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• MigrArti: Italy's Ministry of Culture awards €1.5M for intercultural film and theater projects award

  The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage has launched the third edition of MigrArti, a prize supporting intercultural cinema and performing arts projects that promote dialogue…

• Museo Marino Marini launches Playable Museum Award with €10,000 grant award

  The Museo Marino Marini in Florence, closed until spring 2018 for HVAC work, has launched the first edition of the Playable Museum Award, an international call for projects that…

• RIBA International Prize 2018: 62 edifici in lizza per il premio di architettura award

  Il RIBA International Prize 2018, un riconoscimento biennale per il 'migliore edificio del mondo', ha rivelato una lista di 62 candidati provenienti da 28 nazioni, inclusa…

• Letizia Battaglia Named Among New York Times' Women of the Year award

  The New York Times included Italian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia in its 2017 list of 'Women of the Year,' selected from the Saturday Profile series, which since 2002 has…

• Recent PAFA Graduate Wins artcritical Feature Award for Elastic Imagery award

  A recent graduate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been honored with the artcritical award, earning a feature in the publication. The recognition stems from…

• Smith Receives artcritical Feature After Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Graduation award

  A recent graduate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smith has received a feature in artcritical magazine, which aims to promote up-and-coming artists. This spotlight…

• Biennale dell'Umorismo di Tolentino 2017 Winners Announced award

  The 29th edition of the Biennale dell'Umorismo nell'arte in Tolentino, Italy, has announced its winners. The competition, founded in 1961 by physician and caricaturist Luigi Mari,…

• 2017 Festa dell'Architetto Awards: Cino Zucchi Wins Special Mention, Elisabetta Gabrielli Named Young Talent award

  The 2017 Festa dell'Architetto took place in Rome, where five awards were presented, including the Architetto dell'Anno and Giovane Talente dell'Architettura Italiana. The event…

• Sara Enrico Wins Menabrea Art Prize with Hitchcock-Inspired Label award

  Sara Enrico has won the seventh edition of the Menabrea Art Prize, a competition organized by the Menabrea brewery in collaboration with Untitled Association. The prize, inspired…

• Margaret Atwood Receives Raymond Chandler Award 2017 at Noir in Festival award

  Margaret Atwood was awarded the Raymond Chandler Award 2017 at the Noir in Festival in Como, Italy. The prize, Italy's most prestigious award for crime and noir literature, was…

• Invernomuto Wins Eberhard & Co Performance Prize at Palazzo delle Esposizioni award

  On December 2, 2017, at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, the Swiss watchmaker Eberhard & Co presented its performance award to the artistic duo Invernomuto from Piacenza.…

• World Architecture Festival 2017: Low-Cost Post-Earthquake Housing Wins Top Prize award

  During the 2017 World Architecture Festival in Berlin, a housing prototype created by the Chinese University of Hong Kong for an elderly couple in Guangming village, Yunnan, won…

• Premio Giorgio Scerbanenco 2017 finalists announced, trophy by Andrea Ventura award

  The five contenders for the 2017 Premio Giorgio Scerbanenco have been revealed: "Del dirsi addio" by Marcello Fois (Einaudi), "Un piede in due scarpe" by Bruno Morchio (Rizzoli),…

• Blooom Award 2017 winners announced at Art Düsseldorf award

  The eighth edition of the Blooom Award, an international prize for visual arts supported by Warsteiner beer, has announced its winners during Art Düsseldorf, held from November 17…

• There is no place like home wins Artribune Prize at Nesxt Independent Art Festival award

  The collective 'There is no place like home' from Rome won the Artribune Prize during the Nesxt Independent Art Festival in Turin. The prize includes a double-page spread in the…

• Hans Op de Beeck Wins XX Edition of Premio Pascali award

  Hans Op de Beeck, born in Turnhout in 1969, has won the 20th edition of the Premio Pascali. The award was granted by a commission comprising Rosalba Branà, director of the…

• Arte Laguna Prize Adds Urban Art Category for 12th Edition award

  The Arte Laguna Prize, one of Italy's most respected competitions for emerging art, has introduced an urban art category for its 12th edition. This marks the first edition since…

• Premio Artisti per Frescobaldi 2018 Jury and Swiss Edition Announced award

  The fourth edition of the Premio Artisti per Frescobaldi, curated by Ludovico Pratesi and founded by Tiziana Frescobaldi, will focus on Switzerland. The jury includes Hans-Ulrich…

• Artissima 2017 Awards: Seven Prizes, Four Debuts, and Major Acquisitions in Turin award

  At the 2017 Artissima held in Turin, seven awards were presented, including four that were newly introduced. Cally Spooner received the illy Present Future Prize for her piece…

• Smartup Optima 2017: call for under-40 artists with four prizes and residencies award

  Optima Italia, an energy and telecommunications company, has launched the third edition of Smartup Optima, a competition for artists under 40 curated by Marzo Izzolino. The…

