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Ithra Art Prize (8th edition)

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

USD 100,000 contemporary art prize for artists of Arab heritage or living in the Arab world, run by Ithra in Dhahran. The seventh edition closed in October 2025 with five finalists receiving production grants for a 2026 exhibition; the next call is not yet announced.

Deadline: Not stated
Entry fee: Free

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Who can enter

Location: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros and 19 more (by residence or nationality)
Age: 18 and over
Career stage: Any
Mediums: Any medium
Submission: Online submission
Also: Individual artists and collectives aged 18+, of Arab heritage or residing in one of the 22 Arab countries.

About

The Ithra Art Prize is awarded by the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It is open to individual artists and collectives aged 18 or over who are of Arab heritage or resident in one of the 22 Arab countries. Both new commissions and recontextualised existing works are eligible.

The seventh edition opened in July 2025 and closed on 16 October 2025, drawing more than 500 submissions. For the first time, five shortlisted artists (Aseel Al-Yaqoub, Bady Dalloul, Heba Y. Amin, Ala Younis and Jawad Al-Malhi) each received production grants to make work for a group exhibition at Ithra in spring 2026, with the USD 100,000 grand prize decided during the exhibition. The winning work enters Ithra's permanent collection.

The eighth edition has not yet been announced. Register interest on Ithra's site for the next open call.