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Premio Nocivelli – contemporary art prize for under-40 artists working in Italy
Associazione Culturale Techne · Lonato del Garda, Italy
Annual Brescia-area prize for painting, sculpture and photography by artists under 40 working in Italy; EUR 10,000 total prizes and finalists' exhibition at the Rocca di Lonato del Garda. Next call scheduled for March 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- 18 to 40
- Career stage
- Emerging
- Mediums
- Painting, Sculpture, Photography
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Any nationality but must be working in Italy; under 40; adults only. No video art.
About
Founded in 2009 by the Nocivelli family and organised by Associazione Culturale Techne, the Premio Nocivelli is open to artists of any nationality working in Italy who are under 40 (born from 1 January 1986 for the XVI edition). Sections are painting, sculpture and photography, free theme; collectives may enter if all members meet the age rule.
The XVI edition closed on 15 May 2025 with results in mid-June, a finalists' exhibition and ceremony at the Rocca di Lonato del Garda on 14 September 2025 and a winners' show at Palazzo Martinengo, Brescia, in late November. Total prizes EUR 10,000: EUR 3,000 to the overall winner, EUR 1,000 to two winners in each section and EUR 1,000 for the Coppa Luigi. Entry fee EUR 20. The organiser states the next call will open in March 2027.