Orsoni Venetian Mosaics Announces Mosaic Art Contest

Orsoni Smalti Veneziani, makers of fine mosaic smalti and gold mosaics, offers the Orsoni Prize to honor contemporary mosaic fine art. Artists can enter in two categories, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional, through June 12, 2009.

The Grand Prize Winner of the Orsoni Prize will receive Euro 1,000; a round trip ticket to Venice to attend an Orsoni Master in Mosaic course between Oct 2009-October 2010; and six nights at Domus Orsoni bed & breakfast at the Orsoni foundry in Venice. In addition one Honorable Mention and three Finalists will be awarded a total of six kilos of Orsoni 24k gold mosaic. You'll find the Orsoni Prize application on Juried Art Services or for further information contact JoAnn Locktov, joannlo@orsoni.com.

Master in Mosaic classes are taught at the Orsoni foundry in Venice. Students have access to the entire library of 2,000 colors of Orsoni smalti and numerous shades of 24k gold mosaic. The class involves instruction in mosaic technique and application as well as field trips. Two special thematic classes are currently taught in Portraiture and Micro-mosaic.

Orsoni Bed and Breakfast is open to guests when classes aren't in session. See Mosaics from the Source: Orsoni Smalti Veneziana Picture Gallery to see how gold mosaic tiles get made, finished mosaic works and how you can get schooled in mosaics.

Photo of Peggy Guggenheim Mosaic created by Orsoni Mosaic Foundry maestra Antonella Gallenda used with permission from JoAnn Loctov