ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE 2025: INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
Submit artworks in any medium for an international competition offering cash prizes, residencies, and exhibition at the Arsenale Nord in Venice.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $10,000
- Location
- Arsenale Nord, Venice
- Exhibition window
- Nov 14, 2026 → Dec 6, 2026
About
Overview
Now in its 20th edition, the Arte Laguna Prize is an international award dedicated to promoting and enhancing contemporary art. Endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Municipality of Venice, Ca' Foscari University, and other institutions, the competition invites artists and designers of all nationalities to participate.
Eligibility
Open to all disciplines and nationalities, with no age limit.
Media
The Prize accepts works in painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video art, performance, digital art, design, land art, urban art, and more.
Theme
The theme is open. Entries may include previously exhibited works, with priority given to recent creations.
Key dates
- Application deadline: September 10, 2025
- Exhibition: November 14 to December 6, 2026
Awards
- Overall Winner: €10,000, three weeks exhibition in Venice, online visibility
- Finalists receive: residencies in Italy, Germany, Australia, and China; exhibitions in Barcelona, Zurich, Dubai, and Brazil; collaborations with companies such as Cantina Ghisolana and Ventana; €3,000 sustainability and solidarity award from CiAl for works valorizing aluminum
How to enter
Applications are submitted via the Arte Laguna World portal. Works can be uploaded until the deadline. Winners will be announced at the opening of the Venice exhibition.
Jury
The jury is composed of leading figures from the international art scene with experience in institutions such as the Serpentine Gallery (London), the National Gallery of Prague, and the Biennale of Women in Art.
- Award
- Overall Winner: €10,000, three weeks exhibition in Venice, online visibility; finalists receive residencies in Italy, Germany, Australia, China; exhibitions in Barcelona, Zurich, Dubai, Brazil; €3,000 sustainability award from CiAl for aluminum-focused works
- Theme
- Open theme; entries may include previously exhibited works, with priority given to recent creations. Works in any discipline accepted.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists and designers of all nationalities and artistic backgrounds, with no age limit
- Audience
- Open to all disciplines and nationalities, with no age limit
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