Unpublished Photo until 28 June 2021

Deadline: 28 June 2021. As promoter of this initiative, this year MUSEC is once again offering the finalists the opportunity to exhibit their work in a temporary exhibition – Unpublished Photo 2021 – set up in the Spazio Maraini at Villa Malpensata (Lugano, Switzerland) from September 23rd 2021 to February 27th 2022.

At the end of the exhibition, the exhibited works will become part of the MUSEC collections, thus enriching the photography archive, with more than 40.000 works from the mid-19th century to the present day.

The first winner will receive a prize worth CHF 5.000. Moreover, the De Pietri Artphilein Foundation, a non-profit organisation that supports culture and contemporary art with a variety of activities and initiatives, in particular highlighting the works of young artists, is a partner of the UP21 project and will publish a limited edition artist’s book dedicated to the work of one of the finalist photographers.

A specially constituted Selection Committee made up of leading figures from the world of art and photography will select four finalists from the international photography scene.

Prizes:

The first winner will receive a prize worth CHF 5.000. Moreover, the De Pietri Artphilein Foundation, a non-profit organisation that supports culture and contemporary art with a variety of activities and initiatives, in particular highlighting the works of young artists, is a partner of the UP21 project and will publish a limited edition artist’s book dedicated to the work of one of the finalist photographers.

They will also be included in the exhibition of all the entries at Spazio Maraini at Villa Malpensata (Lugano, Switzerland) – Exhibition: 23 September 2021 – 27 February 2022

Photo Contest Website: https://29artsinprogress.com/unpublished-photo-2021/