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• Billie Eilish: 18-Year-Old Pop Phenom Sweeps 5 Grammys award

  At just 18, Billie Eilish has become a global phenomenon, winning five Grammy Awards last month, including the four most prestigious: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song…

• Bologna Art Week 2020: All Prizes Awarded at Arte Fiera, Paratissima, and BOOMing award

  The 44th Arte Fiera in Bologna, under the direction of Simone Menegoi, wrapped up with a series of accolades. Michael Bauer was honored with the Premio Pittura Mediolanum for his…

• Kobe Bryant's Oscar-winning animated short 'Dear Basketball' award

  The animated short film 'Dear Basketball', written by Kobe Bryant and directed by Glen Keane in 2017, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018. Based on Bryant's…

• Hair Love short film nominated for Oscar award

  Matthew A. Cherry's animated short 'Hair Love' has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. The film, which tells the story of an African-American father…

• Monica Bonvicini Wins 2020 Oskar Kokoschka Prize award

  Monica Bonvicini, an Italian artist based in Berlin, has been awarded the 2020 Oskar Kokoschka Prize by the Austrian government. The announcement was made by Gerald Bast,…

• Oscar 2020: tutte le nomination per la 92esima edizione award

  La 92esima edizione degli Academy Awards si terrà il 9 febbraio 2020, senza presentatore per il secondo anno consecutivo, dopo il successo di ascolti dell'edizione 2019. La…

• Donato Sansone's animated short 'Bavure' shortlisted for French César Awards award

  Donato Sansone's 2018 animated short 'Bavure' has been included in the preliminary shortlist for the Best Short Film category at the upcoming César Awards, France's equivalent of…

• Martin Eden Soundtrack Wins Capri Music Award, Composers Are 99Posse Members award

  The soundtrack for Pietro Marcello's film Martin Eden, based on Jack London's novel, has won the Capri Music Award at the 24th edition of the Capri-Hollywood festival, held on…

• BAFA-winning stop-motion short 'A Love Story' explores relationships through yarn award

  The animated short film 'A Love Story', directed by British-Sri Lankan filmmaker Anushka Naanayakkara, has won multiple prestigious awards including a BAFTA Award. Using…

• Life Beyond Plastic: Three Italian Artists Win Public Art Commission award

  Riccardo Buonafede, Matteo Vettorello, and Valentina Furian have been selected as winners of the Life Beyond Plastic call for young artists, a competition for three site-specific…

• Carapelli for Art Prize: Interview with Marketing Director Matteo Sala award

  The Carapelli for Art prize, launched in 2018 for the company's 125th anniversary, has grown significantly in its second edition. The prize is open to professional artists and…

• Guerreiro do Divino Amor Wins PIPA Prize and Expands Atlas Superficcional Mundial award

  Swiss-born, Rio-based artist Guerreiro do Divino Amor, 36, won the 2025 PIPA Prize, one of Brazil's most significant visual arts awards. His ongoing project, Atlas Superficcional…

• Premio Irene Brin Turns 50 at Accademia di Costume e Moda in Rome award

  Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Premio Irene Brin was founded by Rosana Pistolese, who also established the Accademia di Costume e Moda in Rome. Initially aimed at students,…

• Mutina's 'This Is Not a Prize' Awarded to Japanese Artist Shimabuku award

  Mutina, the Italian ceramics brand, has awarded the fourth edition of its 'This Is Not a Prize' to Japanese artist Shimabuku (born 1969 in Kobe, Japan). The ceremony took place at…

• StArt_ Padova 2019: Young Artists Transform Professional Studios into Exhibition Spaces award

  In November 2019, the second edition of StArt_ Padova Studi per l'Arte was held, a competition aimed at artists under 30 from Italy and abroad. Supported by the Municipality of…

• Turner Prize 2019 Awarded to All Four Finalists in Historic First award

  In a historic move, the Turner Prize has been jointly awarded to all four finalists—Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, and Tai Shani—for the first time in 35…

• Jasmeen Patheja Wins Visible Award for Blank Noise Project award

  Jasmeen Patheja, an artist from India born in 1979 in Calcutta, has been awarded the fifth biennial Visible Award, which was initiated in 2011 by Cittadellarte and Fondazione…

• Biennale dell’Umorismo di Tolentino 2019: vincitori e tema Odio award

  La trentesima edizione della Biennale internazionale dell’Umorismo nell’Arte di Tolentino ha annunciato i vincitori del festival Biumor. Abele Malpiedi ha ricevuto il Premio…

• Aline Motta Wins Marcantonio Vilaça Prize and Explores African Heritage Through Personal Genealogy award

  Aline Motta was awarded the 7th Prêmio Marcantonio Vilaça alongside fellow artists Dalton Paula, Dora Longo Bahia, Ismael Monticelli, and Rodrigo Bueno. Her multimedia work delves…

• Alto Adige dominates at Festa dell'Architetto 2019 in Venice award

  During the 2019 Festa dell'Architetto held at Ca' Giustinian as part of the Venice Biennale, studios from Alto Adige were awarded prestigious honors. The title of 'Architetto…

