AMCA Opens 5th Young Art Criticism Prize with €2,500 in Awards
The fifth edition of the Young Art Criticism Prize has been initiated by the Asociación Madrileña de Críticos de Arte (AMCA), with a deadline for submissions set at 23:59 on 15 October 2026. Participants must be aged between 18 and 35 and have connections to Madrid. Those who have previously won first prize are ineligible to enter. Each participant is allowed to submit one original, unpublished piece written between 2022 and 2026. Entries should be sent via email to certamencriticajoven@amca-criticosartemadrid.org, adhering to specific guidelines. Judging criteria includes up to 75 points for artistic merit, 20 for sociocultural impact, and 5 for the author’s background. The Primer Premio Antonio Valero de la Vega awards €1,000, while other prizes are worth €500. Winning submissions will be featured on AMCA's website, with complete rules available at amca-criticosartemadrid.org.
Key facts
- AMCA has convened the fifth edition of its Young Art Criticism Prize for 2026.
- Submissions close at 23:59 on 15 October 2026.
- Applicants must be aged 18 to 35 with a professional or training trajectory linked to Madrid city or province.
- Texts must be original, unpublished, uncommercially published and unprized, produced between 2022 and 2026.
- Entries of three to ten A4 pages in Arial 9 single-spaced are sent to certamencriticajoven@amca-criticosartemadrid.org.
- Scoring: up to 75 points for artistic quality, 20 for sociocultural interest, 5 for trajectory.
- Prizes total €2,500: €1,000 Antonio Valero de la Vega and three €500 awards.
- Winners join the «Hablarte» lecture programme in 2027-2028.
Entities
Artists
- Antonio Valero de la Vega
- Juan Jiménez
- Gabriel Fonollosa Moliné
- Carmen Valero
- Rodrigo Juarranz
- Linda de Sousa
Institutions
- Asociación Madrileña de Críticos de Arte
- AMCA
- Galería Rodrigo Juarranz
- masdearte
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain