Rules & Prizes (TUS Second Interational Open Call)

“The Universal Sea: Pure or Plastic?!” is a European art and innovation project designed to fight plastic waste in the sea, which is produced by mankind. The purpose of the Open Call is to promote art in the Anthropocene as a mean to develop social and ecological impact and change.

APPLICANTS

1.  By submitting to The Universal Sea Open Call the applicant hereby accepts these Competition Rules (Terms and Conditions).

2.1. The Open Call is open to anyone aged 18 years and over. There are no restrictions based on gender, training or nationality.

2.2. Applicants can submit one or more artworks/ projects of any medium. Each submission must be based at least on a short description in English language (please see paragraph 3.5 below) and one image (photo or collage or other visualization). The artworks/ projects must be accurately portrayed in the image submitted.

2.3. The applicants must be the owner of the artworks and the works submitted must be of their own origination. The applicants must hold all moral and intellectual property rights.

APPLICATION

3.1. To participate in The Universal Sea Open Call the applicant must upload one image and a short description of the submitted artwork/ project at LINK.

3.2. Applications must be submitted by 25th July, 2018 – 11:59 pm CET.

3.3. Any support requests must be directed to team@universal-sea.org before the closing time.

3.4. The image submitted must be no smaller than 0,2MB and no larger than 5MB (Recommended size of the digital image: 3000 x 2200 pixel). Should the submission get selected for the last stage of the award selection process, the applicant must be able to supply a high-resolution image (at least 15 x 20 cm, 300 dpi) suitable for printing. If the image quality is not good enough for printing, it will lead to the cancellation of the application.

3.5. The description of the submitted artwork/ project should not extend 2.000 characters. The description should give a vital introduction to the artwork/ project, its relation/ relevance to “Pure or Plastic?!” book and its impact/ inspirational kick regarding the purpose of the book. All descriptions must be delivered in English language.

3.6. By submitting to the Open Call the applicant agrees and acknowledges that The Universal Sea is permitted to receive the applicant’s registration data.

3.7. By submitting to the Open Call the applicant agrees that The Universal Sea and its core partners*, may reproduce their work (at no fee) for communication purposes (including press, publicity, website, social media, promotion, catalog, books and any other printed or digital material in relation to The Universal Sea), excluding for resale.

3.8. By submitting to the Open Call the applicant agrees to be placed on the mailing lists for newsletters or announcements of future calls and projects by The Universal Sea.

REGISTRATION FEE

4.1. There is no registration fee to enter the open call.

SELECTION PROCESS

5.1. All applications submitted by July, 25th, 2018 – 11.59 pm CET enter the selection process.

5.2. The two-staged selection process runs from 1st August until 3rd September, 2018.

5.3. At stage 1, the Public Voting will elige the 10 most publicly voted submissions in each category which have the opportunity to go straight into the final selection made by The Universal Sea jury.

5.4. At stage 2, the final winners of each category will be selected by the jury. Those successful final winners get informed latest September 3rd, 2018.

5.5. The decisions of the jury and the organization team of the Open Call are final and no negotiation is accepted in regard to that.

PUBLIC VOTING

6.1. At stage 1, the Public Voting will elige the 10 most publicly voted submissions in each category which have the opportunity to go straight into the final selection made by The Universal Sea jury.

6.2. The public voting opens August 1st, 2018 - 00.01 am CET and closes August 31st, 2018 - 11.59 pm CET.

AWARD AND PRIZES

7.1. The Universal Sea – Pure or Plastic?! pushes forward solutions that fight the plastic epidemic in the waters. Therefore, we explore new collaboration models between art, science, technology, and business, together with the public – building a strong network of innovators and change-leaders. Additionally, the printed/digital book, the online platform, the exhibition aims to extend the reach as well as building awareness of plastic pollution, the artists involved in the Open Call. The applicants gain recognition and add value to their professional career.

7.2. All submissions which fit the requirements of the Open Call will be published in the “Pure or Plastic?!” book and exhibited as print-outs at The Universal Sea Festival organized by HybridArt Management in Budapest, Hungary in autumn 2018.

7.3. The 3 selected artists (one of each category) of the final stage will get a production budget of 1.000 Euro (including VAT, Polish TAX rules applies).

AGREEMENT

8.1. The decisions of the awarding jury are unrecallable and undeniable. Each applicant gives to The Universal Sea and it’s core partners*, without any compensation, the rights of reproduction, exhibition, publication, translation, and communication to the public, in any manner and without exception, for their works and for the texts submitted for the selection.

* Core partners of the Universal Sea project are the Foundation for Entrepreneurship, the Centre of Polish Sculpture, HybridArt Management, EUCC-Germany and the Institute for Art and Innovation.