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Aesthetica Art Prize 2026
Aesthetica Magazine · York, United Kingdom
International art prize run by Aesthetica Magazine, York, open to any discipline and theme. Main Prize £10,000 and Emerging Prize £1,000 for students/recent graduates; entries close 11 October 2026; exhibition autumn 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Any medium
- Size limits
- No size restrictions
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Open internationally to any discipline and theme; two works per entry; collaborative works accepted; works from the past three years preferred. Emerging Prize restricted to students and graduates within three years.
About
The Aesthetica Art Prize is an annual international award run by the York-based Aesthetica Magazine. It accepts work in any discipline and on any theme, including painting, photography, video, installation, sculpture, digital and performance; two works per entry, collaborative work accepted, no size restrictions.
The Main Prize is open to all practitioners including students. The Emerging Prize is for current students and those who graduated within the last three years.
Winners receive £10,000 (Main) and £1,000 (Emerging), a group exhibition in a major public gallery, coverage in Aesthetica Magazine and online. Longlisted and shortlisted artists also receive exhibition and profile opportunities. Results are announced in spring 2027 and the exhibition opens in autumn 2027.