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• 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced award

  The ten finalists for the 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund gathered at One World Trade Center to present their brands. Now in its 22nd year, the fund supports emerging US-based…

• Astiberri Wins Spain's National Prize for Best Cultural Publishing Work award

  Astiberri, a Spanish publishing company, has been awarded the Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural for its remarkable impact on cultural publishing. The jury…

• Aesthetica Art Prize 2026 Shortlist Announced with 20 International Artists award

  The Aesthetica Art Prize has announced its 2026 shortlist, featuring 20 international artists whose works address technological transformation, climate crisis, colonialism, and…

• NURA Bracelet Wins RIMOWA Design Prize, Translates Sign Language in Real Time award

  In May 2026, students Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler from the University of Design in Schwäbisch Gmünd were awarded the fourth RIMOWA Design Prize for their creation, NURA. This…

• Warsaw Uprising Mound wins 2026 AR Public Award award

  The 2026 AR Public Awards from The Architectural Review have been awarded to the Warsaw Uprising Mound in Warsaw, Poland, a project by Archigrest and Toposcape. This site,…

• RIBA Announces 34 Winning Projects for 2026 International Awards for Excellence award

  The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named 34 winning projects for its 2026 International Awards for Excellence, selected from a shortlist of 52, spanning 15…

• Rimowa Design Prize Winners Announced for Nura and Paludi Harvester award

  Rimowa awarded €20,000 to Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler for Nura, a wearable device that translates sign language into speech and text, developed with mentor Tim Richter of Siemens…

• Emma Dante Wins Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Theatre Biennale award

  This year's Venice Theatre Biennale will honor Emma Dante, a director and playwright from Sicily, with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. In the 2000s, she sparked renewed…

• Jo Kearney Wins World Food Photography Awards 2026 with Soviet Sanatorium Scene award

  The World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® have announced their 2026 winners, with British photographer Jo Kearney taking the Overall Winner prize for her image 'A Woman…

• AI-Generated Story Wins Commonwealth Prize, Sparking Debate on Literary Authenticity award

  The Commonwealth Foundation's Short Story Prize awarded Jamir Nazir for "The Serpent in the Grove," a story widely accused of being AI-generated. Social media users flagged…

• XXIX Premio Sala El Brocense opens for entries with €25,000 in prizes award

  The Diputación Provincial de Cáceres has announced the 29th edition of the Premio de Artes Plásticas Sala El Brocense, a competition aimed at promoting contemporary plastic arts.…

• Hannah Sullivan's Poetic Debut 'Three Poems' Wins T.S. Eliot Prize award

  Hannah Sullivan's debut poetry collection 'Three Poems' (2018) won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2018. The author recounts initial skepticism upon the recommendation from a former…

• Jesús Cisneros Wins 2026 National Illustration Award award

  Jesús Cisneros has been honored with the Premio Nacional de Ilustración 2026, the most prestigious illustration award in Spain. The jury commended his "exceptional quality of…

• Stanislava Kovalcikova Wins 5th Reiffers Initiatives Prize award

  Stanislava Kovalcikova has been awarded the 5th edition of the Prix Reiffers Initiatives, which recognizes emerging artists. A special mention was given to Khaled Jarada.…

• Sylvia Ong Wins Inaugural Arts Club Residency Prize award

  Sylvia Ong has been awarded the first-ever The Arts Club Residency Prize by The Arts Club Dubai for her painting 'After Returning,' which is created using oil and oil bars. This…

• 87th Valdepeñas International Exhibition of Visual Arts Opens Call for Entries award

  The 87th Exposición Internacional de Artes Plásticas de Valdepeñas, Spain's oldest continuous art competition, has opened its call for entries. Spanish and foreign artists over 18…

• Eighth Lihpao Sculpture Biennial Offers USD 45,000 First Prize award

  The Eighth Lihpao Sculpture Biennial Awards have begun accepting submissions, organized by the Lihpao Cultural Arts Foundation in collaboration with the Austrian Office Taipei and…

• Fang Xianhui Wins Nikon Photo Contest Special Encouragement Award award

  Chinese photographer Fang Xianhui won the Special Encouragement Award in the single photo category at the Nikon Photo Contest in Tokyo in October 2025. Her work "Mom's scent," a…

• Fondazione Italia Patria della Bellezza Awards 26 Projects for Cultural Communication award

  On May 5, 2026, the Fondazione Italia Patria della Bellezza ETS revealed the 26 winning initiatives from its annual proposal call, spanning 13 regions in Italy. Based in Milan,…

• 2026 King's Birthday Honours: Arts Figures Recognized award

  In Australia, the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list recognized 949 individuals, featuring several notable figures from the arts sector. Elisabeth Calvert-Jones received the…

• Beaker Street science photography prize showcases Tasmania's natural wonders award

