Finland's largest art museum, The Finnish National Gallery, is hosting an open generative art competition, Combine24, as part of the Digital Finnish National Gallery programme.
Participants are asked to create a new generative artwork that innovatively uses the copyright-free, CC0-licensed collection data of the Finnish National Gallery in its implementation as well as blockchain technology. By generative art, we refer to works that use an algorithm governed by artist-defined rules and parameters, and that generates dynamic variations.
The competition is arranged in two phases. From the initial submissions ten shortlisted works will be selected to compete for the three prizes and to be part of the competition exhibition, held in Helsinki in the autumn of 2024.
The evaluation criteria for submitted works are the artistic and technical quality of the work; the innovative use of the Finnish National Gallery’s collection data; and the strength of the works concept in relation to the collection data. In evaluating the work, the suitability of the work in a physical exhibition may also be considered. Submitted works must be unpublished, new, and specifically created for the competition.