Articles tagged with: contest
Tuscany’s sustainable wool seeks ideas from young designers
Why is this man sitting on the floor of a warehouse full of piles of coloured clothing?
He’s the most important part of a process of wool recycling that takes place in Prato, just a few kilometers from Florence. He’s cutting the zippers and trim off old clothes so that they are pure wool, with no …
Book review: Jane Fortune’s “Invisible Women” + win a copy!
Folks! my comprehensive book review of Jane Fortune’s “Invisible Women” is now online and in the paper! Read the article in The Florentine and see below to win your own copy!
Short summary: Invisible Women is an expression of love for the female artists of Florence’s past. Jane Fortune has dug through the archives of the …
Win New Years Eve in Tuscany
I have recently received news of the Happy New Tuscany contest from the Regione Toscana.
You can WIN a super duper luxury week in Tuscany between Christmas and New Years (flight included), or New Years’ Eve in Florence, Siena, Lucca, or Pisa! This contest is open to everyone worldwide except residents of Tuscany (since hey, we …
Arttrav contest winners announced!
The contest ended Sept 27th with a few good entries sent in just under the line. We got essays from four countries and contributions in all categories except “Art… that Travels!”. I guess that one just wasn’t so clear!
I am happy to announce the winners below.
Writing Contest deadline extended to Sept. 27 & 3 reasons to enter
People seem really busy right now, so I have decided to extend the contest deadline:
The extended writing contest deadline is September 27 2009.
It’s not hard to write a short “post” – don’t be shy! You do not need to be a writer, or even speak English as your first language! Send in your entry now and take a shot …
Win a trip to Tuscany
Are you passionate about tuscany? If you can express that in 150 words, you can win a 5 day trip in Tuscany with intoscana and MTV during which you will be filmed by MTV. This contest is open to residents of Italy, Germany, UK, and Spain aged 18-45, and of course, you cannot be related …
One month left for the arttrav writing contest
I am sitting here looking at the amazing prizes that I’ve collected for the lucky winners of the arttrav writing contest. You might as well send in your entry as soon as you’re done. The contest closes September 13th 2009!
Read rules and the whole shabang on the arttrav contest page.
ArtTrav is a blog about expat life, art, and travel in Italy and Europe. I am Alexandra Korey, a Florence-based art historian turned blogger.
My goal is to help travelers and residents like you experience countries through culture and local living. If it takes geeky, long articles to do that, so be it! 
