Applications for a new edition of the FLAD Design Award are open between April 2nd and May 9th. FLAD will award 20 thousand euros to the best that is done in the area of design in Portugal. The winner will be announced during Drawing Room Lisboa, which runs from October 23rd to 27th.
Every year, the FLAD Drawing Prize has received hundreds of applications from artists across the country. The works of artists Pedro Tropa, Maria Capelo and Carla Filipe have already received awards. This year, FLAD continues the path of recognizing artistic talent in Portugal and supporting promising artists in our country with a new edition of the Award with applications open between April 2nd and May 9th.
The competition will take place in two phases. In the first phase, up to 10 finalists will be selected, who will have the opportunity to exhibit their work at the 2024 edition of Drawing Room Lisboa, which will take place between the 23rd and 27th October, at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes, in Lisbon.
The selected artist will be known on October 26th, during Drawing Room Lisboa, and will receive a monetary prize worth 20 thousand euros.
You can apply:
- Artists of Portuguese nationality or foreigners residing in Portugal for more than five years;
- Artists aged 28 or over at the date of their applications.
Deadlines and application submission:
Necessary documents:
- CV of the candidate in PDF;
- Candidate’s portfolio (maximum 25 pages);
- Photograph or image of the candidate (for disclosure in case of selection);
- Brief biography (maximum 300 characters with spaces).
Evaluation of applications:
The winner of the competition will be chosen after the jury has analyzed the applications, which will take place in two phases:
1st phase: The applications submitted will be analyzed by a jury made up of individuals with recognized capacity in the relevant artistic area, who will make a selection of up to ten finalist artists. The decision of the jury for the 1st phase will be announced by June 20, 2024. The jury for this first phase will be made up of:
- José Marmeleira;
- João Sarmento;
- Sofia Ponte;
- Filipa da Rocha Nunes – representative of FLAD.
2nd phase: From the group of finalist artists selected in the 1st phase, a second jury will select the winner, who will be announced during the Drawing Room Lisbon 2024, which will take place between October 23rd and 27th. In this 2nd phase, the jury of finalist artists reserves the right to request a visit to their studio. The jury for the second phase will be made up of:
- Nuno Nunes-Ferreira, artist, who will preside over the jury;
- Mónica Álvarez Careaga – director of Drawing Room Lisbon;
- António Pinto Ribeiro, representing FLAD.
The decisions of the juries in both phases are not subject to any appeal.
Award
FLAD will award the winner a prize of 20 thousand euros.
The winner will be announced during Drawing Room Lisboa, a fair that takes place at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, in Lisbon, between the 23rd and 27th of October.
Consult the notice of this competition (Notice – FLAD Drawing Award 2024) to find out all the details about the award and the application process.
If you have questions about the award or the application process, send an email to [email protected].
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