The Government of Cantabria Plastic Arts Award is a show of support for artistic creation in the entire field of national and international art and with a special mention to artists from the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, in the following disciplines: painting, sculpture, photography, engraving and new technologies.
General information
- Regional ministry
- Consejeria De Cultura, Turismo Y Deporte
- Governing board
- Direc. General De Cultura Y Patrimonio Historico (DIR3: A06045081)
- Classification
- Award Rules
- Subject(s)
- Culture
- Scholarships, grants and awards
- Starting way
- Interested
- Target
- Citizens
- Subject to fees
- No
- Languages in which the procedure can be completed
- Spanish
- Allow power of attorney
- Yes
- Links to web pages with specific information
Requirements
- Requirements
- Each author may submit a single work, and must do so in only one of the following disciplines: Painting, sculpture, photography, engraving and new technologies. The works may not have been exhibited or awarded previously, in the case of submitting works that have been previously exhibited or awarded to the award, the applicant will be excluded in this call and in the next call that is made for these awards, also in the case of presenting more than one work, in one or more disciplines, none of them will be assessed.
- All artists can participate in this contest, regardless of their nationality. The winners in previous editions may not be awarded again in the same award modality (there are two types of prizes, one open to all artists and the other aimed at artists who were born or have legal residence in Cantabria, called "plastic arts award to the Cantabrian artist"), but they will be able to access the other modality as long as they meet the necessary conditions for it.
- The works submitted for the award must conform to the following format:
1. The pictorial works may be of free choice theme and technique. Their maximum dimensions may not exceed 200 x 200 cm with a fabric support on a frame or wooden support, without a frame or with a bead or slat of no more than 3 centimetres.
2. The sculptural works may be of free choice theme and technique, with a maximum size of 200 x 200 x 200 cm and a maximum weight of 100 kg.
3. The works of photography may be of free choice theme and technique, in colour or black and white, with a maximum size of 200 x 200 cm, and unframed or with a bead or ribbon of no more than 3 cm.
4. Engraving works, including any multiple reproduction technique, shall be presented unframed or with a bead or ribbon of no more than 3 cm and in any case with a maximum dimensions of 200 x 200 cm.
5. New technologies may be used and installations, videos, digital works, mixed disciplines or any other emerging artistic manifestation not included in the four previous disciplines may be presented (in mobile image works, the work may never exceed three minutes in length).
6. In all disciplines, but especially in photography and engraving, if the work submitted is part of a compact series, this circumstance will be shown in the documentation to be attached to the application for participation, and images from the series may be included in it.
Deadlines and submission
- Deadline for submission
The deadline for submitting applications will be 30 working days, counted from the day following the publication in the Official Gazette of Cantabria, of the extract of the corresponding call.
- Submission deadline start date
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- Submission deadline end date
- -
- Periodicity
- Subject to call
- Means of submission
- Online and in person
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- Online submission
- At the General Electronic Registry
- Art. 14. 2 of the Law 39/2015, of 1 October, of the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations, establishes the obligatory nature of the electronic management for certain subjects as, for example, a) The juridical persons, b) Entities without legal personality, c) Those who carry out a professional activity for which compulsory membership is required, for the procedures and actions they carry out with the Public Administrations in the exercise of said professional activity. In any case, within this group, notaries and property and mercantile registrars shall be included. d) Those who represent an interested party who is obliged to relate electronically with the Administration, e) The employees of the Public Administrations for the procedures and actions that they carry out with them due to their condition of public employee, in the form in which it is determined by regulation by each Administration.
- Place(s) for in-person submission
In the Registry of the competent departments in matters of Culture (C / Lealtad 24, Santander) or through the Common Electronic Registry (REC), available in the Electronic Headquarters of the Government of Cantabria, or in any of the places indicated in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, and article 134.8 of Law of Cantabria 5/2018 of November 22.
Required documentation
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ANNEX I. Application for participation.
Mandatory
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ANNEX II. Artistic career.
Mandatory
ANNEX II. ARTISTIC CAREER. MINISTRY OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND SPORT |
Processing and resolution
- Instructor board
- Directorate-General responsible for culture (Cultural Action Service).
- Attributive rule
Order UIC/10/2021, of 17 March, establishing the regulatory bases for the awarding of the Government of Cantabria plastic arts awards.
- Reports or opinions
- No reports or opinions are required
- Resolution entity
- The head of the departments responsible for culture.
- Attributive rule
- Law of Cantabria 10/2006, of 17 July, on subsidies.
- Order UIC/10/2021, of 17 March, establishing the regulatory bases for the awarding of the Government of Cantabria plastic arts awards.
- Maximum deadline for decision
- 6 Months
- Average deadline for decision
- 6 Months
- Effects of the administrative silence or inactivity of the Administration
- Initiation by request:
- Negative
- Does it put an end to the administrative procedure?
- Yes
- Subject to participation of certification partner entities
- No
- Certification Partner Entities
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Currently, there are no certification partner entities authorized to act in this procedure.
Appeals
- Type
Against the resolution of the procedure, which puts an end to the administrative procedure, an optional appeal for reconsideration or directly a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed before the courts of that jurisdictional order.
- Board
Optional appeal for reconsideration: Minister responsible for culture.
Contentious-administrative appeal: Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Cantabria.- Deadline
- Optional appeal for reconsideration: 1 month from the publication of the resolution if it is express. If it is not, at any time from the day following the day on which the effects of the alleged act occur. Contentious-administrative appeal, 2 months from the publication of the resolution of the procedure or from the resolution of the appeal for reconsideration. If there is no express resolution of the appeal, at any time from the day following the day on which the alleged act takes effect.
Regulations
- Regulation applied
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- Law of Cantabria 10/2006, of 17 July, on subsidies.
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- Order UIC/10/2021, of 17 March, establishing the regulatory bases for the awarding of the Government of Cantabria plastic arts awards.
Calls
There are no current calls related with these regulatory bases
Do you need help?
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- Personal telephone attention by means of information agents, from 9:00 to 21:00 hours from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
Mechanised attention, via voicemail, during other hours and on public holidays. - Incoming calls to the mailbox will be recorded and then, from the General Information Telephone 012, a response call will be made to the citizen to resolve his or her request for information.
- For telephone calls from outside the Autonomous Community of Cantabria you can dial 942 395 563 (from abroad +34 942 395 563); if you are calling from Cantabria, you can dial 942 395 562.
- This service is only available in Spanish.

