Ducato Prize 2020 Winners Announced Across Two Sections
The winners of the second Ducato Prize have been revealed, an event hosted by Coil Art Motive with backing from Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano and endorsed by Comune di Castell'Arquato, Provincia di Piacenza, and Regione Emilia-Romagna. In the Arte Contemporanea category, Guendalina Cerruti (Milan, 1992) was awarded €6,000 for her piece 'Thanks a million.' Special mentions included Pietro Agostoni (Lecco, 1990) for 'Pluffy' and Monia Ben Hamouda (Milan, 1991) for 'Exhaust.' In Arte Accademia, Byron Gago (Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1994) received €1,000 for 'Placenta,' with special mentions going to Clarissa Baldassarri (Civitanova Marche, 1994) for 'Sound data logger' and Giulia Crivellaro (Bolzano, 1995) for 'Smooth Threshold.' Finalists earned €2,500 (Arte Contemporanea) and €500 (Arte Accademia). The winning artworks will be showcased in 2021.
Key facts
- Ducato Prize second edition winners announced
- Guendalina Cerruti won Arte Contemporanea section with €6,000
- Pietro Agostoni and Monia Ben Hamouda received special mentions in Arte Contemporanea
- Byron Gago won Arte Accademia section with €1,000
- Clarissa Baldassarri and Giulia Crivellaro received special mentions in Arte Accademia
- Jury included Yuri Ancarani, Marina Dacci, Zoe De Luca, Attilia Fattori Franchini, Denis Isaia
- Prize promoted by Coil Art Motive with support from Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano
- Exhibition of works planned for 2021
Entities
Artists
- Guendalina Cerruti
- Pietro Agostoni
- Monia Ben Hamouda
- Byron Gago
- Clarissa Baldassarri
- Giulia Crivellaro
- Yuri Ancarani
- Marina Dacci
- Zoe De Luca
- Attilia Fattori Franchini
- Denis Isaia
Institutions
- Ducato Prize
- Coil Art Motive
- Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano
- Comune di Castell'Arquato
- Provincia di Piacenza
- Regione Emilia-Romagna
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Lecco
- Santiago de Guayaquil
- Ecuador
- Civitanova Marche
- Bolzano
- Castell'Arquato
- Piacenza
- Emilia-Romagna