ArteXArte Visual Communications Foundation, the Organizers of this project, announce and organize the International Art Exhibition "Horizons", curated by Paola Trevisan.
The Show will take place in Artimino, near Florence, Italy, at the "Villa La Ferdinanda", from the 18th to the 26th of March 2006.

All artistic languages and mediums, including painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography and digital art will be admitted to the selection made by the Scientific Committee. Besides, accordingly before with the organizers, the artists who work with performances and multimedia installations can take part at the Exhibition also.

The Organizer will nominate the Selection Committee that will have the duty to select the participating artists and to admit them to the Exhibition by considering the relevance of their artistic languages to the contents proposed by the theme of the Manifestation.
The Selection Committee, therefore, may select also “emergent” artists, not yet known to the wide public.
Meanwhile, they will nominate the Jury, formed by contemporary art critics and historians, who, in the name of ArtexArte Foundation will select five artists among the most significative participants at “Horizons.

Each artist will own his/her own space that is a whole panel of about 3 m. in length by 2 m. in higher (or 78, 5 x 78,5"), separated by pillars and starting from the ground. Each artist may send and exhibits as many works as he can fit in that space (without exceeding).
Each sculptor (or artist working with installations) will own a floor exhibition space of 6 square metres.
The Organizers will take care of the installation.
All works must be mounted on suited supports and they must arrived ready to be hanged (the hanging systems it will be simply consisting in nails and chains) and without glass covers, unless previous according with the Organizer.
The artists using techniques like installations or performances will have to send a detailed project in order to make according with the organizers.
All works must be presented professionally to conservation standards.

Please use the participation form to print an entry form, or send a large, stamped self addressed envelop to Paola Trevisan Arte Contemporanea, Corso Porta Reno, 17 - 44100 Ferrara/Italy. Entry form may be copied. Please complete all the parts in the prospectus. Please, write or type clearly. Attach an Identification label to the back of accepted work prior to sending it to Paola Trevisan. Entering this Exhibition shall constitute understanding and agreement on the part of the artist with all the conditions stated.
The Sent enter form must arrive no later than 15th of February 2006 to the Office of the curator Paola Trevisan.

The participation fee, in the amount of Euro € 600,00, payable also in two times of € 300 each, should be transferred to the organizer's bank account to Paola Trevisan Contemporary Art or the payment can be also done with cheque or money order no later than 15th of February (see Participation Form).
The participation fee needs to cover the high management and organizing expenses for the Exhibition.
In the case of a renunciation, the fee will be non-refundable.
Paola Trevisan Contemporary Art will select a number of unsold visual works that will be added to the Gallery Collection for a period of a year, under agreements of the artists. Valerio Grimaldi, artistic director of ArteXArte besides is also the artistic director of an important manifestation held in Barletta (Italy) on May-June 2006 at the beautiful Svevo Castle, where every year he curates a cultural and artistic Exhibition titled: “Culture a Confronto/Cultures in Confrontation” and among this Exhibition, this year, he would like to create with the help of Paola Trevisan, an international selection made by the artworks presented in “Horizons”.

The shares paid by the artists will be used to pay the following services:

-Design, editing and printing of the Manifest, where each artist is present with a work and with his/her name besides
-Rental of the exhibition space of the Villa La Ferdinanda, structure within the space, lighting
-Utilities
-Secretarial services
-Marketing and public relations
-Organizational costs, critical consulting
-Design, editing and printing of invitations and manifests
-Buffet during the Opening

The Organizer will edit and print the Celebrative Manifest of “Horizons” in colour, in which each artist will be presented with a photo of his/her work, with his/her name besides the work.
The manifest, especially finished off in the graphic, will be published in a format of 70 x 100 cm (and smaller manifests of the size of 30 x 40) and it will present an image of a work of all participating artists. Some copies of the manifest will be given to the artists and to other people who will have collaborated with the Organizers.

8. Insurance

A whole page of Arte Mondadori (Monthly Magazine of Art, Culture, Information - the most important Art Magazine in Italy) on March, will be dedicated to “Horizons” Exhibition and it will display all participant artists names (for organization reasons due to the consignee terms – given by Arte Mondadori Editorial – of the Advertising Page for the insertion on Arte Mondadori Art Magazine of March, is demanded to the artists to communicate and to make arrive their adhesion by and no later than February 15, in order to ensure them their names on the participant artists list published on the “Horizons” page).

