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ArtGemini Prize 2026
ArtGemini Prize · London, United Kingdom
International art prize for 2D and 3D work with a £2,000 Artist of the Year award and medium prizes; shortlisted works shown at Fresh Art Fair, London, 29–31 January 2027. Entry from £21.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Digital art, Sculpture, Ceramics & glass, Mixed media
- Entries
- Up to 8 works per artist
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Open worldwide, no age limit; installation and video excluded; up to 8 entries.
About
The ArtGemini Prize is an international competition run in partnership with Fresh Art Fair in London. It is open to artists worldwide with no age limit, in painting, drawing, watercolour, calligraphy, original print, photography, digital art, sculpture, ceramics and mixed media; installation and video are excluded. Up to eight entries may be submitted.
Entry fees in the standard tier are £21 for one work, £45 for up to three, £65 for up to five and £80 for up to eight. Applications are via CuratorSpace and close on 19 October 2026.
Prizes are Artist of the Year £2,000, Painting Prize £1,000, Photography Prize £500 and Sculpture Prize £500, plus an ArtWorks East two-week London residency and an exhibition opportunity with Mint Art Gallery. The private view and awards take place on 28 January 2027 and the exhibition runs 29–31 January 2027 at Fresh Art Fair, London.