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Italian Ministry launches logo contest for Luoghi del Contemporaneo platform

award · 2026-04-27

The Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MIBACT), via its Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity (DGCC), has initiated a competition for a new logo for the digital platform Luoghi del Contemporaneo. This platform transitioned from a printed guide to an online tool that catalogs contemporary art locations throughout Italy. Open to participants aged 18 to 40, the contest offers a €10,000 prize, with submissions due by February 9, 2021. The logo should be unique, versatile, and reflective of contemporary creativity. Categories featured on the platform include Museums, Foundations, and a new section on Art in Public Spaces. The project started in 2003, with a mapping effort by the DARC, leading to subsequent updates in 2012.

Key facts

  • Open call for logo design for Luoghi del Contemporaneo platform
  • Promoted by DGCC of MIBACT
  • Open to creatives aged 18 to 40
  • Prize of €10,000
  • Deadline: February 9, 2021
  • Logo must be original, distinctive, versatile, and expressive of contemporary creativity
  • Platform maps contemporary art venues across Italy
  • First mapping in 2003 by DARC, updated in 2012

Entities

Institutions

  • Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo (MIBACT)
  • Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea (DGCC)
  • DARC – Direzione Generale per l’Architettura e l’Arte Contemporanea
  • Servizio Architettura e Arte Contemporanee
  • Direzione Generale per il Paesaggio, le Belle Arti, l’Architettura e l’Arte Contemporanee
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Italy

Sources