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You can watch the recorded class and learn the key steps to prepare your application for one of the most important national competitions in the country. With practical tools.
Intensive preparation for applying
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The National Salon of Visual Arts is one of the most prestigious competitions in the country.
To apply, you need to understand its rules and conditions and prepare the requested materials, especially the work text : a conceptual writing that strengthens and presents your artistic proposal developed in the work to be entered in the competition.
In this intensive workshop , I will help you prepare for each stage of the application process :
Technical requirements : measurements, image/video formats, mandatory documentation.
Text of the work : how to synthesize your proposal in 1200 characters (structure, examples of other selected artists, practical exercises).
Artistic CV : what to include and how to organize it.
Aimed at visual artists of any discipline and artistic expression .
In this meeting we will work with real examples from other artists and you will have practical exercises so that you can develop your work text and CV to send.
GOALS
✔ Understand the formal requirements of the National Salon.
✔ Identify the differences between the categories .
✔ Ability to write a clear and convincing text for a work.
✔ Structuring an effective artistic CV.
✔ Learn about best practices .
✔ Analyze examples of successful applications from previous editions.
Extras
🎁 Materials included
Editable template for organizing ts materials.
Checklist of required documents.
Real examples of texts from the work of other selected artists.
📍 Format: recorded class.
💡If you want to receive feedback on the material to be presented at the Salon, you can ask me.
ABOUT GONZALO MACIEL
Gonzalo Maciel (1990, Buenos Aires) is a light artist, curator, cultural manager, and teacher. He worked for seven years at the National Arts Fund (FNA), where he held various roles that gave him a broad understanding and experience of the country's art scene and dynamics: he curated eight heritage exhibitions, created and coordinated the FNA Visual Arts Competition, produced numerous exhibitions for FNA competitions, served as a jury assistant for the Venice Biennale, worked in the FNA's communications department, and managed numerous art workshops and clinics throughout the country with prominent Argentine artists.
She holds a degree in Art History from UMSA (2013). Her primary training as an artist stems from the artist workshops and programs she has participated in: Di Tella (2024), EPAC at ArtexArte (2014), PAC with Gachi Prieto (2013), and Casa Escuela de Arte (2007). She has also participated in workshops with Eduardo Stupía, Rafael Cippolini, Rodrigo Alonso, Dolores Casares, Leonel Luna, and Gabriel Valansi, among others.
He was a recipient of the Creation Grant (2021) and was selected for the Sacred Art Biennial (2023), Bahía Blanca Biennial (2019 and 2017), and Young Art Biennial (2017). He has also participated in numerous competitions, including the National Salon (2023), the Fortabat Prize (2023), the UADE Prize (2023), the Itaú Prize (2022, 2021, and 2019), and the Feliz Amador Salon (2021, 2020, and 2018), among others.
Her solo exhibitions typically feature intimate installations where color invades the space, creating an immersive and hypnotic effect. Notable examples include: 'Skies of Mars' curated by Eduardo Stupia, Ungallery, CABA (2022); and 'Horizon Project' curated by Laeticia Mello, Ziliensky Gallery, BCN (2019). She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Buenos Aires, New York, and Barcelona.
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