Call for Submissions: 2025 Foundwork Artist Prize

Joyce Joumaa. 2024 Short List. Installation view from Memory Contours, 2024, at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Photo: Valentina Mori.

2025 Foundwork Artist Prize: International Open Call

Submission Deadline: September 26, 2025, 5:00pm PT

This year’s honoree will receive 10,000 USD grant, juror studio visits, and an interview in Foundwork’s Dialogues program.

Foundwork is pleased to announce the open call for the 2025 Foundwork Artist Prize, an annual juried award for emerging and mid-career artists working in any media. The award includes an unrestricted 10,000 USD grant, remote studio visits with each of this year’s esteemed jurors, and a long-form interview as part of the Foundwork Dialogues program. In addition, three shortlisted artists will be named to the 2025 Short List.

The jury for the 2025 Foundwork Artist Prize includes highly acclaimed and visionary voices hailing from New York, Los Angeles, Boston, London, and Paris:

Carmen Hermo, Lorraine and Alan Bressler Curator of Contemporary Art, MFA Boston, Boston

Ebony Haynes, Senior Director, David Zwirner and 52 Walker, New York City

Lauren Mackler, Independent Curator, Writer, and Designer, Los Angeles

Antonia Marsh, Curator and Founder, Soft Opening, London

Hugo Vitrani, Curator, Palais de Tokyo, Paris

The Prize is open to artists residing anywhere in the world with limited exceptions. To be considered, artists will need to register and maintain a profile on the Foundwork website, with at least six artworks and an artist statement published on their profile page, throughout the 2025 selection period: September 26, 2025, 5:00pm PT – December 31, 2025, 5:00pm PT. Artists should see the FAQ and Prize Rules for instructions, terms and conditions. If you have other questions, please email support@foundwork.art. Visit www.foundwork.art/signup to register.

Minne Kersten. 2024 Short List. The Same Room, 2022; wood, carpet, furniture, lights, clothes, personal items.

For additional information or questions, please contact:
support@foundwork.art

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