Caterina De Medici

After the great success of the first edition of the Caterina de' Medici Painting Award which took place in Florence in 2002, we now have the pleasure of announcing the organization of the Caterina de’ Medici Painting Award, an arresting, exclusive cultural event and also a definitive tourist attraction. The Award will take place in Florence on May 16th -23rd, 2009 and it will be organized by Caterina de’ Medici Company of Florence with the support of the Provincial Council of Florence.
All participants are welcome, professional painters and amateurs who are passionate about and lovers of this art genre they may come from Italy or from any part of the world.
All the works must be made in Florence during the 8-day trip. That’s why the awards committee has arranged an 8-day cultural stay in Florence.
In 2009 the Painting Award “ Caterina de’ Medici” will take place in Florence and in its extraordinary province and it will be part of Genio Fiorentino’s cultural events arranged by Provincial Council of Florence. The topic will be ”Florence and its province in the eyes of the world”.
The competing participants must create a free style painting. All the works must be realized in Florence or in the province during the 8-day trip. All painting styles and techniques are acceptable and the topic must be “ Florence and its province in the eyes of the world”.