2024 Award, eleventh edition, DISABILITY AND SELF-REALIZATION

The theme of the eleventh year of the Prize is: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. DISABILITY AND SELF-REALIZATION.

Disabled people, with their courage to face difficulties with everyday life, indicate a path of inalienable rights, of resilience, for which everything becomes possible and barriers can fall, as long as the process is supported by trust in the community and by the resources that society makes available.
The basis of self-realization is the ability to make conscious choices, and to be able to take an active part in every area of ​​social life, such as education, civil and cultural life, work, sport, entertainment.

Interpersonal relationships, affections, friendships, solidarity, support this research.

The requirement for an audio description of the work not exceeding two minutes, in Italian and English, remains this year.

The following institutions participated. Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, Naples. Palermo. ISIA Urbino. IUAV Venice. Specialization course Scuola del Libro Urbino. Falmouth University. York St. John University. University of Art London. University of Art Plymouth.
Two first prizes were awarded, two second prizes of 300 euros each, two third prizes consisting of art books. One for students from Italian institutions, one for students from British institutions. The first prize for English participants consists of 500 euros or a week of hospitality with board and lodging at the halls of residence of the University of Urbino. For Italian participants, a prize of 500 euros or four days of hospitality in York is offered. The winners of the first prize will receive a contribution towards the trip. The following were awarded: two equal prizes to the third place winners, a Special Prize from the ATS4 of the Marche Region, a prize from the Amicucci and Maimeri companies and a Special Mention to works from Italian Institutions. Two third Prizes and a Special Mention to works from British Institutions.

The jury is composed as follows
Bruno Bartoccini, ANFFAS
Giulio Calegari, Artist and Palethnologist at the Natural History Museum of Milan
Griselda Goldsbrough, Arts Development Manager for the York Teaching Hospital
Mariella Roberti, educational psychologist in the Urbino local authority
Martin Worthington, Associate Professor, Trinity College Dublin, member of the Worthington family.
Elena Di Giovanni, Associate Professor University of Macerata and ALI (Accessibility Languages ​​Inclusion) snc
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Francesca Raffi, Researcher University of Macerata and ALI (Accessibility Languages ​​Inclusion) snc
The prize giving ceremony took place on 03 December 2024 in Urbino, in the Conference Room of the Palazzo Ducale, also online, assisted by Pierpaolo Ceccarini, IT technician of Terminus Digital Art.
During the prize giving ceremony there was an online connection with York St John University , co-presented by Helen Turner. Co-director of Art at York St John University.

An exhibition of all the submitted works has been set up by Nunzia Invernizzi, Artistic Director of the Prize, at the Albani Gallery in Urbino, from 03 to 04 December 2024.
An exhibition curated by Helen Turner, Codirector of Art at York St John University, will be set up at York St John University from 20 to 27 March 2025.
Some of the works will be exhibited in Public Galleries at the York Explore Library and at York Hospital.