The Open Call for the Social Art Award 2019 under the topic “We are the People – Peaceful Revolutions” was closed on December 15, 2019. We are very impressed by 558 submissions that were contributed by artists coming from 65 countries across all continents.
The winners of The Social Art Award 2019 are Narcissa Gold (USA), Melinda Mouzannar (Lebanon) and Bogna Grazyna Jaroslawski (Poland/Germany). The Honorary Mention goes to Kingson Kin Sing Chan (Hong Kong/UK).
Below you find the artworks, that passed the initial jury round. The public voting took place till 30 December and is a tool to give more public visibility to the topic and the artworks. It does not replace the final jury judgment. There were two wildcards for the most voted artworks that entered the final shortlist.
The focus diversity of applications shows that artists are active in the multi-faceted fields of socially engaged art reflecting on wars, genocides, femicides, traumata, violence against refugees, children, women, men, disabled people, LGBTIQs, animals. They share feelings for the planet and its living species, but also showing hopelessness due to complex crises be it climate change (e.g. in regard to water pollution), capitalism, corruption, a violation against human rights, nature, protected national parks. Many of the artists are constantly trying to give a voice to the poorest or empower unheard social groups.
It’s not only about peaceful revolutions, but it’s also about feeling a deep connection and showing love and respect for each other.
Thank you all for sharing your great and inspirational work and look at all the great contributions!
Bandiere (Flags)
Stefano Boccardo - Alessandro Bruzzone
open category
Bandiere (Flags) is conceived for a cosmopolitan and problematic streets in the old town, Via del Campo, during Divago Art Festival. The artwork starts from the place and its people, showing a snapshot of the culture melting pot. After a census of the street shopkeepers, we provided to each one a national motherland flag, to be exibithed out of the shop, during the festival. At the end of the event we created a new flag, sewing together all the flags with a tailor of the street. The new symbol imitates the italian flag, without denying all the cultures that compose it.
Bandiere (Flags) is conceived for a cosmopolitan and problematic streets in the old town, Via del Campo, during Divago Art Festival. The artwork starts from the place and its people, showing a snapshot of the culture melting pot. After a census of the street shopkeepers, we provided to each one a national motherland flag, to be exibithed out of the shop, during the festival. At the end of the event we created a new flag, sewing together all the flags with a tailor of the street. The new symbol imitates the italian flag, without denying all the cultures that compose it.