Artists Caught by [Umeå]

Umeå, the city on the northern coast of Sweden, also known as the ‘Port of Lapland’, has been named European Culture Capital for 2014, and invites creative talents from all over the world to participate in a competition whose results will contribute to the program of Umeå 2014. The competition Artists Caught by [Umeå], focusing on the progressive policies of Umeå and northern Sweden, will continue until June 2013, and is one of the largest non-commercial art competitions in Europe, in the categories of photography, filmmaking and design. Umeå, about 600 km to the north of Stockholm and 400 km south of the Arctic Circle, is the largest city in northern Sweden and one of the most rapidly growing places in Europe. The creative submissions should examine the characteristics of northern Sweden and the eight seasons of Sami culture. The works will be judged on the basis of criteria of progressive culture, co-creativity and passion. The selected works will be part of a virtual exhibition on the Caught by Umeå website, during the tour that will stop in eight European cities in the fall of 2013, then playing a key role in the programming of Umeå 2014. A jury of experts in all the countries involved, together with a jury of Swedes and Sami, will select the works for the national semi-finals. The next phase of selection will lead to the naming of one winner per country for each category, based on public voting. The final will take place in Umeå in January 2014. Categories: photography, filmmaking, design. The Italian jury is composed of Gilda Bojardi, Francesca Moscheni and Alessandro Uccelli. www.caughtbyumea.com- http:\/\/www.visitsweden.com\/svezia\/Local-pages\/German\/Concorso-Caught-by-Umea\/.  "},{"caption":" Umeå, the city on the northern coast of Sweden, also known as the ‘Port of Lapland’, has been named European Culture Capital for 2014, and invites creative talents from all over the world to participate in a competition whose results will contribute to the program of Umeå 2014. The competition Artists Caught by [Umeå], focusing on the progressive policies of Umeå and northern Sweden, will continue until June 2013, and is one of the largest non-commercial art competitions in Europe, in the categories of photography, filmmaking and design. Umeå, about 600 km to the north of Stockholm and 400 km south of the Arctic Circle, is the largest city in northern Sweden and one of the most rapidly growing places in Europe. The creative submissions should examine the characteristics of northern Sweden and the eight seasons of Sami culture. The works will be judged on the basis of criteria of progressive culture, co-creativity and passion. The selected works will be part of a virtual exhibition on the Caught by Umeå website, during the tour that will stop in eight European cities in the fall of 2013, then playing a key role in the programming of Umeå 2014. A jury of experts in all the countries involved, together with a jury of Swedes and Sami, will select the works for the national semi-finals. The next phase of selection will lead to the naming of one winner per country for each category, based on public voting. The final will take place in Umeå in January 2014. Categories: photography, filmmaking, design. The Italian jury is composed of Gilda Bojardi, Francesca Moscheni and Alessandro Uccelli. www.caughtbyumea.com- http:\/\/www.visitsweden.com\/svezia\/Local-pages\/German\/Concorso-Caught-by-Umea\/.  "}];