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FLIGHT OF PEGASUS 2017-2018 - 10th edition

 FLIGHT OF PEGASUS 2017-2018 - 10th edition
Summary:Themed competition
Deadline: 25 November 2017
Date Posted: 23 August 2017
Details: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The National Centre for Rare Diseases – Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institute of Health) (Rome, Italy) is pleased to announce the launch of the 10th (X) Edition of the national Musical- literary- artistic competition Flight of Pegasus dedicated to rare diseases.

The key topic of this X Edition is the Dream. All artworks must be inspired to this subject.
Competition sections include: narrative, poetry, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, music composition and musical interpretation.
Narrative and poetry artworks must be written in Italian.
The intercultural networking of the event, made by finalists, critics, musicians, curators, scientists, public and private institutions and citizens make Flight of Pegasus an exciting occasion for artists to promote their art through many channels.
Notification of winning artworks will be announced during the award ceremony within the celebrations of the Rare Disease Day that will be held in Rome at the end of February. In that occasion, all admitted works will be exhibited. The winning music composition will be played by an Italian professional string quartet.
The place of the celebration will be published on the official website of the competition: www.iss.it/pega.
Jury's final decision will also lead to a selection of artists that will have the opportunity to exhibit the submitted works in an Art Gallery in Rome, in May 2018.
All the submitted artworks will be collected in a special volume and published online on the website www.iss.it/pega
The winning works and the works of the selected artists will be published on a Catalogue and on an Anthology, which will be available later on.

Who is eligible to participate?
The call is open to artists, professionals and not only, of any age and nationality. Each artist may participate with a maximum of one work. All works must be original.

How to submit?
To register please complete the registration form on the official website

Dates and deadlines
• July 14, 2017: Beginning of subscriptions
• November 25, 2017: Application deadline
• End of January 2018: Notification of admitted artworks
• End of February 2018: Awards ceremony and exhibition of all admitted artworks
• May 2018: Exhibition of selected artworks Entry fee: none

Complete rules
www.iss.it/pega

Web Site:www.iss.it/pega