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Future Generation Art Prize

Closing Soon

Funding Providers

Victor Pinchuk Foundation

Location

Australia Wide

Funding Type

Award A01045

Primary Category

Arts and culture

Eligible to

  • Individuals

Funding

Amount (max): $140,000 (approx)
Total pool: Undisclosed

Round(s)

  • Opened 11-May-2026 Closes 28-Jun-2026

Purpose

The Future Generation Art Prize is a biennial, biennial global contemporary art award aimed at identifying, recognizing, and providing long-term support to the next generation of artists.

Overview

Established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009, the prize has supported the artistic development and creation of new works by more than 100 artists in exhibitions at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv and as official side events at the Venice Biennale in 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2019.

The winner of the main prize receives $100,000 USD, of which $60,000 USD as a monetary reward and $40,000 USD as an investment in their artistic practice.

The jury has the right to award up to 5 special prizes. Their owners receive a total of $20,000 USD for the development of art projects.

Eligibility

  • Participants must be between 18 and 35 years of age at the time of application;
  • Participants must fill in all fields of the Application Form and upload a photo/video of between 3 (three) and 7 (seven) of their artworks meeting the size limitations as outlined in the Entry Form.
  • The artwork(s) must be the participant's own work(s). The participant hereby warrants that he/she has full title to the artwork(s), that he/she has all rights to submit the artwork(s) on these Terms and Conditions and from the moment of submission he/she will not enter into any commitments (by way of agreement or otherwise) which may limit their participation in the Prize or in the Prize Exhibition in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; 
  • Each participant may apply only once during the Application Session;
  • A group of artists can apply as one participant; at the same time any artist who belongs to a group that has applied can apply individually as a separate participant; 
  • Each participant agrees to take part in the Prize Exhibition if selected by the Selection Committee;
  • Every participant agrees to pass to the Organizers all rights to use an image of his artwork(s) for publication and communication without any payment as long as its use is not damaging and/or intended to damage his/her reputation as an artist;
  • Entry forms and other information submitted by participant can be reviewed by the Organizers at any time to ensure compliance with the Terms and Conditions;
  • A participant may not amend their entry form or any other information once it has been submitted;
  • Registration and participation in the Prize is free of charge;
  • A participant may be asked at any time to provide all relevant proof of the accuracy of any submitted information to the satisfaction of the Organizers; 
  • An Application shall be deemed accepted once the participant receives confirmation by email. If the entry form is not in compliance with these Terms and Conditions, the participant will not receive confirmation by e-mail; 
  • The Organizers and the Selection Committee have the unilateral right to exclude a participant's application which does not comply with the Terms and Conditions;

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