Every year the Museo dei Tarocchi proposes a new Tarot project. This consists of inviting artists to create an original Tarot work of art following a specific theme, which is decided by the museum each year. The chosen contributions are then published by the museum as unique, collectable Tarot decks.

The Museo dei Tarocchi in collaboration with Hermatena is currently seeking artists interested in participating and contributing an original Tarot artwork for this upcoming Tarot deck series. Along with the production and publication of these intriguing decks of cards, the museum also organizes various exhibitions in Italy. You can view examples of previous artworks completed during 2006 and 2007 on the museum site under the titles: The TAROCCHI eVOLUTI, and The inContro Tarocchi, respectively.

The topic for the upcoming 2008 project is LITERATAROT.

The theme of this deck series is great classics of literature, either contemporary or of the past. The goal of this project is to merge a recognizable element of literature to the traditional and symbolic meaning of a specific Tarot card image. This fusion comes from the esoteric value that in the distant past was connected to heraldry, whereas the image (called “the body”) was joined to a maxim or ‘motto’ (referred to as “the soul”), forming a commemorative “coat of arms”.

Deck Specs:
Card size: 7 x 12 cm or 2.76 x 4.72 inches. Naturally the artwork can be a larger size as long as it will mathematically reduce down to the correct size proportionately. Every work must contain: the title of the novel, which inspired the work (not the name of the author of the book), the title of the connected Tarot card (i.e. Fool, Magician, etc.) and the corresponding number printed in Roman Numerals (i.e. XV).

The museum will accept most any art medium that you feel best suits this classic literary theme as related to your Tarot card image, including pen & ink, color drawings, painting, photography, and (copyright safe/ in public domain) collage, digital art, sculpture or other such artistic mediums.

The original artwork must be mailed to the museum as well as sent in .jpg format, and be ready for the eventual print by following the above mentioned specifications. The address for mailing your original Tarot art contribution is:

Museo dei Tarocchi
Via A. Palmieri, 5
40047 Riola (Bologna)
Italy

The technical direction of the project is entrusted to the Museo dei Tarocchi, which will select the artworks and will decide upon the 22 cards that will compose the Major Arcana deck(s). All artwork contributions will not be returned and should be considered donated to the museum, and will become part of the Museo dei Tarocchi permanent collection.

Deadline for art contributions: February 2008

The 2008 project is no longer open to American artists, because 22 of them have already been invited to participate in this deck series by Arnell Ando (these 22 American artists and examples of their work can be viewed at this link, which is updated as their new card contributions are added).

For artists interested in participating in the 2008 LiteraTarot project, art contributions are now being accepted and must reach the Museum no later then February 2008.

Museo dei Tarocchi

For more info call: 0039 51 916563 or 0039 51 916750 or 0039 339 4675926

Or e-mail the project director:
Morena Poltronieri

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