• Videoart Yearbook and Alinovi Daolio Prize Return to Bologna award

  On November 20, the University of Bologna's Aula Magna of Santa Cristina will host the 14th Videoart Yearbook, showcasing 16 curated videos. Professor Renato Barilli plays a role…

• Gaia De Megni vince Premio Lydia 2019 con performance felliniana al Lazzaretto di Milano award

  Gaia De Megni (Portofino, 1993) ha vinto il Premio Lydia 2019, branca del Festival della Peste organizzato dalla Fondazione Il Lazzaretto, con l'opera 'San Carlo', una performance…

• Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center Attractions Win 2019 Best of Branson Awards award

  Two attractions at the Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center in Branson, Missouri received recognition in the 2019 Best of Branson awards. Shoot for the Stars Mini-Golf was…

• Lina Wertmüller Receives Honorary Oscar award

  Lina Wertmüller, the 91-year-old Italian filmmaker, was awarded an Honorary Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her lifetime achievements. Born in Rome in…

• Enrico Bartolini brings three Michelin stars back to Milan after 25 years at Mudec restaurant award

  Chef Enrico Bartolini has been awarded three Michelin stars for his restaurant at the Mudec (Museo delle Culture) in Milan, marking the return of a three-starred restaurant to the…

• Torino Art Week 2019: All Awards and Acquisitions from Artissima and Beyond award

  The Torino Art Week 2019 wrapped up with notable awards and acquisitions at various events, including Artissima, The Others, Paratissima, FLAT, and DAMA. The illy Present Future…

• Premio Marco Fabio Sartori: vincitori annunciati a Milano il 12 novembre award

  La VI edizione del concorso 'Premio Marco Fabio Sartori', dedicato all'ex presidente Inail, si conclude il 12 novembre 2019 a Milano presso lo Spazio Cinema Anteo – Sala Astra.…

• Sesc_Videobrasil Announces Winners of 21st Contemporary Art Biennial award

  Over the weekend, the 21st Sesc_Videobrasil Contemporary Art Biennial revealed its award winners. The recipients include Aykan Safoglu from Turkey, Dana Awartani from Saudi…

• Rodrigo Hernández Wins Campari Art Prize, Exhibition at Galleria Campari award

  The Campari Art Prize 2018 has been awarded to Mexican artist Rodrigo Hernández (Mexico City, 1983), presented by Galeria Mandragoa of Lisbon. The prize, dedicated to artists…

• Hermès and Triennale Milano Launch Dance Prize for Under-35 Artists award

  The 2019/2020 season of Triennale Milano Teatro marks the start of a biennial collaboration with Hermès Italia: the Premio Hermès Danza Triennale Milano. Five international…

• Giulia Cenci, Tomaso De Luca, Renato Leotta Finalists for MAXXI Bvlgari Prize 2019 award

  Giulia Cenci, Tomaso De Luca, and Renato Leotta are the three finalists for the second edition of the MAXXI Bvlgari Prize, succeeding the earlier Premio MAXXI. The prize now…

• Ludovico Bomben Wins 7th Cramum Prize at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi award

  Ludovico Bomben, hailing from Pordenone and born in 1982, has been awarded the seventh Premio Cramum at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi in Varedo for his piece, Compasso a tre gambe,…

• Olafur Eliasson appointed UN climate ambassador award

  Danish artist Olafur Eliasson (Copenhagen, 1967) was named UN Ambassador for Urgent Climate Action and Sustainable Development on September 22, 2019, on the sidelines of the New…

• Fontanesi's Instagram account wins Gibellina Photo Road 2019 award

  The Kublaiklan collective won the 2019 edition of Gibellina Photo Road, a festival of open-air and site-specific photography in Gibellina, Sicily. Their winning proposal was a…

• Guerreiro do Divino Amor Wins 2019 PIPA Prize with Irreverent Video Works award

  Guerreiro do Divino Amor, born in Geneva and based in Rio de Janeiro, was announced as the winner of the 2019 PIPA Prize on Friday. The artist's work is distinguished by its…

• Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019: Six Winners Announced award

  The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has revealed its six recipients for 2019, honoring outstanding projects in architecture, planning, conservation, and landscaping, particularly…

• Positano Premia la Danza 2019: Nacho Duato and Svetlana Zakharova Win Top Awards award

  The 47th edition of the Positano Premia la Danza – Léonide Massine took place on September 6-7, 2019, in Positano, Italy. The event was directed by Laura Valente and organized by…

• Joker Wins Golden Lion at 76th Venice Film Festival award

  Todd Phillips' Joker won the Golden Lion for best film at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, surprising many after a contentious edition marked by jury president…

• Prima edizione del Premio Mario Cesare a Gergei award

  Fino al 15 settembre 2019, gli interessati possono registrarsi per la prima edizione del Premio Mario Cesare, un concorso di pittura promosso dall'Associazione Culturale Mario…

• Premio Belluno/Cortina Returns After Decade, Awards To/Let Duo award

  After more than a decade, the Premio Belluno/Cortina art prize has been revived, awarding the female duo To/Let (Sonia Piedad Marinangeli and Elisa Placucci) as Artist of the Year…