OPEN CALL

The endowment fund supports authors participating in a public art competition with a funeral theme. Join the challenge to create unique stelae and be part of the Stele with Heart / Pietas III project.

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In Prague on September 12, 2023, the GLAZ BRIDGE group announced an open one-time art competition for the solution of funeral stelae called STELE WITH HEART / PIETAS III.

The context of the funeral-themed competition

Physical departure from earthly life is currently perceived by our society as an unattractive topic that stands on the fringes of interest. That is why Glaz Bridge has been developing the Funeral Art program since 2021. The intention is to pay respect to the deceased through artistic means, as was quite common in the past. In 2023, the implementation of the first part of the program under the name Glass Soul / Pietas I was completed. The goal was to create a collection of funeral urns using the unique technology of fused sculpture. 21 leading Czech artists from various disciplines took part in its creation, who thought about the function of funerary sculpture in today's society. The collection of urns was exhibited in the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague (17/5-17/9/23) and is going on another exhibition tour.

What is STELE WITH HEART / PIETAS III.?

Based on the success of the Glass Soul / Pietas I project, we are now proceeding with the further development of the FuneralArt program, namely the Stelas In Memoriam / Pietas III project. The goal is an artistic rendering of tombstones that were erected instead of monuments on graves in the area of Greco-Roman civilization. A stele (Greek) was a vertical stone object that marked a tombstone, rarely also a monument, and used to be in the shape of a column or a slab. This type of commemorative commemoration of the existence of the deceased or the grave of the deceased underwent various modifications within European civilization; whether it was located in burial grounds or in the open.

Competition assignment

Create a stele (funeral object) and pay respect to the deceased with contemporary artistic means. A vertical stele must be designed in such a way that it can be placed both on an individual grave or in an open space (en plein air); private or public (e.g. garden area). A readable area for the burial inscription must be set aside on the stele; name of the event, name of the deceased, year or dedication. In the stele there can also be a sunken covered container for the subject memorial of the deceased, etc.

Material of the stele: glass combined with stone, concrete, metal possibly a combination, but always a glass element

Height of the stele: min. 0.5 m, max. 2 m

Requirements of the competition proposal*

Written conception of the idea - text: max. 1 A4 page
3 x sketch, possibly supplemented by a 1:5 model
1-2 sketches - location in space
Material description
Timetable for production
Implementation realization budget for the stelae
Arrangement of the digital version of the design

*The competition proposal in CZ or ENG should be sent in digital form to the email office@glazbridge.com. Acceptance and inclusion in the competition will be confirmed by the administrator within 5 working days of delivery.

ENSURING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTICIPANT AND THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

Observance of confidentiality
Unsuccessful proposals will not be published or used for other purposes
Legal regulations

Prizes and rewards

No prizes will be awarded, but up to 12 designs will be selected for implementation without ranking. The reward for up to twelve winning designs will be, by agreement, to enable implementation at the project's expense. A maximum of 500.000 CZK will be distributed among the selected authors as royalties. Terms and conditions of the contract for the subsequent commission: the production of the selected works will be provided by Glaz Bridge together with partners and with the support of Arte Bohemien.

Submitters of competitive proposals participate in the competition without the right to a fee or payment of expenses associated with participation in the competition.

Competition dates announcement:

12 September 2023

termination: 29/02/2024 * Due to the great interest and requests to enter the competition, we are extending the deadline for submission of STELE WITH HEART / PIETAS III. to 30. 6. 2024

evaluation and jury meeting: 2024

protocol and evaluation: 2024

*exhibition of the competition designs: 3Q2024

*release: 2024/2025