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Premio Combat Prize 2026 (XVII edition)
Associazione Culturale Blob ART ETS · Livorno, Italy
International contemporary art competition in Livorno with five sections and a EUR 10,000 grand prize; 80 finalists exhibited at the Museo della Città, 4 July to 2 August 2026. Entry EUR 55 for the first work.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Sculpture, Installation, Video & film, Performance
- Size limits
- Max 200 cm per side; graphics 150 cm; sculpture/installation 3 x 3 x 3 m.
- Submission
- Online, then physical if shortlisted
- Also
- Open to artists of any nationality.
About
The Premio Combat Prize, organised by Blob ART with the City of Livorno, the Tuscany Region and Fondazione Livorno, is open to contemporary artists of any nationality in five sections: painting, graphics, photography, sculpture/installation and video-performance. Around 80 finalists are shown at the Museo della Città di Livorno.
For the XVII edition the deadline was extended from 30 April to 23 May 2026, with finalists announced by 30 May and the awards ceremony on 2 August 2026. The overall winner receives EUR 10,000 and each section winner EUR 1,500. Fees are EUR 55 for the first work and EUR 40 for each additional work. Works are limited to 200 cm per side (150 cm for graphics; 3 x 3 x 3 m for sculpture/installation).