The Future Generation Art Prize is a world-wide art prize of 100,000 USD, Open to all artists up to the age of 35. The prize aims to discover and provide long-term support for a generation of emerging artists, wherever they may live and work, this unique artist-focused prize aims to make a major contribution toward the production of new work by young artists.
The prize includes: an exhibition of shortlisted artists at the PinchukArtCentre in Kiev.
The jury will select one main Prize winner, who will receive a total of 100,000 USD (60,000 USD as a cash award, and 40,000 USD toward the production of new work). An additional 20,000 USD will be allotted to fund artist-in-residency programs for up to five other special prize winners. To encourage the exchange of skills and knowledge between one generation of artists and the next, a group of renowned Mentor Artists has committed its long-term participation in the Prize and will provide in-person counsel and support to the Prize winners. The Mentor Artists are Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami.
Online application starts from 18 January till 18 April 2010 at the website: http://www.futuregenerationartprize.org
