Luxembourg Art Prize

The Luxembourg Art Prize is an annual international prize organised by the Pinacothèque de Luxembourg, a private non-profit exhibition space in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The aim of the prize is to identify talents every year, whether amateurs or professionals, from all age groups and countries. This prize is intended to accelerate the careers of unknown artists thanks to a joint exhibition of the finalists and the actions of the international network of finalists for the prize, which has been in existence since 2015.

To actively support the winner, he will receive a scholarship of 25,000 € (approx. US$30,000 GBP22,000 CHF30,000 CA$38,500 JPY3,250,000). The winner may use this money for any purpose.

All expenses of the finalists on the occasion of their joint exhibition will be covered by the organization (transport of the works of art, plane and train tickets, accommodation in a 4-star hotel with full board). This also applies to the expenses of a person of their choice who accompanies them to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The prize is aimed at artists who use one or more of the following practices: Drawings, printing, installations, paintings, performances, photographs, digital art, sculptures, sound art, video, mixed media, decorative art (textiles and materials, glass, wood, metal, ceramics, mosaic, paper or other techniques).

The aim of the Luxembourg Art Prize is to find and promote talented artists who are not yet known in the international contemporary scene. It serves to discover these artists and is aimed at all amateurs and professionals, no matter how old they are, what their nationality is or where they live. The prize is aimed at artists who follow one or more of the following directions: Drawing, engraving, installation, painting, performance, photography, digital art, sculpture, sound, video, mixed techniques.

The documents, which must be completed in full from the application area, must include the following information in particular:

Personal information, i.e. applicant's surname and first name, address, e-mail address, telephone number
Biographical elements
A short description of his artistic approach
A high-quality passport photo
A selection of one or more works of art using the same technique or different techniques, with a high-quality visual representation of each work of art, so that the selection committee can obtain the best possible information on the applicant's practices.
For artists who only work with videos, it is recommended that you send a link to a website, e.g. Vimeo, YouTube or your personal website, so that your video can be viewed.

The application documents can be written in the applicant's native language if this is easier for him/her.

Applicants are not required to send original works of art to Luxembourg.