Rules for participation
in the selections of the «Premio Vasari 2024»
«ARTinGENIO Museum», Pisa, from 9 to 20 December 2024

1. PRIZE: «ArtinGenio» organizes the exhibition called «Premio Vasari 2024» which will take place from 9 to 20 December 2024 in the exhibition spaces of «ARTinGENIO MUSEUM» in Pisa. The works on display will be selected by a judging committee composed of critics, gallery owners and journalists.
The work selected as the winner will be awarded on the day of the inauguration, in the presence of the art critic Flavio Caroli, Davide Pugnana and the director of ARTinGENIO MUSEUM, Francesco Corsi.
The Prize consists in the creation of a personal monographic catalog dedicated to one's production, with a numbered edition of 99 copies, with a critical text (square format 23x23 cm), published by ARTinGENIO EDIZIONI.
2. WORKS: Italian and international artists, professionals or self-taught, can participate in the selection with original works of their genius.

3. TECHNICAL DETAILS OF WORKS: Replicas of other people's works or those representing characters born from the creativity of other authors who hold the legitimate rights will not be admitted to the selections.
The works must arrive ready for display, therefore equipped with a central hanger (not visible to the visitor) placed on the back of the work.
On the back of the work, it is necessary to indicate, with an adhesive label, all the data of the artist and the work itself: name, surname, address and mobile number, title, technique, measurements and year of execution.

NOTE: For paintings and photographs, the maximum dimensions allowed (including frame) are 100 x 100 cm. The polyptych is considered a 'unique work', therefore its total size must respect the measurements indicated above.
For sculptures, the maximum dimensions allowed are 60 x 60 x 60 cm (height x base x depth). Sculptures must be provided with appropriate supports for display.
For Installations, the maximum dimensions are 100 x 100 x 80 cm (height x base x depth).

The dimensions indicated are to be considered as indicative, please report dimensions different from those recommended to our secretariat via email info@artingenioedizioni.it
4. DATA AND RIGHTS: Each candidate expressly authorizes ARTinGENIO and its legal representative to process the personal data transmitted pursuant to law 675/96 (Privacy law) and subsequent amendments Legislative Decree 196/2003 (Privacy code), also for the purpose of inclusion in databases managed by the aforementioned persons. Each participant in the competition grants ARTinGENIO and its legal representative the rights to reproduce the works and texts released for the prize free of charge, for the purpose of drafting the catalogue, any publication on the prize website and other forms of communication, promotion and activities of the organization. Material sent for registration purposes only will not be returned.

5. SELECTIONS: Selections are open from Monday 7 October to Wednesday 20 November 2024.
Artists who intend to participate in the selections must send the following data:

a) Name and surname.
b) Tax code/VAT number (also include, for the purposes of issuing receipts, header/name, address and tax code/VAT number if different from those of the artist).
c) Address.
d) Telephone number.
e) Short biographical note (five lines maximum). Longer biographies will be cut at the sole discretion of the Prize secretariat.
f) Any website of the artist (social pages are not equivalent to the website)
g)  images (each file must be named with the title of the work, technique, measurements and year of execution) to be sent to the mailbox: info@artingenioedizioni.it
6. ADMISSION: The selected artists will be contacted for confirmation by November 22, 2024. At the discretion of the judging panel, more than one work may be selected for each artist.

7. SET-UP: The set-up of the exhibition is at the sole discretion of the organization and cannot be subject to requests for changes during the exhibition.

8. PARTICIPATION CONTRIBUTIONS:
The participation fee for n. 1 selected work is € 250.00 + 22% VAT and includes publication in the official catalog of the exhibition. The participation fee includes publication in the catalog, n° 1 copy of the catalog and the publication of a post on the social profiles of the exhibition.
The participation fee for 2 selected works is €400 + 22% VAT and includes publication in the catalogue, 1 copy of the catalogue and 2 posts of the works on the exhibition's social media profiles.
The participation fee for 3 selected works is €500 + 22% VAT and includes publication in the catalogue, 1 copy of the catalogue and 3 posts on the exhibition's social media profiles.

The participation fee for 6 works is €1,000 + 22% VAT and includes publication in the catalogue, 1 copy of the catalogue and n. 6 posts on the exhibition's social profiles

9. PAYMENT DETAILS: The selected artist must make the payment by bank transfer no later than November 25, 2024 and send copies of the same via email to artingenio.museum@gmail.com indicating as the reason: "Participation in the Vasari Prize"
Bank transfer name:
ARTinGENIO srl
Banca Ifigest SWIFT IFIGIT 31
IBAN: IT 40 J 03185 01600 000010276392
Reason: Selection of the Vasari Prize 2024 Catalogue

10. SHIPPING and STORAGE: The selected works must be shipped in sturdy and safe packaging (cardboard boxes with bubble wrap, bubble bags, corner profiles, filling cushions).
The artist will be responsible for the outward and return shipping costs, as well as the optional insurance to cover transport to the destination.
ARTinGENIO, while ensuring the utmost care and custody of the works received, declines all responsibility for any theft, fire or damage of any nature to the works that may occur during the phases of the event. Any insurance request must be signed by the artist himself and is at his expense. Upon arrival of the works, the organization's secretariat will verify and document the state of integrity of the works and will take care of their custody with every care. If upon arrival of the works the external packaging should show obvious damage, our staff will accept the shipment with reservation and will verify the state of the work inside; in the event of damage, the artist will be promptly notified. In the event of serious damage, the work cannot be exhibited and will be kept packaged in the warehouses until the day of collection by the courier at the end of the exhibition as per the waybill, or upon request for collection by hand by the artist. The organization's staff will take care of packaging the works in a workmanlike manner for the return shipment.

11. CATALOGUE: For the printing of the catalog, each color image must be converted to CMYK, be in jpeg or tiff format and have the following requirements: minimum size of 23x33 cm 300 dpi (for rectangular images) and minimum size of 33x33 cm 300 dpi (for square images), without compression and sent via the website wetransfer.com.
The artists selected but unable to personally attend the exhibition at ARTinGENIO MUSEUM will receive the catalog at their home at the organization's expense.

12. ARRIVAL OF WORKS: The selected works (of which each artist is required to communicate the value in euros to the email artingenio.museum@gmail.com ) must be shipped in such a way as to arrive at the «ARTinGENIO Museum» by November 30, 2024.

13. COLLECTION OF WORKS: By December 18, 2024, each artist must notify their courier of the collection of the work and obtain the waybill for collection, which must be sent by email to the email address artingenio.museum@gmail.com
The organization will be responsible for printing it and applying it to the packaging.
The couriers will be able to collect the works on days from January 7, 2025. The waybill must therefore indicate as the date for the courier's collection a day of their choice among those indicated. Artists who fail to provide the return waybill must take charge of picking up the work by hand or by personally organizing it with a courier no later than January 9, 2025. After that date, no responsibility for the custody of the works can be attributed to the organization. The return waybill must be indicated as the sender.

14. EXHIBITION OPENING: the management reserves the right to postpone the exhibition to a date after the one foreseen in this regulation.

15. ACCEPTANCE OF REGULATION: Participation in the «Premio Vasari 2024» exhibition implies the unconditional acceptance of this regulation. Participants are required to strictly adhere to it. Works received with missing data or that do not comply with this regulation will not be considered suitable for selection.