“The brain project – 2006”
International Digital Visual Arts Competition

Promoted by:
Acquamarina – Associazione Culturale
Following an idea of Riccardo Baldassarri

With the support of:
Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
Regional Committee for Education, Culture, Sport and Peace
Credito Cooperativo del Carso

Subject matter of the 2006 edition:  “Borders”
 
Terms of participation: Works in digital format will be admitted with no limitations in terms of artistic expression and its influence through the different techniques adopted (painting, photography, graphic design). However, they must be created by means of digital processing and sent via web.

Application procedure: Applications can only be sent online under the following website www.thebrainproject.eu by and not later than 20th November 2006.

Selection panel: the selection panel will evaluate the works online. Notice of the selected works will be posted on the competition website and on the websites below on 30th November 2006.
The selected works will be displayed at the Biblioteca Statale (State Library) in Trieste from 12th January to 10th February 2007 and in a virtual gallery on the competition website. They will also be published in the competition catalogue, which will be published in a limited number of copies.

Selection panel:
- Prof. Edward Zajec, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (President of the selection panel)
- Dr. Giulio Montenero, member of the panel, art critic, Trieste
- Mrs. Alda Balestra von Stauffenberg, member of the panel – Artist’s talent scout, Berlin
- Mr. Riccardo Baldassarri, photographer, member of the panel and founder of the competition, Trieste.
- Mrs Annamaria Castellan, President of the Cultural Association Acquamarina - Trieste.

For further information and/or to download the notice of competition, please visit:
 www.thebrainproject.eu  or send an email to: info@thebrainproject.eu 

Acquamarina – Associazione Culturale: General coordinator: Annamaria Castellan,
mobile 333/5403991 – e-mail: acquamarina.amc@virgilio.it

Press Office: Maurizio Bekar – www.bekar.net - bekar.net@operamail.com

With the cooperation of: Biblioteca Statale di Trieste (State Library of Trieste)

Professional collaborators: 
- Paolo Trento (T&T Software): website management and development 
- Silvia Agostini: translations into English.