Register March 4, 2018 | Submit March 18, 2018 |
A Desert Waypoint for Contemplation and Exhibitions
Montello Foundation
BRIEF
Montello Foundation is a foundation dedicated to support artists who foster our understanding of nature, its fragility and our need to protect it.
The Montello Foundation now intends to build a waypoint, so artists’ interpretations of nature and our interactions with nature may be the starting point for travelers’ contemplations.
When we travel, it is in our nature to seek points of rest, to reorient ourselves. We want to understand the place we are traversing; but we also want to focus our mind on the original purpose of our journey rather than just on the logistics and technicalities of our transportation. Historically these waypoints were of course often created in a spiritual or religious context, recognizing the need to provide a focus for hope. This waypoint should center around a focus on nature, both the wide vistas as well as delicate details.
The main focus of the Foundation to date has been to provide an artist residency in a remote valley near Montello, NV. This retreat is located on 80 acres of desert land and can only be reached by driving approximately 15 miles on dirt roads. It is also meant to be a solitary retreat, a hermitage, so to reach directly to a wider audience, Montello Foundation has decided to create a presence at a much easier to reach and thus a public location.
A Desert Waypoint for Contemplation and Exhibitions
The design competition is for a structure providing space for contemplation and exhibitions near the village of Montello in Nevada. The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled during the 2017-2018 academic year.
AWARDS
1st place, awarded US $2500,
2nd place, awarded US $1000, and
3 Special Mentions, awarded US $500 each.
FEES / SCHEDULE
Registration: $50.00 per team
Late registration: $90.00 per team
Registration (regular fee) deadline: February 11, 2018
Registration (late fee) deadline: March 4, 2018
Deadline for proposals submission: March 18, 2018
Announcement of results and final jury report: April 30, 2018
JURY
– Benjamin Aranda of Aranda\Lasch
– Ali Hocek of ACHA New York
– Susanne Wagner of Bauereignis Sütterlin Wagner Berlin
– one member of the board of the Montello Foundation, tbd
– one representative of the village of Montello, tbd.
