Call for artists | submission is now closed
We, at ING Tech, believe that technology, design and art hold the power to enrich and enable the individual.
It is why we remain an attentive audience to the local art scene and are now launching a call for artists.
Emerging and established artists based in Romania are welcome to submit their existing work.
The selected artworks will be acquired and displayed in our new office, located downtown Bucharest.
The works will be included in the global ING Art Collection, an international cultural platform owned by ING worldwide that explores the boundaries of figurative art and collects contemporary pieces reflecting the international and innovative identity of the company.
Thank you for answering our call! The jury has chosen the works that best resonate with ING Tech Romania’s spirit, are a good fit for the overall ING Art Collection and address the scope of our call.
Congratulations to the selected artists and welcome to the ING Art Collection!
Discover all the artworks that will be displayed in our new office.
We take pride in having built an imaginative, well-designed workspace soon to open both to our colleagues and to the public.
Designed as a hybrid space between public and private, our new office tells a story of authenticity, simplicity, and sustainability, where Art plays an important role.
Artworks that match ING’s international, contemporary, and innovative character and reflect – by content or technique - a sense of discovery and exploration.
We’re looking for works and perspectives that reflect the world around us, our times and society in a progressive light, and not an interpretation of the ING brand.
Technology, discovery, human centricity, shared responsibility – for each other and the world – they are relevant themes for ING.
The call is open to both emerging and established professional artists based in Romania, invited to submit their existing works. All media & techniques are welcome and experimental approaches are encouraged. Artists can apply themselves or through the representing galleries.
Eligibility criteria:
Visual studies graduates
Artists of the works submitted must be aesthetic/visual studies graduates (arts, photography, architecture, film etc.)
Commitment to art
Artists can present a solid body of work that shows commitment to the artistic practice
Please email your application to opencall@ing.com by Friday, September 24.
Make sure it includes the following:
Digital portfolio
Website, Instagram account or any other digital channel where the artist’s work is best represented. A pdf file showing 20-30 works is also accepted.
Curriculum Vitae
In PDF format
The artworks submitted for the call & the acquisition price for each
(a single pdf file for all works)
When choosing the works to be submitted please consider the following:
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Up to 5 works / artist
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To embody the sentiment of present times and themes, works elaborated in recent years (2019-2021) are preferred
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We expect ‘timeless’ or ‘forward-looking’ to describe the pieces submitted
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The works play at the borders of figurative art and are not purely abstract pieces
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The price indicated in the application is considered final and includes all costs and fees
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Given the actual display space, the pieces submitted should fit the wall surfaces available:
Small surface: 2,5m length x 2.75m height
Medium surface: 2,5-4m length x 2.75m height
Large surface: 4-6m length x 2.75 m height
3D works or digital works have no specific size limitation. However, bear in mind the display venue remains an office space with limited room for floor exhibitions.
An interdisciplinary jury formed of art curators, guest artists and ING representatives will assess proposals independently and make a final selection.Please bear in mind that the jury consists of members of different nationalities, therefore, the application pack you submit should be written in English.
the selected artists
ING Tech premises
Disclaimer
1. Results & selection outcome
ING cannot discuss or debate the outcome of the call for its private collection. The results published are considered final and are not subject to dispute
2. Delivery & transportation
It is the artist’s full responsibility to deliver the work and ensure its integrity up until its reception at the ING Tech office, located in Bucharest. Transportation cost must be included in the final price mentioned in the submission.
3. Price and payment
The price mentioned in the submission is the final price to be paid by ING; artists have sole responsibility for agreements with third parties (galleries, art academies) and costs incurred (fees, transportation, materials, framing etc.) A limited acquisition budget is available, therefore the number of works acquired will be linked to the overall budget.
4. Contracting & invoicing
The acquisition will be considered final once the contract is signed by all parties. All terms and conditions (property rights, reproduction, third parties’ agreements etc.) will be detailed further in the contract.
The invoice will be paid in maximum 30 days after the contract is signed by all parties.
5. Copyright permission for the entry
Once a work has been selected, the artist gives full copyright permission for the use of reproductions of his/her entry, or audio/visual material for - but not limited to - use on the ING website and sub-domains, for (social) media and promotional purposes, permission to publish a reproduction of the selected work in a catalogue and/or brochure and permission to include the original in potential future exhibitions.
6. Data protection
ING Tech Romania will process the personal data provided above for the purposes of the Call for Artists in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations. All personal data collected (name, surname, public portfolio, contact details, works of art) will be used for the purpose of organizing the Call for Artists (e.g., organization, initial and final selection & contacting of candidates, award allocation) and will be stored during the Call for Artists, and after the end of such program for a period of one year.
Personal data of the selected candidates (name, surname and selected work of art) will also be used by ING for art related communication purposes (announcing call results, artists included in the ING Collection etc.) on social media, ING domains and sub-domains and other online platforms.