Singer-Zahariev Foundation Announces 2026 Balkan Contemporary Art Prize Shortlist
The Singer-Zahariev Foundation has announced the finalists for the inaugural Balkan Contemporary Art Prize (BCAP), scheduled for 2026. This prize aims to promote contemporary artistic talent from the Balkan region. An international jury, featuring members such as Bénédicte Alliot from France and René Block from Germany, evaluated 27 entries submitted from ten countries including Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Serbia. The seven chosen finalists include works like Armando Lulaj's "UNTITLED (Exhibition Display / Radio Desertion)," "Cartography of Absence" by Krasimira Butseva, and "Sharpening" by the duo Robert Jankuloski and Monika Moteska from North Macedonia.
Key facts
- The Singer-Zahariev Foundation announced the shortlist for the 2026 Balkan Contemporary Art Prize (BCAP).
- BCAP is the first international prize exclusively for contemporary art from the Balkans region.
- An international jury of five selected seven works from 27 submissions.
- The jury includes Bénédicte Alliot, René Block, Milena Edvig, Snejana Krasteva, and Sanja Kojić Mladenov.
- Submissions came from ten Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia.
- Shortlisted artists include Armando Lulaj, Krasimira Butseva, and Robert Jankuloski & Monika Moteska.
- Armando Lulaj's work is titled 'UNTITLED (Exhibition Display / Radio Desertion)' (installation, mixed media, 2023–30).
- Krasimira Butseva's work is titled 'Cartography of Absence' (photography, video, sound, photobook, 2025).
Entities
Artists
- Armando Lulaj
- Krasimira Butseva
- Robert Jankuloski
- Monika Moteska
Institutions
- Singer-Zahariev Foundation
Locations
- Albania
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Kosovo
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- France
- Germany
- United Kingdom