This edition has closed. The page stays up because most of these run again. Check the organiser for the next round, and see what is open now below.
The main Czech contemporary art award, and it takes open applications rather than nominations. No age limit, no citizenship requirement and no art degree needed — only that you live or work in the country.
Three laureates chosen by an independent international jury of six. Each receives a CZK 60,000 budget for new work, an artist fee and a year-round stipend, curatorial and production support, and an exhibition at PLATO Ostrava, the Moravian Gallery in Brno or the National Gallery Prague. Deadline 23:59.
Who can apply
Artists, duos and collectives living or working in the Czech Republic. Czech citizenship is not required, formal art education is not required, and the age limit of 35 was abolished in 2024.
Fee to apply
No application fee stated on the organiser page.
Artist paid
Yes, funded or paid
Disciplines
visual arts
Checked 23 September 2026. Listed from the organiser’s announcement. Always confirm the deadline with the organiser before you apply.
Applying to this?
This one wants what they all want: images, titles, year, medium, dimensions. Keep those on the works themselves and Samlio lays out the portfolio for you, one work to a page, with prices left out of the file that goes to the jury.
Every other Tuesday, three calls worth your evening, with what they pay, what they cost and who they really suit. The same reading you just did, done for you, and an honest word on which one to try.
