EIKON announces a Europe-wide competition for photography on the subject of prohibitions in the space of art, which will be awarding 5,000 Euros in prize money. This competition is directed at all those who think the discussion of conventions is important when it comes to dealing with art or our behavior within spaces dedicated to art.

The winner will receive 2,500 Euros, the second place winner will receive 1,500 Euros, and the third place winner will receive 1,000 Euros.

An expert jury will choose both the three prizewinners and the best works, which will be shown in a three-week exhibition at Leopold Museum in Vienna.

The jury consists of:

Ulrich Haas-Pursiainen (Curator, Photography Triennial, Tampere)
Karola Kraus (Director, MUMOK, Vienna)
Vaclav Macek (Curator, European Month of Photography, Bratislava)
Eva Schlegel (Artist, Austria Commissioner, Venice Biennale 2011)
Artur Walther (The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm)

Entries can be submitted online until April 30, 2011.

You can find further information and the submission form here.