ALA Art Prize 2025 invites artists to explore current and urgent themes of our present freely through a cross-sectional and interdisciplinary approach typical of contemporary art practices.

The 1st Prize, open to artists regardless of age, is complemented by an Acquisition Prize dedicated to those under 35 years of age.

The winning project, selected by Giovanni Carmine, Director of the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen and curator of Art Basel Unlimited, Eugenio Viola, Art Director at MAMBO – Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá and Curator of the 24th Art Biennale Paiz in Guatemala, and Alessia Volpe, Exhibition Manager at the Bourse de Commerce de Paris, will receive a production prize of €10.000, plus a €2.000 fee for the artist.

ALA Art Prize was started in 2021 with the aim of supporting, enhancing, and promoting contemporary artists. Through a free open call, artists are invited to create an original site-specific project for ALA’s premises, a not-white cube which will get them to interact with the work environment and its community, thus establishing a space for discussion between art, business and contemporary creativity. The awarded artwork will become part of the permanent art collection housed in the headquarters of the Company, within the Teatro Mediterraneo of Mostra d’Oltremare in Naples.

ART. 1 | PURPOSE
The aim of the Call is to choose an original artistic project with no technical constraints but compatible with ALA Headquarter premises, and in line with the Company’s values and mission.

ART. 2 | THEME
The 2025 edition of ALA Art Prize has a free theme.

ART. 3 | REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION

  • The call is open to all artists or collectives of artists of Italian nationality and to foreign artists, or collectives of artists, active in Italy1, who accept this regulation unconditionally.
  • The Call is open to all artists over 18 years of age. In the case of collectives the requirement applies to all group members. There is no maximum age limit.
  • Participants must have at least 3 solo or group exhibitions held in the last 5 years in a public or private museum, gallery, cultural center, or verified and recognized foundation. In the case of collectives of artists, the requirement applies to the group and not to the individual member.

ART. 4 | TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION


The Call is open from 12:00 p.m. on February 18th to 11:59 p.m. on May 8th 2025 (Italian time).

  • Applications arriving after the aforementioned deadline will not be accepted.
  • Under penalty of exclusion, participants can only submit one project/artwork.
  • Participation is free.
  • To apply, the candidate must fill out the online participation form available here.

Location:

Napoli, Italy

Website link: https://www.alacorporation.com/2025-ala-art-prize/

Award/Prize