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The Lumen Prize 2026
The Lumen Prize · United States
Global annual award for art created with technology, run by a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Open to individuals, collectives and studios worldwide; 2026 prize pool USD 30,000 with a USD 15,000 Gold Award.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Digital art, Video & film, Installation, Sound, Mixed media
- Theme
- art and technology
- Collectives
- Collectives and duos welcome
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Open worldwide to artists, collectives, studios and research teams working with technology.
About
The Lumen Prize celebrates art made with technology through a global competition that has run for 15 years. Entrants may be individual artists, collectives, creative studios, artist-designers or academic research teams, and there is no restriction on when work was created.
The 2026 edition opened 26 January 2026 and closed 27 May 2026; winners are announced towards the end of the year. Entries are submitted online per artwork.
The 2026 prize pool is USD 30,000: three category prizes of USD 5,000 (Legacy Futures, Systems & Structures, Experiential Innovation) and a USD 15,000 Gold Award for the top-scoring work.