Organizer Information
The Luxembourg Art Prize is organized by the Pinacothèque, a private museum located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Pinacothèque is a not-for-profit cultural and educational museum and does not receive any money from applicants — the registration fee collected from artists goes entirely toward the IT company that manages the website and the electronic submission system. Founded in 2015, the Prize was created to discover and promote talented artists — amateur or professional — who have not yet established a profile on the international contemporary art scene, and to give them a museum reference for their CV.
Title & Description
Luxembourg Art Prize — 12th Edition (2026)
The Luxembourg Art Prize is an annual international art prize open to any living artist, amateur or professional, working in graphic or decorative media, with no restriction on age, nationality, or place of residence. The only selection criterion applied by the Museum is artistic merit. Each year the Museum's selection committee names 24 finalists (8 from each of three registration groups), and an independent final jury then selects three winners from among the finalists. All participants judged noteworthy by the selection committee — finalists or not — receive an official certificate of artistic merit from the Museum.
Categories
- Visual Arts
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Installation
- Painting
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Mixed Media
- Craft
- Ceramic
- Fiber/Textile Art
- Paper-based
Eligibility
- Open to any living artist, amateur or professional
- No limitation based on age, nationality, or place of residence
- Works must use one or more of the following techniques: drawing, printing, installation, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed techniques, or decorative arts (textiles and materials, glass, wood, metal, ceramics, mosaics, paper, or other techniques)
- Only one candidate account permitted per artist
- Applicants must not have provided untrue information, must be the author of the works presented, must have paid the entry fee through legitimate means, and must not have insulted other candidates, help center staff, the jury, or the Museum — violations result in a lifetime ban from the contest
Program Benefits & Awards
- 1st place: €20,000, paid with no conditions of use
- 2nd place: €10,000, paid with no conditions of use
- 3rd place: €5,000, paid with no conditions of use
- Official certificate of artistic merit issued to all participants judged noteworthy by the selection committee, whether finalist or not, available in multiple languages
- Winners and finalists receive reproduction of their application content by the Museum in press releases, website, and social media publications (promotional visibility)
- Winners each receive a dedicated critical review of their work published by ArtCritic, an online contemporary art magazine, as part of a partnership benefit
Application Fee
A registration fee must be paid to enter, and the amount depends on the applicant's country of residence: Eurozone countries 55€ + VAT; Sweden 650kr + VAT; Denmark 450 DKK + VAT; Norway 700kr + VAT; Poland 300zł + VAT; United Kingdom 55£; Switzerland 60 CHF; Canada 99$ CAD; Japan 11,000¥; USA 79$ USD; Russia 6,500₽ RUB; Ukraine 3,000₴ UAH; Israel 250₪ ILS; Australia 119$ AUD; South Korea 105,000₩ KRW; rest of the world 79$ USD. The fee is paid once per registration group per edition, and artists may submit an unlimited number of works within that registration at no extra cost. If registering for more than one group in the same year, the fee must be paid for each group, though a discount is applied automatically at payment for multiple simultaneous group registrations. The fee is fully refundable if the applicant withdraws before the finalists are announced (before November 1) and within 90 days of payment; after that point it is non-refundable.
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Group 1 registration closes: 31 March 2026
- Group 2 registration closes: 30 June 2026
- Group 3 registration closes: 30 September 2026
- Application form completion deadline (all groups): 30 September 2026
- Finalist selection period: October 1–31
- Finalists announced: 1 November 2026
- Final jury review of finalists: 30 November 2026
- Winners announced: 1 December 2026
- Prize money wired to winners: December 2026
Location
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Additional Details
- Applicants are divided into three groups solely by registration closing date; registration in multiple groups is allowed if timing permits, though the Museum recommends registering with the group closest to the current date
- The selection committee is chaired by Hervé Lancelin, the Museum Director; other committee members are not publicly disclosed, and the committee (aside from its chair) is renewed each year
- The independent final jury is appointed by the Museum; Museum employees or their family members may not serve on it, and each juror must declare they are not related to any finalist
- Each juror scores finalists on a point scale, with ties resolved by a new vote among tied artists only; point totals are not made public
- Artists retain copyright over their works and application content; finalists and winners grant the Museum a free, unlimited right to reproduce their application content for the Museum's own communications
- Personal data is processed under Luxembourg's data protection law (as amended August 2, 2002); applicants have rights of access, objection, and rectification, and may delete their account at any time
- The Museum reserves the right to postpone or cancel the Prize, including for insufficient application quality; in a non-force-majeure cancellation, fees are refunded immediately
- Governed by Luxembourg law; disputes go to the courts of the City of Luxembourg, with the French-language version of the rules controlling in case of translation dispute