  The Beaker Street science photography prize, organized by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, features stunning images of Tasmania's natural phenomena. Highlights include Deni…

• Pink Hosts 79th Tony Awards with Daring Opener; Qween Jean Makes History award

  The 79th Tony Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall, marking the end of the 2025–26 Broadway season. Hosted by Pink, the night featured an opening medley and her sky-high…

• Tony Awards 2026 After-Parties: Star-Studded Celebrations Across NYC award

  The 2026 Tony Awards after-parties saw Broadway's elite celebrating into the early hours across multiple venues. At The Carlyle Hotel, winners like Ali Louis Bourzgui (Best…

• Konstantin Richter Wins German Nonfiction Prize for 'Dreihundert Männer' award

  Konstantin Richter has been awarded the German Nonfiction Prize for his book 'Dreihundert Männer' (Three Hundred Men), which chronicles the history of the German economy from the…

• Best of NeoCon 2026 Awards Honor KI's Cognetic Technology award

  The 36th Best of NeoCon Awards, announced during NeoCon 2026 at The Mart in Chicago, recognized 71 products from 274 entries across 42 categories. KI won Best of Competition for…

• Daniel Radcliffe's Dad's Night Out at the 2026 Tony Awards award

  Daniel Radcliffe attended the 2026 Tony Awards as a nominee for his one-man Broadway play 'Every Brilliant Thing,' which concluded after a 10-week run. He was accompanied by his…

• Arthouse Glasgow Launches Annual Award with Glasgow School of Art, Kate Glenn First Recipient award

  Arthouse Glasgow, a 76-bedroom hotel opening on 24th June 2026 at 129 Bath Street, has launched the Arthouse Award in partnership with the Glasgow School of Art (GSA). The annual…

• AZ Awards 2026 Gala Celebrates Design Excellence in Toronto award

  On May 28, AZURE hosted the 16th annual AZ Awards Gala at the St. Lawrence Market North Building in Toronto, designed by RSHP with Adamson Associates Architects and ERA…

• 2026 Tony Awards: P!nk Hosts, 'Ragtime' Wins Big at Radio City Music Hall award

  On June 7, 2026, the 79th Annual Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall in New York, with P!nk serving as the host. She made a grand entrance as Peter Pan and sang 'Lady…

• Schmigadoon! Wins Best Musical; Liberation Wins Best Play at 2026 Tony Awards award

  On June 7, 2026, the 79th Annual Tony Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating a range of theatrical productions. 'Schmigadoon!' was awarded Best New Musical, while…

• John Lithgow and Lesley Manville Win Tony Awards award

  At the 2025 Tony Awards, John Lithgow (aged 80) became the oldest male actor to win a Tony, for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in Giant. His first Tony was in 1972 for Changing…

• Tony Awards 2026 Predictions: Ragtime and Death of a Salesman Lead Revivals award

  The 2026 Tony Awards are expected to be an unusual season, with revivals dominating major categories over new musicals. Ragtime and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman are…

• Pink to Host 2026 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall award

  On Sunday, June 7, 2026, the 79th Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with Pink serving as the host. CBS will broadcast the event live at 8 p.m.…

• Kuanglong Zhang captures brothers playing football in Kashgar award

  Kuanglong Zhang, named 2025 Mobile Photography Awards photographer of the year, captured a photo of two brothers playing football after school in Kashgar, an ancient Silk Road…

• Bulgaria's Dara Wins Eurovision After Twice Considering Quitting award

  Bulgarian singer Dara, known for her hit 'Bangaranga,' won the Eurovision Song Contest in May by a record-breaking points margin, securing Bulgaria's first-ever victory. The…

• Literary Arts Fund Awards $7.7 Million in First Grants award

  The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, along with six other philanthropic organizations, has unveiled the inaugural grants from the Literary Arts Fund, amounting to $7.7 million. This…

• Misty Copeland Honored at Lincoln Center Summer Gala with John Legend Performance award

  On Monday evening, Lincoln Center's Summer Gala at David Geffen Hall celebrated ballerina Misty Copeland and Andreas C. Dracopoulos, president of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.…

• Artists Threaten Legal Action Over Venice Biennale Awards award

  Over 100 artists participating in the 61st Venice Biennale have threatened legal action after their repeated requests to be removed from the new Visitors' Lions ballot were…

• Cambrils Gastronomic Art Biennial 2026: Open Call for Spanish Artists award

  The Biennal d’Art Contemporani Gastronòmic de Cambrils has launched its 2026 edition, offering a €6,500 first prize and a €3,500 runner-up award. The competition is open to visual…

• Multiple Australian arts prizes and fellowships announced in May 2026 award

  In May 2026, Australia announced several prestigious arts awards. Monica Rani Rudhar was honored with the $35,000 Ravenswood Australian Women Art Prize for her work 'When both…