Organizer Information
The LOEWE FOUNDATION was established in 1988 by Enrique Loewe Lynch, a fourth-generation member of LOEWE's founding family, and is today led by his daughter, Sheila Loewe. The Foundation promotes creativity, runs educational programmes, and safeguards heritage in poetry, dance, photography, art, and craft. In 2002, it received the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts from the Spanish Government.
The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize is regarded as one of the first international awards devoted to contemporary craft, with judging carried out by an expert panel and jury drawn from design, architecture, journalism, criticism, and museum curatorship. The Prize was launched in 2016 as a tribute to LOEWE's origins as a collective craft workshop founded in 1846, and it recognizes artistic merit and innovation in modern craftsmanship. Past editions have drawn thousands of entries from well over a hundred countries and regions, with the shortlist exhibited at major institutions such as the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, and National Gallery Singapore.
Title & Description
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027
The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027 is the tenth edition of an annual international competition celebrating excellence in craftsmanship. Organized by the LOEWE FOUNDATION in collaboration with LOEWE S.A., the Prize aims to disseminate and raise awareness of the work of talented craftspeople by recognizing outstanding pieces that display artistic vision and innovation and reflect the personal language and distinct hand of their maker. It seeks to support artistic craft and acknowledge leading artisans worldwide who reinterpret tradition in ways that remain relevant to contemporary culture.
Selected Finalist and Winning works will be included in the exhibition "LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027" and its accompanying catalogue, on view in Europe in spring 2027 or at another location determined by the Foundation.
Categories
- Craft
- Ceramic
- Jewelry
- Fiber/Textile Art
- Sculpture
Eligibility
- Open to professional artisans of any nationality, aged 18 or older at the time of submission
- Entries may be made by an individual or a collective ("group submission")
- Businesses and mercantile companies of any kind are excluded
- Each participant may submit only one single Work or one series of Works per call
- The Work must be owned by the participant at all times, from its creation until the end of the License period
- The Work must be an original one-off piece, handmade or partly handmade by the participant
- The Work must have been created within the last five years
- The Work must not have won any previous prizes
- The Work must be innovative, in the sense that it updates tradition, and must demonstrate artistic intent
- The Work must be able to travel and be installed by LOEWE and/or the LOEWE FOUNDATION
- Works previously selected as finalists in earlier calls of this competition are not admitted
Program Benefits & Awards
- Winner's Prize: €50,000 (subject to withholding of Spanish personal income tax, IRPF)
- Special Mention Prize: €5,000 per work, regardless of the number of Special Mentions granted
- Inclusion of Winner and Finalist works in the "LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027" exhibition and its catalogue
- LOEWE and/or the LOEWE FOUNDATION organize and cover all transport costs, customs duties, taxes, and insurance for Finalists' works to and from Madrid
- Travel and accommodation expenses covered for Finalists required to attend the public announcement event
- The Winner is invited to join the Jury for the following edition of the Prize
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 15 October 2026
- Expert Panel Decision: early 2026
- Finalists' Works Due in Madrid: before 1 February 2027
- Jury's Public Decision: spring 2027
Location
Madrid, Spain
Additional Details
- An Expert Panel will shortlist up to 30 Works, which are then submitted to a Jury for the final decision; the Jury's decision is final and confidential, with no appeal admitted
- The Jury is not obligated to select a Winner if submissions do not meet the required quality standard, and may grant Special Mentions at its sole discretion
- Winner and Finalists automatically grant LOEWE and the LOEWE FOUNDATION an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license for one year covering reproduction, representation, translation, and subtitling of the Work in connection with the exhibition, catalogue, and related communications
- Maximum work dimensions: 120 cm (W) x 200 cm (D) x 220 cm (H), or maximum weight of 1,000 kg; dangerous, prohibited, or living materials are excluded
- Once submitted, a Work may not be altered in any way; if it is damaged, sold, or otherwise leaves the participant's possession, the Foundation must be notified urgently
- Any Finalist Work that cannot be transported to Madrid, or does not arrive in time for the Jury's deliberation, may be automatically disqualified
- Upon expiry of the one-year License, if the Winner or a Special Mention recipient decides to sell the Work, LOEWE and/or the LOEWE FOUNDATION hold a pre-emptive right of first refusal
- Winners and Finalists may not make independent press announcements about the Prize or Exhibition without prior written consent from LOEWE and/or the LOEWE FOUNDATION
- Personal data is processed under Spanish and EU data protection law (GDPR); participants may exercise rights of access, rectification, erasure, and related rights via written request