Art Prize

The Aesthetica Art Prize is hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, an internationally recognized art and culture publication. The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world and has developed from the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition. In its new incarnation, the prize offers an even greater opportunity for artists to showcase their work and further their involvement in the international art world.

Previous finalists include Marcus Jansen, a leading modern expressionist who joins a legacy of artists featuring in Absolut Vodka’s artistic campaigns; Bernat Millet, also shortlisted for National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, and Julia Vogl, who was shortlisted for New Sensations: Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4’s Prize and has exhibited at Zabludowicz Collection.

The Aesthetica Art Prize is committed to innovation in the arts and we welcome entries from artists working in all mediums. Artists may submit their work into any one of the four categories:

Photographic & Digital Art
Three Dimensional Design & Sculpture
Painting & Drawing
Installation & Performance
Main Prize

£1000 prize money
A group exhibition in York, UK hosted by Aesthetica
Editorial coverage in Aesthetica Magazine
Publication in the Aesthetica Art Prize accompanying publication
Student Prize £500 prize money
A group exhibition in York, UK hosted by Aesthetica
Editorial coverage in Aesthetica Magazine
Publication in the Aesthetica Art Prize accompanying publication

Four shortlisted artists and four shortlisted student artists (one from each category) will receive a group show in spring 2013 and the final winner will be selected from this shortlist by our panel of judges. The winners and finalists, as well as a long list of artists will be published in the accompanying publication to the Aesthetica Art Prize. All artists featured will receive a complimentary copy of this publication. The Aesthetica Art Prize is open to all artists internationally. There are no age requirements for the Aesthetica Art Prize and no formal qualifications needed. Art does not need to have been exhibited previously and previous exhibitions do not preclude your work from selection but work submitted must be available for an exhibition in the Spring 2013.The Aesthetica Art Prize is a juried prize. You can take a look at our list of judges here. Judges will select an overall winner from four shortlisted artists. The four shortlisted artists will each be selected from a different category in the prize.  Judges will be looking for artwork that is engaging and innovative and that excites or challenges whilst demonstrating technical skill and ability.

The deadline for entries is 31 August 2012.
The finalists will be announced in December 2012.
Winners will be announced at the opening of the group exhibition in York, UK in Spring 2013