• Mutina's 'non-prize' awarded to Jochen Lempert at FIAC 2017 award

  At FIAC Art Fair 2017 in Paris, Italian ceramics brand Mutina awarded the second edition of its 'non-prize' This Is Not a Prize to German photographer Jochen Lempert. Lempert,…

• Museum Booster Hackathon Winner: Bone Conduction Bracelet Get award

  The first edition of Museum Booster, an hackathon promoted by MAXXI in collaboration with Groupama Assicurazioni, took place on October 21-22, 2017, in Rome. The winning prototype…

• Bar, Ristoranti, Hotel d'Autore: Winners of the 2017 International Architecture and Design Prize award

  The 2017 International Architecture and Design Prize, organized by IN/ARCH with Archilovers, Gambero Rosso, FederlegnoArredo, Roma Tre University's Department of Architecture,…

• Galleria Nazionale di Roma lancia tre bandi per giovani artisti e professionisti award

  La Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma ha pubblicato tre bandi per promuovere l'arte contemporanea, rivolti a professionisti dei beni culturali, videomaker,…

• Martina Melilli Wins ArteVisione 2017 with Video Mum, I'm Sorry award

  Martina Melilli has won the fourth edition of ArteVisione, a project supported by Sky Academy to showcase Italian talents under 30 through a national call. Her video, Mum, I'm…

• Montblanc Culture Arts Patronage Award 2025: Brazilian Finalists Announced award

  The Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award holds its Brazilian edition ceremony at Pinacoteca de São Paulo on December 10, 2025. Three Brazilian institutions are finalists:…

• Sony World Photography Awards 2018 introduces project funding for winners award

  The 2018 Sony World Photography Awards, organized by the World Photography Organisation, introduce significant changes. For the first time, category winners can receive Sony…

• Sei progetti vincono il Premio Nazionale delle Arti 2017 – Sezione design award

  The twelfth edition of the National Arts Award 2017 in the design category, titled "Future is Design," was hosted at ISIA Faenza from September 28 to October 15, 2017. Under the…

• Campari Art Prize Launches at Artissima for Under-35 Artists award

  In November 2017, the Campari Art Prize will make its inaugural appearance at Artissima in Turin, Italy, as a result of a three-year collaboration with Gruppo Campari, aimed at…

• 45th Political Satire Prize awarded in Forte dei Marmi award

  The 45th edition of the Premio Satira Politica Forte dei Marmi concluded on September 16, 2017, with a ceremony at the Capannina nightclub. The prize, organized by the Museo della…

• ZaLab: video partecipativo come strumento educativo e sociale award

  ZaLab, attivo dal 2006 e con uffici a Roma e Padova, è un collettivo di videomaker che si dedica al video partecipativo per dare voce a comunità emarginate. Composto da quattro…

• MAXXI and Bulgari Launch New Prize for Young Artists award

  In Rome, the MAXXI museum has teamed up with Bulgari to introduce the Maxxi Bulgari Prize for emerging artists, a successor to the Premio Maxxi that ran from 2000 to 2016. This…

• Venezia 74: Golden Lion to Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water award

  The 74th Venice International Film Festival concluded with Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water winning the Golden Lion for Best Film. The festival, directed by Alberto…

• Graham Foundation Awards $400,000 to 41 Architecture Projects award

  The Graham Foundation in Chicago has announced over $400,000 in grants to 41 innovative projects, including 14 exhibitions, 16 publications, and 8 public programs. The funding…

• Iranian Cartoonist Alireza Pakdel Wins World Press Cartoon 2017 with Migrant Satire award

  Alireza Pakdel, an Iranian cartoonist born in Mashhad in 1981, won the 12th World Press Cartoon award in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, with his piece "Immigrants." The cartoon…

• Centre Pompidou and Fondazione Bonotto Launch Prize for Experimental Poetry award

  In Paris, the Centre Pompidou, in partnership with the Fondazione Bonotto, has launched the Prix Littéraire Bernard Heidsieck – Centre Pompidou to celebrate experimental…

• Italian Council: 7 artists win €490k for international projects award

  The inaugural call from the Italian Council, initiated by DGAAP of MiBACT, has revealed its seven recipients: Alterazioni Video, Danilo Correale (born in Naples, 1982), Nicolò…

• Drone Photography Contest Winners Showcased by Dronestagr.am and National Geographic award

  Dronestagr.am, in collaboration with National Geographic, announced the winners of its Drone Photography contest, which received over 8,000 submissions—a record for the…

• Premio Architettura Toscana 2017: Winners Announced award

  The inaugural Premio Architettura Toscana (PAT) has recognized five winners from a pool of 150 entries and 20 finalists. This award, organized by various architectural…

• Act N.1 Wins Who Is On Next? 13th Edition at Altaroma award

  The 13th edition of the Who Is On Next? fashion scouting competition, organized by Altaroma, concluded at Guido Reni District in Rome. An international jury including Emanuele…