The Organizers, in order to increase the success of the event, will provide for a suitable action of marketing and “Horizons” will be advertised in art magazines and in the most significant art web sites present in Internet.

All participating artworks should be available for sale at prices set by the artist. The Organizer will not retains any commission of sale price but it would take care of giving to collectors all the needed details about artist’s address, biography and curriculum. Price should be an accurate reflection of the artist's sales history and therefore must not be inflated.

A formal opening and reception for the accepted artists will be held on Saturday, 18th March 2006 at 11.30 a.m. at the "Villa La Ferdinanda". This reception will be catered and refreshments will be served.

Agreement Submission of any entry confirms agreement to conditions set forth in Regulations.

Send this printed and filled entry form to arrive no later than 15th February 2006 to:

Paola Trevisan Arte Contemporanea
Corso Porta Reno, 17
44100 Ferrara/Italy.

In the occasion of Horizons Opening, for the artists who would like to stay in the surroundings of the Villa and not in Florence, we warmly suggest two different solutions:
 

New and warm Agriturism a few steps from Artimino, runned by Alessandro and Stefania, a young and helpful couple. Tenuta la Borriana is the ideal place to rest, for holidays, leisure and outdoor life. Placed on hills, it’s very close to both Florence and Prato.
Tenuta la Borriana is immersed in the marvellous Tuscany countryside, which, with its colours, panoramic view and unique landscape, is framed in its XV century stone building. The Borgo has six apartments and nine rooms, furnished with taste, elegance, comfort and modern furniture. In the old barn there is the restaurant, where is possible to taste the typical food and recipes of Tuscany, together with good wines.
 

The “Paggeria Medicea”, a 4 star hotel, constructed in the same period as was the villa, was, at one time, to separate the court's residence from that of the servants and pages. Nowadays it has 37 rooms, all with bathrooms and modern comforts, while respecting the original construction. The fireplaces have been maintained, as have been the historical stone wash-basins, the hanging wood-beamed roofing and terracotta flooring.

For all artists without their car who will stay at La Borriana Agriturism, ArtexArte have already provided to organize a small pullman with driver that will bring them, on friday 17, to visit the sourroundings, the next day it will take them to Villa La Ferdinanda for the Exhibition Opening (and of course it will provide to bring them back); sunday 19th will be dedicated to visit the city of Florence.
For all artists who will prefer staying in the beautiful city of Florence, a few kilometres from Artimino, ArtexArte, on saturday 18th, will ensure a travel in pullman from their hotels sited in Florence (and/or sourroundings) to the Villa La Ferdinanda and it will take them back to their hotel when the opening will be finished.

The admitted artists must ship or hand deliver the accepted pieces to arrive at Paola Trevisan Contemporary Art no later than 3th march 2006. The artist will be responsible for all shipping charges to and from Paola Trevisan Contemporay Art who is not responsible for damages, theft, or delayed during the transportation. It's reccomended to not european artists to ship their works with two or three weeks in advance and to get in contact with Paola Trevisan before send the works in order to get some useful information and tips about it.
Do not use Air Cargos Companies but please use ONLY courier express (like FedEx, UPS, DHL) more reliable and easier for the clearance customs.
It will also possible for artists to come with their artworks on the 12 and 13 March ’06 to the Agriturismo La Borriana. It’s a curators duty to install, unless previous according with the Organizers.

Shipped works must be sent in a re-usable container, as this container will be used to return unsold works. Works must be securely packed, with identification tags attached to the back of the work and with the return shipping label enclosed.
Please ensure that frames or plexiglass are not scratched or damaged.
The painting works must be sent with no glass but it's allowed, for photographs and paintings, a hard strip and a cover in plexiglass.

The sculpture, with its support base, can arrive two days before the opening straight to the Villa La Ferdinanda.

Unsold works, after the exhibition closing, should be collect or, by request, send back to the artist (who will be responsible for the shipping charges).