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Five Open Calls: Fuksas Logo Contest, SI FEST Photo Prize, MArteLive Sardegna, Goethe Residencies, Scogliera Viva

other · 2026-04-27

Eur Spa has launched a competition for a new logo for La Nuvola, the Rome convention center designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas. The call is open to graduates in Design, Arts, or Graphic Advertising; the winner receives €5,000. Deadline: June 3, 2021. The 20th edition of the Marco Pesaresi Prize for contemporary photography, promoted by the Municipality of Savignano sul Rubicone in partnership with Rimini and Savignano Immagini, is open to photographers born after January 1, 1981. The winner, selected by a jury including Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Denis Curti, and others, receives €5,000 and an exhibition at SI FEST 2022. Deadline: June 30, 2021. MArteLive Sardegna, a multidisciplinary festival-contest, returns to Cagliari on September 4, 2021, with categories including Visual Arts (curated by Roberta Vanali), Performing Arts, Audiovisuals, Music, and extra sections Fashion & Recycling and Crafts. Deadline: July 31, 2021. The Goethe-Institut offers three artist residencies in Germany focusing on the history of the SchUM communities (Speyer, Worms, Mainz). Residencies last 4-6 weeks between October 2021 and February 2022. Deadline: July 1, 2021. Scogliera Viva, the international open-air sculpture prize in Caorle (Venice), awards €2,000 each to three winners. Selected artists create works on the seafront reef from June 17-26, 2021, with food and lodging provided. Deadline: May 17, 2021.

Key facts

  • Eur Spa seeks a new logo for La Nuvola by Fuksas; winner gets €5,000.
  • Marco Pesaresi Prize for photography offers €5,000 and exhibition at SI FEST 2022.
  • MArteLive Sardegna returns to Cagliari on September 4, 2021.
  • Goethe-Institut offers three residencies on SchUM Jewish heritage in Germany.
  • Scogliera Viva sculpture prize awards €2,000 each to three winners.
  • Deadlines range from May 17 to July 31, 2021.
  • Jury for Pesaresi Prize includes Arno Rafael Minkkinen and Denis Curti.
  • Roberta Vanali curates Visual Arts for MArteLive Sardegna.

Entities

Artists

  • Massimiliano Fuksas
  • Doriana Fuksas
  • Marco Pesaresi
  • Arno Rafael Minkkinen
  • Denis Curti
  • Mario Beltrambini
  • Piero Delucca
  • Giulia Gatti
  • Roberta Vanali

Institutions

  • Eur Spa
  • Goethe-Institut
  • Comune di Savignano sul Rubicone
  • Comune di Rimini
  • Savignano Immagini
  • Abaco Associazione per le Arti
  • Impatto Teatro
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Rome
  • Italy
  • Savignano sul Rubicone
  • Rimini
  • Cagliari
  • Sardinia
  • Germany
  • Speyer
  • Worms
  • Mainz
  • Caorle
  • Venice
  • Adriatic Sea

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