Strabag Artaward International 2019

Austria and Germany

• Eligible to take part are artists from Austria and Germany.
  
  
• Participants must be citizens of one of these two countries or must have been permanently based in one of these countries for at least two years.
  
  
• Participants of the STRABAG Artaward International must be born in or after the year 1979 and must have received a certified higher artistic education (graduates or students for at least 4 years of art academies, colleges or universities).
  
  
• All participants accept the findings of the jury. Any recourse to legal action is excluded.
  
  
• Every participant is a copyright holder. The submitted works of art will remain the property of the participant.
  
  
• The participants agree that in connection with STRABAG Artaward International his/her submitted works of art may be presented, photographed, printed and published online – unlimited and free-of-charge.
  
  
• Submitted works of art must not have been awarded any further public art prize and must be owned by the participant.
  
  
• The participants are responsible for the accuracy of their information. Due to wrong statements, STRABAG Kunstforum may refrain from awarding the prize.

The jury members of STRABAG Artaward International 2018 are art experts from the participating countries:

Yilmaz Dziewior, Director Museum Ludwig Cologne, Germany
Ulrike Groos, Director Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany
Krist Gruijthuijsen, Director KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
Günther Oberhollenzer, Curator Landesgalerie Niederösterreich, Krems, Austria
Edith Raidl, Collector, Vienna, Austria
Tanja Skorepa, Head, STRABAG Kunstforum, Vienna, Austria
Wilhelm Weiss, Director, STRABAG Kunstforum, Vienna, Austria

• A main prize of € 15.000,- and four recognition prizes of € 5.000,- each will be awarded. In addidion, art works of the winners might be purchased for STRABAG Artcollection.
  
  
• After the award ceremony and the collective exhibition of all the prize-winning works, each of the five laureates will have a solo exhibition at STRABAG Artlounge in Vienna.
  
  
• The laureates can apply for the artist-in-residence-programme at STRABAG Artstudio in Vienna.

All participants must apply online at www.strabag-kunstforum.at from 14 January till 31 January 2019. The application form must be filled in correctly in German or English. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Eligible in the fields of painting and drawing are three works of art (one or multiple parts), which are essential for the jury’s decision.

Mandatory information:
Short biography / List of exhibitions / Portrait photo / Photos (RGB, jpg) of three works of art intended to enter the competition, dated between 2017 and 2019, with techniques, dimensions, insurance values and photo credits stated.

Each work of art must not exceed the dimensions of 2 x 2.40 meters and must be easily transportable.
There are no thematic specifications.

Optional data: Up to three photos (RGB, jpg) of additional works of art.

The online application process takes a while. The responsibility for completing the online application before the deadline is entirely the artists’.

Based on the submissions online, the jury makes a selection for the final jury session. From 25^th March 2019, all artists will be notified in writing.

The nominees will be presented with their works of art at www.strabag-kunstforum.at.

• All nominees must submit the three originals specified in the online application.
  
  
• The submitted originals must be marked on the back and on the outside with the labels received by mail/post.
  
  
• All submitted artworks must be packed in bubble wrap or cardboard rolls.
  
  
• Submission in Germany: Wednesday, 17th of April 2019 at STRABAG offices in Berlin, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart:
  
  STRABAG AG
  Bessemerstraße 42B
  D-12103 Berlin
  
  STRABAG / BRVZ
  Siegburger Straße 241
  D-50679 Köln
  
  STRABAG AG
  Leopoldstraße 250
  D-80807 München
  
  ZÜBLIN AG
  Albstadtweg 3-5
  D-70567 Stuttgart
  
  
• Submission in Austria: Tuesday, 23rd of April 2019 at STRABAG Haus, Vienna:
  
  STRABAG Haus, Artlounge (DG)
  Donau-City-Straße 9
  A-1220 Wien
  
  
• Transport of the artworks to the specific STRABAG building is at the artists‘ own costs and risks. A collective transport from the specific STRABAG offices to Vienna will be organized by STRABAG Kunstforum.

The final jury will meet on 25th of April 2019 at STRABAG Artlounge in Vienna. All nominees will be notified in writing on 26th of April 2019.

• The submitted artworks must be recollected at the specific STRABAG offices in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Stuttgart and Vienna. The artworks of the five shortlisted artists will remain in Vienna for the collective award exhibition. 
  
  
• Collection in Austria: Thursday, 2nd of May 2019 at STRABAG Haus, Vienna.
  
  
• Collection in Germany: Thursday, 2nd of May 2019 at STRABAG offices in Berlin, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart.

At the award ceremony and the opening of the collective exhibition on the 27th of June 2019 at the Artlounge at STRABAG Haus, Vienna, the winner and the four recipients of recognition prizes will be announced. A catalogue for the group exhibition will be published.