COMPETITIVE ARTISTIC CONTEST: “INNOVATION AS A DISRUPTIVE FORCE IN THE WORLD”
Promoted by: Techinnova S.p.A.
Techinnova S.p.A., a certified incubator of innovative startups active in the field of Research & Development, promotes a competitive creative contest open to artists, illustrators, designers, and creatives of all ages and backgrounds.
The contest is co-created and promoted by Art4Women and AcadLink, two organizations working in synergy to support emerging talent and to promote active dialogue between creativity, development, and technological innovation.
The initiative is addressed not only to digital artists and independent creatives, but also to professionals in the visual and multimedia sectors, Universities, Fine Arts Academies, design and media art courses, as well as anyone who works in similar fields who wish to engage with contemporary visual languages applied to highly technological contexts.
The aim is to select original artworks—pictorial, digital, or material—capable of representing the disruptive role of innovation on an international scale, exploring its impact on culture, society, business, and technology.
The selected artworks will be displayed at the headquarters of Techinnova S.p.A., contributing to the visual enrichment of the company’s identity and communicating the transformative value of innovation through art.
Duration of the Contest
From May 5, 2025 to May 30, 2025
How to Participate
1. Join the community.
2. Submit your application expressing your interest via email (to comuicazione@art4women.com) with the subject: “Interest in the contest Innovation as a Disruptive Force in the World.”
3. The contest will be activated when at least 10 applications have been received.
If the number of applicants is lower, the contest will be postponed to December 2025. All candidates will automatically be considered for the new date.
Requirements for Artwork Submission
The artworks must be original, unpublished and coherent to the theme of the contest, created with one of the following techniques:
- Painting
- Material art (sculptures, reliefs, assemblages mixed techniques on support)
- Digital art (graphic design, illustration, visual concepts, mixed media)
Each participant may submit up to 2 artworks.
The artworks must include:
- A conceptual description (maximum 500 characters)
- At least one high-resolution image of the completed work (.JPG, .PNG, .TIFF – 300 DPI)
- For digital artworks: the source file or a version exported in high-quality
- For material or pictorial artworks: specification of dimensions and materials used
The selected artworks will be displayed permanently in the Techinnova S.p.A; headquarters.
Selection and Awards
All submissions will be evaluated by a technical and artistic selection committee composed of experts in the sectors of innovation, visual arts, communication, and business, with experience in cultural project design and technological transformation.
The jury will select 3 finalist artworks based on:
- Coherence to the contest’s theme
- Conceptual and expressive originality
- Technical and aesthetical quality
- Potential enhancement of the company’s spaces
Promotion platforms – the finalist artworks will be promoted through the official channels of Techinnova, Art4Women, and Acadlink, with visibility on social media and on cultural communication portals.
Final prize – The winner will receive a cash prize of €1.500 as recognition for the selected artwork, which will officially become part of the Techinnova S.p.A.’s collection and will be permanently displayed at the company’s headquarters.
Aim of the Contest
This initiative aims to enhance the transformative force of global technological innovation, understood as a driver of change, cultural contamination, and shared progress.
Through the language of digital, pictorial or material art – the contest invites you to reflect on the disruptive role of innovation in international contexts, focusing on its social, cultural, and aesthetic consequences.
If you are an artist, a creative, or a student of fine arts, graphic design, or similar disciplines, this is your opportunity to make your mark and express, with your artwork, a vision of innovation capable of generating impact.