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CONTEXT

 

The counterfeiting of artworks is one of the most lucrative forms of criminality. Boosted by globalization, market liberalization and the Internet, it has become a fully-fledged industry, now operating on a large scale and financing organized crime. Its global growth over the past 10 years also mirrors the rise in the values and prices of authentic art.

 

The proliferation of counterfeit artworks on the market is a serious issue. With more and more unscrupulous counterfeiters fooling expert dealers at art fairs and galleries around the world, the counterfeit art market is now worth several billion dollars.

 

Convinced of the need for a coordinated and sustained action against counterfeiting networks, the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation has long been involved in issues related to the counterfeiting of limited edition artworks such as furniture, decorative arts, prints and of course sculpture. 

 

Much-heralded cases of art counterfeits and forgeries have shown the necessity to increase artists' rights protection. Even though a number of art forgers were recently arrested, it remains crucial to continue to address the issue  - notably in the art world, where the enforcement of intellectual property regulation is threatened by trends such as appropriation art.

 

Every year, the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation dedicates a €10,000 sum to support an innovative project aiming at protecting and promoting  artists’s rights.

 

GRANT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

 

The ART ©OPYRIGHT grant can help support any collective or individual project contributing to alert the general public to the issue of counterfeit art.

 

The main purpose of the ART ©OPYRIGHT is to raise awareness among the general public about the damages caused by art counterfeiting. Project submissions need to be well-documented and educational, and their message unequivocal. Candidates should also ensure for their project to relate to today’s era of globalized counterfeit e-trade.

 

CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY

 

Proposals may be submitted by any individual or body.

Project submissions can be written either in French or in English.

 

GRANT APPLICATION CONTENTS

 

Grant applications can include various types of projects :

- Research project (thesis, book, documentary, journalistic enquiry…) ;

- Digital project (website, interactive widget or application…) ;

- Creative project (exhibition, film, comic book…)

 

Grant project submissions must include all of the following pieces: 

- Resume presenting the skills and profile(s) of the candidate(s) ;

- Detailed summary of the project, outlining its specificities and relevance ;

- Provisional financial plan outlining costs for all project production steps ;

- Provisional calendar for project realization.

 

Grant applications can be submitted either by post or by email :

 

By post to the following address:

ART ©OPYRIGHT Grant

Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti

8, rue du Grenier Saint Lazare

75003 Paris – France

 

Or by email to the following address: bourse@fondation-giacometti.fr

 

SELECTION PROCESS

 

The ART ©OPYRIGHT selection committee, in charge of examining submissions and awarding the grant, is composed of the following jury members :

- The Director of the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation ;

- The winner of the 2011 Annette Giacometti Prize ;

- The other six members of the jury are nominated for 3 years by the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation administrative board ;

 

CALENDAR

 

- Deadline for project submission is Thursday 22nd March 2012 at midnight ;

- The grant will be officially awarded in Paris on Wednesday 18th April 2012 ;

- The completed grant winner project will then need to be submitted to the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation by Friday 29th March 2013.

 

GRANT VALUE AND AWARD

 

Le total amount of the ART ©OPYRIGHT grant is €10,000.

In the case of a collective work or project being the winner, this sum may be divided up between the individuals involved 

 

- The winner will undertake to carry through the project for which (s)he was chosen ;

- Coincinding with the award of the grant, all winner obligations and responsibilities will be expressly stated in a written agreement between the grant winner(s) and the Alberto and Annette Giacometti  Fondation ;

- In return for its financial support, the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation stipulates that its role should be identified by the beneficiaries in the following forms :

1. The Foundation logo should be clearly visible on all communication documents (including press coverage) relating to the grant winning project, including press coverage.

2. The grant recipient(s) will ensure for the words « Winner of the ART ©OPYRIGHT grant » to be clearly visible on all documents relating to their project.

 

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The Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation is a government-recognized non-for-profit institution, focused on promoting, disseminating, preserving and protecting Alberto Giacometti's work. It is the majority holder of the rights of the artist and holds a collection of circa 5,000 works displayed around the world through exhibitions and long-term loans.