About
Hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, the Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world. It offers both emerging and established artists the opportunity to showcase their work to a wider audience, and further their engagement with the international art world. The Judging Panel enhances its position in the industry, bringing together specialists from leading cultural institutions.
The award attracts thousands of entries in a range of innovative media from locations as diverse as Australia, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. Previous finalists include John Keane, former official British war artist, currently represented by Flowers Gallery in London; Julia Vogl, shortlisted for Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4′s New Sensations; Ingrid Hu, former designer at the Lubetkin-winning Heatherwick Studio; Marcus Jansen, a leading modern expressionist; and Bernat Millet, shortlisted for National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
Longlisted and shortlisted artists have gone on to achieve success around the globe, including Jason deCaires Taylor, creator of the first underwater sculpture park in Grenada and recently the artist behind an environmental installation on the banks of the River Thames. Chilean-born photographer Carolina Redondo has since been selected for In Search of the Miraculous at Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange and French photographer Noémie Goudal has had solo shows at FOAM in Amsterdam and The Photographers’ Gallery in London.
How to Enter Aesthetica Art Prize
To enter the Aesthetica Art Prize 2016, you must purchase an Entry Fee and submit your work and completed Entry Form by 31 August 2016 midnight GMT.
The Entry Fee to submit to the Aesthetica Art Prize 2016 is £20 + VAT.
You may submit up to two works in the same category per entry, unless you are submitting in the Video, Installation & Performance category, in which case you are limited to one work per entry.
If you have purchased multiple entry fees, please complete a separate form for each entry.
You can find the online application link by clicking "Further official information" below.
Prizes
There are two awards for entry: the Main Prize and the Student Prize
Main Prize
- £5,000 prize money courtesy of Hiscox
- Group exhibition hosted by Aesthetica
- Editorial coverage in Aesthetica Magazine
- Publication in the Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology
- £250 art supplies vouchers courtesy of Winsor & Newton
- Art books courtesy of Prestel
Student Prize
- £1,000 prize money courtesy of Hiscox
- Group exhibition hosted by Aesthetica
- Editorial coverage in Aesthetica Magazine
- Publication in the Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology
- £150 art supplies vouchers courtesy of Winsor & Newton
- Art books courtesy of Prestel
Categories
There are four categories for entry:
- Photographic & Digital Art
Including but not limited to: photography, digitally manipulated work, neon work. - Three Dimensional Design & Sculpture
Including but not limited to: stone, glass, metal and wood work; ceramics, textiles. - Painting & Drawing
Including but not limited to: painting, illustration, calligraphy, printmaking, collage. - Video, Installation & Performance
Including but not limited to: video, installation, performance art.
Timescale
- January: Open for Entries
- 31 August : Closed for Entries
- September – December : Judging
- End of December: Longlist Announced
- End of January: Shortlist Announced
- End of January: Exhibition Dates Announced
- Spring: Exhibition Opens
- Winners announced at exhibition Opening Night
Guidelines
- One Entry Fee permits the submission of two works in any one category
- The Video, Installation & Performance category is an exception: you may submit only one work in this category per Entry Fee
- You may enter as many times as you wish by purchasing additional Entry Fees
- Works previously exhibited or published elsewhere are accepted
- Collaborative works are accepted
- Works produced within the last three years are preferred, although works made at any time before submission can be entered
- There is no size limit, although the size of the work in relation to the exhibition space will be a consideration in the shortlisting process
- Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2016
For more information click "Further official information" below.
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http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/art-prize/enter/