International Awards for Art Criticism

International Awards for Art Criticism

The Organising Committee of the International Awards for Art Criticism aims to support independent critical coverage of contemporary art, away from the immediate pressures of the market, media and private patronage. The Awards are to stimulate good writing, critical thinking and dialogue and research in China, the UK and wider afield.

Entrants are required to submit a piece of critical writing about a contemporary art exhibition held anywhere in the world, between 20 September 2017 and 20 September 2018. The start and end dates of the exhibition may fall outside these dates, but the exhibition must have been open to the public at some stage during this period.

The First Prize will consist of a cash award of 10,000 Euros and a fully funded short programme of visits and meetings in Shanghai or London. Each of the three Second Prizes will be awarded a cash prize of 3,500 Euros. Submissions may be no longer than 1,500 English words in length. Variations in length of more than 10 % either way are likely to be rejected. Only pieces of unpublished new writing will be eligible for consideration.

Candidates should download and complete the application form and submit it to the email address below with the attachment of critical writing: English language submissions should be sent to iaac(at)rca.ac.uk