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• Rospigliosi Art Prize Launches in Zagarolo with Young Curators award

  A group of twenty-somethings founded L'AVUGI in August 2017 to promote culture and tourism in Zagarolo and the Castelli Romani area. The association has now launched the…

• Balkrishna Doshi Wins 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize award

  Balkrishna Doshi, the Indian architect, was awarded the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Doshi is known for his human-centered, context-sensitive architecture that integrates…

• Massimiliano Gatti Wins First Artifact Prize with Aleppo Soap Photography award

  Massimiliano Gatti received the first-ever Artifact Prize, presented by Associazione Culturale Metronom in collaboration with Francesco Pozzi & Soci and the Municipality of…

• Cattelan and Bottura Honored at Accademia di Carrara award

  Maurizio Cattelan was appointed honorary professor of sculpture and Massimo Bottura received an honorary degree during the academic year inauguration at the Accademia di Carrara.…

• 2018 A'Design Award Winners Announced Across Multiple Design Categories award

  The 2018 A'Design Award & Competition has revealed its winners, recognizing outstanding achievements in creativity, technology, and design. The competition received numerous…

• Kenneth Frampton awarded Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Architecture Biennale award

  Kenneth Frampton, the influential English architect, historian, and critic, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 16th International Architecture…

• Jerry Saltz Wins Pulitzer Prize for Criticism award

  In 2018, Jerry Saltz, an art critic at New York Magazine, received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, recognized for his significant contributions to American visual arts. His 2017…

• Rä di Martino Wins Acacia Prize, Opens Shows in Rome and London award

  Rä di Martino, born in Rome in 1975, was awarded the Acacia Prize in Milan in 2018 for her video 'Copies récentes du paysages ancienne/ Petite histoire des plateaux abandonnés'…

• Five finalists compete for Italy's best cultural journalist award at Ischia Prize 2018 award

  The 2018 Ischia International Journalism Prize, held June 8-9 in Lacco Ameno, awards for the second consecutive year the "Premio Cultura Italiae – Databenc" for best cultural…

• Sotheby's Prize 2018: $250,000 Grant for Experimental Museum Projects award

  Sotheby's has launched the 2018 edition of its Sotheby's Prize, offering a $250,000 grant to museums, institutions, curators, and directors worldwide for innovative and…

• Abbondanza Bertoni's 'La morte e la fanciulla' Wins Premio Danza&Danza 2017 award

  Abbondanza Bertoni's dance piece 'La morte e la fanciulla' won the Premio Danza&Danza 2017 for 'Produzione italiana dell'anno' after being performed at Teatro Zandonai in…

• Alberto Campo Baeza awarded Piranesi Prix de Rome 2018 award

  Alberto Campo Baeza, a Spanish architect born in Valladolid in 1946, was awarded the Piranesi Prix de Rome by the Accademia Adrianea for his unique integration of architecture and…

• World Press Photo 2018: 6 finalists for Photo of the Year announced award

  The 61st World Press Photo competition, organized by the Dutch foundation since 1955, has announced 46 finalists across 8 categories from 73,044 entries by 4,548 photographers…

• Eduardo Saron Receives Cultural Highlight Award from São Paulo Government award

  On Monday, the 26th, Eduardo Saron, the head of Itaú Cultural, will receive the Cultural Highlight of the Year award from the São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture, along with a…

• Enrico Marinelli Award Launches with Sculpture Commission for Florence Cathedral Museum award

  The Enrico Marinelli Contemporary Art Award has been launched by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore and the Guild of the Dome Association to commemorate Enrico Marinelli, who…

• David di Donatello 2018: 'Ammore e malavita' vince Miglior Film award

  The 2018 David di Donatello awards ceremony, Italy's premier film honors, concluded with the Manetti Bros' 'Ammore e malavita' winning Best Film. Hosted by Carlo Conti on Rai…

• Sandra Barclay and Gloria Cabral Win 2018 Women in Architecture Awards award

  The 2018 Women in Architecture Awards, organized by The Architectural Review and The Architects' Journal, honored Peruvian architect Sandra Barclay (1967) with Architect of the…

• Italian Council triples funding for contemporary Italian art abroad award

  The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's DGAAP (Direzione Generale Arte e Architettura Contemporanee e Periferie Urbane) has launched the third edition of Italian Council, a…

• Letizia Cariello Wins BNL Prize at MIA Photo Fair Milan award

  At MIA Photo Fair in Milan, the BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas Prize was awarded to Letizia Cariello for her photographic series Joie de Vivre, presented by Galleria Massimo Minini of…

