In recent days, the Luxembourg Art Prize announced the list of finalists for this year's competition. Included among the ten finalists are the Latin American artists José Sierra (Colombia) and Graciana Piaggio (Argentina) who, along with the other finalists, were selected from a group of 292 participating artists representing more than 50 countries. The Luxembourg Art Prize aims at discovering and promoting talented emerging artists across the international contemporary scene. The completion is open to amateur and professional artists, without limitations of age, nationality or place of residence. Likewise, the Prize welcomes artists working in one or more of the following artistic disciplines: drawing, engraving, installation, painting, performance, photography, digital media, sculpture, sound, video, and mix media. The 2016 winner of the Luxembourg Art Prize will receive a purse of 25,000 euros, to finance the production of his/her works, and a solo exhibition at a prestigious gallery. The finalist will also present a group exhibition at the gallery. The Luxembourg Art Prize offers artists the opportunity to be part of the professional art circuit and become known to important private and public art collectors. Gallery owner Hervé Lancelin will personally supervise and advise the winner. Unlike other art awards or exhibitions, the objective of the Luxembourg Art Prize is to launch the careers of artists through exposure in a high-profile international gallery. Hervé Lancelin has been passionate about art for nearly 50 years. He is member of the Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français (ADIAF), a prestigious association of important European collectors. Lancelin was part of the selection committee of the Marcel Duchamp Prize, in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and has been for many years now the director of the Amis du Musée d'Art Modern, d'Art Contamporain et d'Art Brut in the French city of Lille. Finalist Artists: José Sierra (Colombia) Alexei Alexandre (Russia), Renata Franzky (Germany), Jaeyeol Han (South Korea), John Haverty (United States), Bartosz Kolata (Poland), Maurice Mbikayi (South Africa), Graciana Piaggio (Argentina), Melissa Venderberg (United States), and Simon Vienne (France). The jury panel for the Luxembourg Art Prize 2016 is formed by Adriano Picinati di Torcello (Director of de department of art and finance, Deloitte Consulting), Isabelle de Maison Rouge (art historian, art critic, independent curator), Christophe Duvivier (curator of the Musée Pisarro and the Musée Tavet-Delacour in Pontoise), and Olivier Donat (director of exhibitions and publications, Établissement Public Paris Musées).