the results on the 19th of March 2023.
The aim of this European Art Contest is to promote the enrolled artists, and give them the chance to join in a different way of the international market of art. The EAC a big opportunity for the artists, who can:
Win a cash prize:
- For each of the 6 categories: 500 euros for the first prize, 300 euros for the second prize, and
200 euros for the third prize.
Promote their art through a variety of channels:
- Exhibition of the selected artworks at the European Parliament in Brussels in April-May 2023;
- Meeting with other finalists and critics, curators, gallery owners, public and private art institutions that will have access to this important exhibition;
- Publication of the selected artworks on the electronic catalogue of the contest Website;
- Possibility of additional exhibitions throughout Europe following the event.
The Contest is open to all artists or groups of artists and professionals from any country.
For more information, please contact us at info@fafce.org .
CATEGORIES:
- Painting – drawing – graphic arts
- Sculpture – ceramic – stained glass
- Video – performing arts – dance
- Photography
- Music
- Literature
Calendar
- Contest Teaser: 20th of December, 2022
- CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 3rd of January, 2023
- Deadline: 3rd of March, 2023
- Publication of the results: 19th of March, 2023
- Award ceremony and exhibition: April-May 2023
- Follow-up exhibitions in Europe: June-December 2023
„One of our members of the Vladimir Ghika Catholic Family Association from Bucharest intended to create a fathers’ club some years ago. In Poland I had the opportunity to meet a group of working fathers with monthly meetings and later I learned about a pilgrimage for fathers in Cotignac in France.
2021 was declared as the year of Saint Joseph by Pope Francis, but I did not see much done within this year. In March 2022 during the FAFCE Spring Board Meeting in Vác (Hungary) and in one of the Activity Reports of FAFCE’s 32 member organizations, I learned about an Art Contest on the theme of Saint Joseph that was organized in Hungary in 2021 by the t’ARS Christian Art Association.
I was amazed by this opportunity for creativity and innovation and in the next FAFCE Autumn Board Meeting from Paris in October 2022 we discussed and approved of this project for 2023: European Art Contest.
We realized that this project is an opportunity for bringing the believers (Catholics and non-Catholics) and non-believers together and reflecting on the genuine values of our today’s society using an another language: ART. Without fight and violence, but with imagination, creativity and …love.”
Cornel Barbut, FAFCE Vice-President