Future Generation Art Prize

The Future Generation Art Prize established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation is a worldwide contemporary art prize to discover, recognize and give support to a future generation of artists. The Prize will be a major contribution to the open participation of younger artists in the dynamic cultural development of societies in global transition. The Prize is an innovative new international award for artists up to 35 years of age, investing in the artistic development and new production of works. The Main Prize will be awarded to one artist who will receive the amount of US $100,000 from the international jury in the context of an exhibition. The Prize will be split in US$ 60,000 in cash and US$ 40,000 for the investment of new work production. The jurors are: Daniel Birnbaum ¿ Sweden, Okwui Enwezor ¿ Nigeria, Yuko Hasegawa ¿ Japan, Ivo Mesquita ¿ Brazil, Eckhard Schneider ¿ Germany, Robert Storr ¿ USA and Ai Weiwei - China All artists up to 35 may apply with their work without any restrictions concerning gender, nationality, race or artistic medium. The artists apply through an open call via the Internet. Application form shall be available to all on the Prize website. Additionally, 100 correspondent art experts from all over the world will nominate a minimum of two and a maximum of five candidates. The experts are curators, artists, critics and tutors at art colleges and academies. All artists apart from former Prize winners are be eligible to apply multiple times, as long as they continue to fulfil the entry conditions. Deadline: Sunday, April 18, 2010 For more information about convocation: http://futuregenerationartprize.org/app/