• Oscar-winning short film profiles LA artist Mindy Alper award

  At the 2018 Oscars, the Best Documentary Short Subject award went to 'Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405,' a film about Los Angeles artist Mindy Alper. The 56-year-old has…

• Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water Wins Best Picture at 90th Oscars award

  The 90th Academy Awards ceremony took place on March 4, 2018, coinciding with the Italian general election. Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water" won four Oscars including…

• Live Works Performance Act Award 2018: Open Call for Artists award

  Applications for the sixth edition of the Live Works Performance Act Award are being accepted until April 2, 2018. This initiative, curated by Barbara Boninsegna, Simone Frangi,…

• Alessandro Grande's 'Bismillah' Wins David di Donatello for Best Short Film award

  Alessandro Grande's short film 'Bismillah' won the David di Donatello 2018 for Best Short Film. The 14-minute film follows a 17-year-old Tunisian boy, Jamil, with a high fever and…

• A' Design Awards Submission Deadline Approaches with Showcase of Past Winners award

  The A' Design Awards & Competition is nearing its submission deadline of February 28th. This annual event, held in Como, Italy, recognizes outstanding design achievements across…

• Keith Jarrett Receives Golden Lion at Venice Biennale Music Festival award

  The 62nd International Festival of Contemporary Music of La Biennale di Venezia will award the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett.…

• 5Pointz Artists Win $6.7M in Landmark Graffiti Rights Case award

  A federal judge in Brooklyn awarded $6.7 million to 21 artists whose graffiti murals at the 5Pointz complex in Queens were whitewashed and demolished by developers in 2013. The…

• MoRE Digital Museum Wins ArtVerona i8 Prize for Unrealised Art Projects award

  MoRE, a digital museum established in 2012 to collect unrealised art projects, has been awarded the i8 prize at ArtVerona for best independent Italian contemporary art research…

• Parma Named Italian Capital of Culture 2020 award

  Parma has been designated the Italian Capital of Culture for 2020, announced at a ceremony in Rome at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. The jury, chaired by Stefano Baia Curioni,…

• Antonio Rezza and Flavia Mastrella Win Golden Lion for Theater 2018 award

  The Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Theater 2018 to Antonio Rezza and Flavia Mastrella. The prize was proposed…

• Flash Art's 50-Year History: From Rome to Global Influence award

  Giancarlo Politi, founder of Flash Art, will receive an honorary degree from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata on February 9, 2018. The ceremony will be held at the Aula…

• A' Design Awards Opens Global Competition with February Deadline award

  The A' Design Awards, described as the world's largest design competition, is currently accepting submissions for its annual event. Based in Como, Italy, the contest welcomes both…

• Bologna Art Week 2018: All Awards at Arte Fiera, SetUp, and Paratissima award

  During the art week in Bologna in 2018, various awards were distributed at Arte Fiera, SetUp, and Paratissima. At Arte Fiera, Barbara De Vivi and Matthew Attard were honored with…

• Matteo Nasini Wins Second Edition of L'Arte che Accadrà award

  Matteo Nasini (Rome, 1976) won the second edition of L'Arte che Accadrà, a prize and exhibition organized by the communication group Hdrà. The award, curated by Valentina…

• Oscar 2018 nominations announced: The Shape of Water leads award

  The 90th Academy Awards nominations were announced, with the ceremony set for March 4, 2018, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water leads with 13…

• Funder35: 2.5 milioni di euro per 62 imprese culturali under 35 award

  Il bando annuale Funder35, sostenuto da 18 Fondazioni private (17 di origine bancaria e la Fondazione CON IL SUD) e patrocinato da Acri, ha selezionato 62 imprese culturali con…

• Giorgio Marconi receives ANGAMC Career Award 2018 at Arte Fiera Bologna award

  The 2018 ANGAMC Career Award, promoted by the National Association of Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries in collaboration with Arte Fiera Bologna, will be presented to Giorgio…

• 75th Golden Globe Awards: Weinstein Scandal Shapes Ceremony award

  The 75th Golden Globe Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, on January 7, 2018. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded…

• Castello Sforzesco launches glass competition for under-35 artists and designers award

  In a partnership with collector Sandro Pezzoli and with backing from Enrico Bersellini, Silvia Levenson, Aristide Najean, Matteo Seguso, and Marina and Susanna Sent, Milan's…

• Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me by Your Name' Eyes Oscar Nominations award

  Luca Guadagnino's film 'Call Me by Your Name' is poised for Oscar nominations, to be announced on January 23. The film premiered at Sundance and later at the 2017 Berlin…

• World Design Rankings Updated with 2017 A'Design Award Results award

  The World Design Rankings (WDR) has been updated with data from the 2017 A'Design Awards competition. This platform, which has been compiling information since 2010, now includes…