brutal
Open Call 2025 - Group Exhibition
deadline 27 February 2025 - h 12:00 am
at Corte Franca, via Umberto I No. 80, Varedo (MB)
APPLICATION FORM
Please read the Terms of Participation in order to correctly fill in the Application Forms.
Please write to info@bealpha.it for more information.
By submitting your candidacy through this OPEN CALL you agree to participate in the BRUTAL event curated by BeAlpha as an exhibitor whose project, if selected, will be displayed at Corte Franca, via Umberto I No. 80 Varedo (MB) from 6 to 13 April 2025. The selected project will automatically become part of the Nonahora community according to the terms agreed by BeAlpha with the partner and at no additional cost.
The project must meet the exhibition theme and be relevant to the themes set out in the call for entries, which can be downloaded from the bealpha.it website. The selection criteria will favour artefacts or products proposing a new vision of materials, production techniques and, more generally, design culture.
The candidate, if selected, undertakes to deliver the relevant material concerning the final project by the deadlines indicated in this application form as well as to pay the participation fee as indicated.
Each exhibitor will be provided with a space in accordance with the size of the piece available at a cost of 750 euro + VAT. The organisation shall have the option, depending on the final layouts, to assess the arrangement of the pieces within the exhibition space.
PLEASE NOTE: In the event of the need to display the piece alternatively to what is proposed (e.g.: hangings, electrification, addition of decorative elements, etc.), it is possible to enter these details in the Notes field in the Application Form.
Terms of Participation
Deadline for submission: 27 February 2025 before 12:00 am
In case your work is selected, you will receive a confirmation email by 3 March 2025.
Single pieces, limited editions and mass-produced products are allowed. Each selected piece will be made available for sale through Nonahora, a partner of the event. The deadline for submitting works to Nonahora is 20 March 2025. The BeAlpha curators will be available to the exhibitor for any details on the procedure.
Deadlines
The Open Call entry materials are as follows:
- Short bio (max 1000 characters, spaces included in Italian and English)
- Project description text (max 2000 characters, spaces included)
- Max 5 images or renderings (see paragraph Material Delivery)
- Max 1 designer/artist or group/studio portrait image
- Video (optional)
It is compulsory to create a permanent link (Google Drive, Dropbox or similar) to be entered in the Application Form under Participation material link together with all the materials required for the application. If you have problems sending the material and/or need support, please email: info@bealpha.it . If you are selected, we will ask you to provide additional details about yourself.
Images must be in high resolution, in JPG format (we recommend using channels such as Google Drive, Dropbox or similar for the uploading). Image files must not be smaller than 1000 x1000 pixels with 72 dpi resolution. Single files larger than 5 MB will not be accepted. Please assign a name to each file, using the name of the designer/artist and/or group/studio.
PLEASE NOTE: If the images submitted during the application phase (by 27 February 2025) are not the final ones, in case you will be selected, you will be able to submit the final images no later than 20 March 2025.
Application
Selection
Additional high-resolution images (portraits, detail images, equipment, etc.) may be requested for each selected project in order to use this material for the exhibition's social activity. In the event that you need to submit a video, please make sure that the link to this file will be provided in the selection form under "Video Links" and that it connects directly to online streaming content that does NOT require a password or subscription for viewing ( channels such as YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox or similar platforms may be fine by way of example). The Organisation will keep the submitted images of all selected projects and holds the right to use the images in publications and promotional materials. The invoice for the balance of the participation fee will be sent at the same time as the selection notification, and must be paid by 10 March 2025, under penalty of cancellation from the exhibition selection. In the event of renouncement of participation, the Exhibitor must communicate this in writing by e-mail to info@bealpha.it . The subject line must state: BRUTAL PARTICIPATION RESIGNATION BeAlpha 2025 - "First Name Last Name".
The exhibitor is entitled to withdraw from the event even after payment of the participation fee, however, in this case the exhibition organisation reserves the right to keep the entire amount paid as compensation. In the event that due to circumstances beyond our control or government restrictions the BRUTAL exhibition should not take place, the exhibitor will be fully refunded the fee paid.
Selected pieces may either be hand-delivered or posted. In the case of shipping, the artworks must be packed in a reusable package for return shipment, and delivered from Saturday 29 March 2025 and strictly by Wednsday 2 April 2025 to the address that will be provided during the deal.
In case of hand delivery, it will be possible to agree on a day to arrange the staging. The works will be exhibited for the duration of the BRUTAL exhibition from 6 to 13 April 2025 (opening times will be announced in March 2025). The pieces will be returned in the same way as they were received. If the work is not collected by 17 April 2025, a fee of €25 per day will be charged for the deposit of each uncollected work.
The Exhibitor is fully liable for all delivery/collection costs and any insurance policy for the artwork.
NOTE: For non-EU projects, the exhibitor must use an Italian importer and ensure delivery and collection of the goods by DDP (Delivery Duty Paid) shipment. The Organisation will not carry out customs clearance of the goods and will not anticipate expenses to couriers relating to the shipment or collection of the works.
Delivery of selected artworks
Please note. Your data are processed for the strictly related purposes of handling your application to participate as an exhibitor, in compliance with the statutes and participation in the activities offered. Furthermore, your personal data will be processed, by the exhibition organisation and its partners, by means of paper and digital (including portable) archives for the aforementioned purposes.
Your personal data will be kept for the time strictly necessary and, in any case, no longer than indicated by current legislation. Once this period has expired, the data will be destroyed. BeAlpha, as Data Controller, processes your personal data in compliance with the GDPR principles.