LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2017. 1st edition. Open Call

Key Dates LOEWE Craft Prize 2017

• 12 April 2016: Entry site opens to submit work
• 30 Nov. 2016: Submissions close
• 7 Feb. 2017: Shortlist of finalists announced
• 10 Apr. 2017: Winner announced
• 10 Apr. 2017: Exhibition of finalist and winning works in COAM, Madrid
• 30 May 2017: Exhibition of finalist and winning works in Madrid

About the Craft Prize
In 2016 the LOEWE FOUNDATION launches the LOEWE Craft Prize, an annual international prize recognising an outstanding work of craftsmanship that pairs an original artistic concept with a modern application of traditional methods. The award seeks to acknowledge and support international artisans of any age (over 18) or gender who demonstrate an exceptional ability to create objects of superior aesthetic value. By identifying work that reinterprets existing knowledge to make it relevant today while reflecting its maker’s personal language and distinct hand, the LOEWE FOUNDATION aims to highlight the continuing contribution of craft to the culture of our time.

All entries should
fall within an area of applied arts, such as ceramics, bookbinding, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer, metal, furniture, leather, textiles, glass, etc.
be an original work, handmade or partly handmade have been created in the last decade be one-of a-kind have won no prizes previously demonstrate artistic intent.

The Prize for the winning entry is 50,000 euros
The winning work selected by the Jury, as well as the works of the finalists selected by the Experts Panel will be included in an exhibition and accompanying catalogue “LOEWE Craft Prize 2017”, on view in Madrid and subsequently travelling to other cities in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Jury
Distinguished figures from the worlds of design, architecture, journalism, criticism and museum curatorship will select the winner from the finalists shortlisted by the Experts Panel.

How to participate
Read the Rules of Entry and make sure you comply with all requirements. All participants must be professional artisans 18 years or older. Entries may be made by an individual or collective (as a ‘team submission’). All nationalities are welcome.

Make sure the work: 
demonstrates artistic intent in addition to technical proficiency
is an original piece, handmade or partly handmade
is recently created (in the last decade), and one-of-a-kind, and has not won any prizes previously
is innovative, in the sense that it updates tradition
falls within an area of the applied arts, such as ceramics, book binding, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer, metal, furniture, leather, textiles, glass, etc.

Complete the online registration in English 
You need 2 to 5 photographs of the work and optionally a video.
Write a brief conceptual statement about the work.
Submit it before 30 November 2016.


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The LOEWE FOUNDATION was established as a private cultural Foundation in 1988 by Enrique Loewe Lynch, a fourth-generation member of LOEWE’s founding family. Today, under the direction of his daughter Sheila Loewe, the Foundation continues to promote creativity, support educational programmes and safeguard heritage in the fields of poetry, dance, design and craft, photography, and architecture. The Foundation was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts, the highest honour granted by the Spanish Government, in 2002.
One of the primary purposes for which the LOEWE FOUNDATION was established was to support design and craftsmanship.