Lumen Prize

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Applications close
25 May 2024
Announced
19 October 2024
Prize money
USD $18,000
Location
United Kingdom
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Lumen Prize - An international open call for artists engaged with digital technology,

Lumen is an independent, not-for-profit organisation aimed at fostering a conversation between contemporary art, culture and technology.  If you do win it means greater visibility for your practice, opportunities for commissions and more chances to show your work.

The Lumen Prize is a juried competition offering a prize fund of $18k for works in 5 different categories. 

The Lumen Prize has already awarded over $100,000 in prize money. Through our parent, Lumen Art Projects, we have staged over 45 exhibitions featuring Lumen artists in 15 cities worldwide, including London, New York, Shanghai, St Petersburg, Beijing, Cardiff and Athens.

A not-for-profit based in the UK, all Lumen entry fees go directly towards the prizes and events programme. Students enter for free!

Prizes:

  • Gold Award - $7500
  • Moving Image Award - $1,500
  • Still Image Award - $1,500
  • Interactive Award - $1,500
  • Futures Award - $1,000
  • Impact  Award - $1,000
  • BCS Award - $1,000
  • Kunstillo Award - $1,000
  • Carla rapoport Award - $1,000
  • Student Award - $500

 

Summary
Application dates
7 March 2024 - 25 May 2024
Exhibition dates
Finalists notified
15 August 2024
Eligibility
National and International Entries Allowed
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
Christiane Paul, Adjunct Curator, Whitney Museum, New York City, Silke Schmilke, Curator, Moving Image, M+, Hong Kong, London, Melanie Lenz, Digital Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum and Nathan Ladd, Assistant Curator, Tate Britain.
Prize genre
Digital and New Media
Location
Barbican Centre for Performing Arts, London
United Kingdom
Prizes
USD $18,000
Fees
US$48 for 2 works and US$24 for each additional work. Students enter for free!
Last updated
17 February 2024
Prior Winners
No prize winners information available