RUFA officially announces the opening of the GTA Contest 2025, the international competition dedicated to students from all Institutions involved in the Grand Tour AFAM project.
The Contest aims to celebrate art, creativity, and emerging talent in the field of Higher Artistic, Musical, and Choreutic Education.
The theme: “Normal is Extraordinary”
Every moment is unique. Every person, with their own story, experiences, and choices, is unique.
We are unique, we are earthly and tangible. Authentic in our bodies and in our deepest emotions.
Away from the spotlight and the virtual world, we are true in our skin and our senses, free in our thoughts and feelings.
The extraordinary is exactly what we are.
“Normal is Extraordinary” is a profound reflection on your uniqueness.
Dedicate your work to this concept, expressing yourself in coherence with who you are, breaking through the limits you sometimes unknowingly impose on yourself—create without fear.
Depict the subtle and hidden beauty of normality through the techniques best suited to your project.
Each candidate is free to choose the techniques and presentation methods for their project. The project may refer to one or more of the following Clusters:
1. Design;
2. Arts and Technology;
3. Theatre, Acting, Dance and Performative Arts;
4. Cinema and Audiovisual;
5. Visual Arts;
6. Music.
Prizes and special mentions
The 6 winners of the “GTA Contest” 2025 edition will receive a scholarship of €2,500.00 to further their studies abroad. In the case of group participation, the total amount of the scholarship will be equally divided among the members of the team.
The Jury, partners, and sponsors reserve the right to select certain projects for additional prizes/special mentions. The announcement and awarding of these will take place alongside the proclamation of the winners.
How to participate
Participation in the “GTA Contest” is open to individuals or workgroups composed of multiple students, even from different partner institutions and associated members, with a maximum of six members per group.
Registration for the contest is exclusively digital. By accessing the dedicated page Grandtourafam.it/GTAContest, individual candidates and group leaders can upload the required project documentation throughout the different phases outlined in the call. The platform will be accessible from 24 February 2025 at Grandtourafam.it/gtacontest/. Registration requests sent via email or by any means other than the indicated method will not be considered.
Eligibility requirements
The Grand Festival Afam is open to students who are officially enrolled at the partner Institutions and associated foreign institutions of the “Grand Tour Afam” project as of the date of publication of the Call, including Erasmus incoming and outgoing students.
Candidates who submit their application after 28 April 2025 will not be eligible to participate.
Download the Call
Find out how to apply on the official website
