Organizer Information
The Homiens Art Prize is organized by Homiens, an international contemporary art platform and gallery initiative focused on supporting artists through curated exhibitions, awards, and professional visibility opportunities. The organization operates as a hybrid between an online gallery space and an international prize platform, with a strong emphasis on accessibility, global participation, and career development for artists at different stages of their practice.
Homiens positions itself within the broader contemporary art ecosystem as a facilitator of exposure and professional integration, connecting artists with curators, collectors, institutions, and audiences worldwide. The platform’s programming includes seasonal exhibitions, artist features, interview series, and promotional initiatives designed to amplify selected artists’ visibility. With a global digital reach and a structured prize system, Homiens aims to function as a merit-based entry point into professional art networks while maintaining non-acquisitive principles, meaning artists retain full ownership of their submitted works.
Title & Description
Homiens Art Prize (Quarterly International Open Call for Contemporary Artists)
The Homiens Art Prize is a recurring international competition designed to identify and support artists across all career stages, from emerging practitioners to established professionals. The prize is structured as a merit-based platform offering international exposure, financial awards, and curated exhibition opportunities.
The core purpose of the program is to provide a high-visibility, career-advancing opportunity that bridges artistic production with professional art-world engagement. Selected artists are integrated into Homiens’ global exhibition ecosystem, where their work is presented in curated online exhibitions accessible to an international audience of collectors, curators, and art professionals.
Each quarterly round culminates in the selection of winners, finalists, and highly commended artists, ensuring a broad distribution of recognition beyond a single winner-takes-all model. The program is designed to support artistic visibility and long-term professional positioning through institutional-style recognition, media features, and interview-based documentation of selected artists’ practices.
There are no thematic constraints, allowing artists full conceptual freedom. The prize emphasizes artistic merit and practice quality rather than adherence to curatorial themes, enabling a wide spectrum of contemporary approaches to be represented.
Categories
The open call accepts a wide range of artistic disciplines and media, including but not limited to:
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Photography
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Installation Art
- Video Art
- Audiovisual / Sound-based works
- Mixed Media and interdisciplinary practices
There are no restrictions regarding format, style, theme, or production date of the artwork.
Eligibility
The Homiens Art Prize is open internationally, with no geographic restrictions.
- Emerging artists
- Mid-career artists
- Established professional artists
- Artists working in any medium or discipline listed above
- Artists of all nationalities
Artist representatives may also submit on behalf of artists. However, selected winners and finalists must confirm acceptance of the terms and conditions directly. There are no age restrictions specified in the call, indicating openness to adult participants across all career stages.
Program Benefits & Awards
The Homiens Art Prize offers both financial and professional development outcomes, structured as follows:
- Annual prize fund exceeding $12,000 USD (non-acquisitive awards)
- 3 Winners per round, each receiving $1,000 USD
- 12 Finalists per round, featured in curated seasonal exhibitions
- Up to 200 Highly Commended Artists, gaining additional visibility
Additional benefits include:
- Inclusion in Homiens curated online exhibitions
- Global exposure through Homiens’ digital platforms and mailing list (reported reach of 100,000+ annual visitors)
- Feature opportunities in “Meet the Artists” programming
- Participation in “Promoted Artists” initiatives
- Inclusion in “The Art of Art” interview series (artist interviews)
- Possibility of receiving a juror letter of recommendation (for winners)
- Certificates of participation upon request for all entrants
- Networking and visibility within a global artistic ecosystem
Importantly, the prize is non-acquisitive, meaning artists retain full ownership of their work. The program emphasizes career development, visibility, and professional validation rather than artwork acquisition.
Application Fee
- $35 USD for one artwork submission
- $25 USD for each additional artwork entered
Artists may submit multiple entries and are allowed to apply multiple times.
Application Requirements
Applicants are required to submit:
- Visual documentation of artwork (images or links)
- Up to 3 images per artwork
- Video or sound-based works (maximum duration: 30 minutes) if applicable
- Online submission via application form
Additional requirements include:
- Basic artist information (via submission platform)
- Agreement to Terms & Conditions upon entry
No physical artwork submissions are accepted. All applications are digital.
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 28 April 2026
Location
Online
Additional Details
- Artworks must not be shipped or physically submitted
- No restrictions on theme, size, or production date
- Selection is based solely on submitted digital documentation
- Jurors include Homiens Director Kita Das and Ol James, PhD
- Entry into the prize also provides eligibility for media features and promotional programs
- The prize emphasizes long-term professional visibility within the contemporary art ecosystem rather than one-off exhibition exposure