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• Application Deadline: May 20, 2024
• Shortlist Announcement: June 3, 2024
• Winners Announcement: June 22, 2024

This year, Venice celebrates one of its most remarkable citizens of all time, as 2024 marks the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s passing. His dedication to connecting East and West, chronicled in the enduring ”Travels of Marco Polo,” has inspired people for centuries. Yet, learning from history, we must emphasize that we encourage delving deep into the shared world, bridging not only different cultures but also different ways of being.

But let’s go beyond the single legend. There have been, and will continue to be, many “Marco Polos” from various origins who open up stories that challenge and diversify our understanding of how the world works. We invite artists to re-examine the role of travel in modern society, considering political, environmental, and decolonial concerns. This exploration should foster cultural connections and engage with alternative perspectives.

CIFRA believes in the special role of art in uniting the world. In times like ours, bringing different people, ideas, cultures, and identities together means even more. We see our mission as creating a meeting point for everyone, presenting voices of artists from every corner of the world and democratizing the connections without simplifying art’s meaning.

• What works can be submitted?
• Your work should explore Marco Polo’s legacy or personality in any form. It can also centre around the themes of travels and expeditions, both real and imaginable. We await your art inspired by discoveries and encounters with previously unknown worlds and places.
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• The CIFRA Award will include three nominations:
• Bridging East and West, North and South
• New Ways of Seeing
• (Re)thinking the Media

Important note: We are interested in existing works/projects by artists working with new media. The works can be of any length, from 60 seconds to 60 minutes, and of any genre in a horizontal screen-oriented format.

How to apply?
Create your CIFRA account and switch to the Artist role
Make sure your account is completed: bio, profile and cover images, links to your socials and website added
Upload the artwork with a description
Fill out this form

• What’s the reward?
• Each of 3 winners will receive a 1500€ prize
• Shortlisted works will be presented during the Art Night Venezia event on June 22nd at Auditorium Santa Margherita, a historic building from the 9th century, now used as a theater
• Finalists will be featured on the CIFRA Main Page
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• Who’s the jury?
• Alessandra Bergamaschi, researcher and curator, Ph.D. in Social History of Culture, participated in curatorial work for Videobrasil and OLHO exhibition series
• Menene Gras, art critic, philosopher, Director of Culture and Exhibitions at Casa Asia
• Zairong Xiang, curator, author, and critic, Director of Arts at Duke Kunshan University

• - MAGGIORI INFORMAZIONI