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XIX Premio MAVI UC LarrainVial Arte Joven 2026
Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI UC) · Santiago, Chile
Chile's annual young-artist prize at the Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, for Chilean artists anywhere and foreign residents aged 18–35. One unexhibited work up to 3 m3; free entry; 2026 submissions 27 January–3 May.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Chile (by residence or nationality)
- Age
- 18 to 35
- Career stage
- Emerging
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking, Mixed media, Collage, Textile & fibre, Installation, Video & film, Digital art
- Work
- Previously unexhibited work only
- Size limits
- Work may not exceed 3 m3 (height x length x width)
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Chilean citizens (any residence) or foreigners resident in Chile with valid Chilean ID; aged 18–35 at the deadline; one unpublished work; anonymous judging.
About
The Premio MAVI UC LarrainVial Arte Joven is organised by the Museo de Artes Visuales in Santiago to promote and project the careers of young artists. The 19th edition was open to Chilean citizens resident in Chile or abroad and to foreign nationals with a valid Chilean ID resident in Chile, aged 18 to 35 at the deadline; collectives may enter through one representative if all members qualify.
Each entrant submits a single original, unpublished work not previously shown publicly in museums or galleries outside academic contexts, in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, mixed media, collage, textile, installation, video or digital art, not exceeding 3 cubic metres. Applications were made free of charge at premioartejoven.vform.cl between 27 January and 3 May 2026 with three photographs, a portfolio and a 600-word description; judging is anonymous.
Finalists are exhibited at MAVI UC, with acquisition and other prizes awarded by the jury. The prize runs annually.