BLC DESIGN PLATFORM
This year, the fair continues to expand its sphere of activity by encompassing contemporary design. The guest of this « discovery » space will be the art critic Jérôme Sans, who shall select 10 artists representing the new generation of Lebanese designers.
This design hub invites art collectors, lovers and professionals to discover the ambitions of an ever-changing young artistic scene.
BLC DESIGN PLATFORM is a competition initiated by BLC Bank, which supports the young Lebanese designers still little known in the art stage, promote their work and develop their value.
Goals:
This contest aims to recognize talent designers’ works in order to support the young Lebanese creation. BLC DESIGN PLATFORM is committed to develop the next generation of designers in a sustainable way, giving them a great opportunity to reach a larger public. Therefore, 10 candidates amongst the received files will be carefully selected by Jérôme Sans, well known art critic and curator, and will be exhibiting their artworks to a wide audience.
Procedure:
• Application forms will be apprehended until June 30, 2013
• Jury Jérôme Sans, renowned art critic and curator and currently director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, will choose 10 of the best applicants to be exhibited at the BLC DESIGN PLATFORM.
• The 10 winners will be exhibited during the world-famous event: BEIRUT ART FAIR 2013, which will be held from September 19 to September 22.
Conditions of participation:
• Lebanese nationality
• Participation is free and open to all Lebanese residents excluding the staff of the organizing parties (BLC BANK and BEIRUT ART FAIR)