Overview
The MAC International is a major open submission biennial exhibition which aims to present the very best of contemporary visual art practice across all disciplines including sculpture, painting, photography, film, audio, installation and performance art.
Since opening in April 2012, the MAC in Belfast has quickly become one of the biggest and ambitious art centres in Ireland. It includes three major visual art galleries, two theatres, an education facility, a dedicated dance studio, a number of multi-purpose spaces designed for workshops, rehearsals and conferences, offices for four resident companies, the Den (a focal point for their youth-focused programmes, an artist in residence studio, and a café and bar.
Shortlisted artists will exhibit across the MAC’s three gallery spaces on the ground, third and fourth floors of the building.
Restrictions
The exhibition is open to professional artists working in any country internationally.
However, those in full or part-time studies at undergraduate level are not eligible to apply.
2d and 3d media can upload a maximum of 10 images of a single work or a number of works.
Key dates
Online submission closes at 5pm (GMT) on 30 April 2014.
Cost of entry
There is a £20 submission fee for all applications.
The Prize
Following the submission of applications, a shortlist of artists for exhibition will be selected by a jury of renowned international curators (see below).
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their submission no later than 30 June 2014.
The exhibition will take place between 1 October 2014 and 18 January 2015.
One substantial prize of £20,000 will be awarded to one artist deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to the exhibition. This exhibition and prize will at all times honour the principles of open submission and democratic selection.
The judging panel
This year’s judging panel consists of Francesco Bonami (Artistic Director of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin), Judith Nesbitt (Head of National and International Partnerships of the Tate in London) and Hugh Mulholland (the Curator of the Mac in Belfast).
Further details
For more details visit the official website of the Mac International:
www.themacinternational.com
