Now in its 4th consecutive year, the CIRCA PRIZE returns with an open call for artists to win £40,000 through submitting a 2.5 minute video work in response to the CIRCA 20:24 manifesto, ‘<> Time’s Arrow Flies Forever Forward’ – in a bid to discover, platform and champion the future visionaries who are shaping our world for the better.
A jury made up of CIRCA artists and collaborators including Marina Abramovic, Lisa Anderson, Nicoletta Fiorucci, Michèle Lamy, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Josef O’Connor, Kembra Pfahler, Sir Norman Rosenthal, Slawn, Nadya Tolokonnikova and Ai Weiwei will collectively decide the CIRCA PRIZE 2024 winner. The winning artist will receive £30,000 to help support their practice and develop a new CIRCA commission, alongside a trophy designed especially by Ai Weiwei.
An open call for emerging and mid-career artists of all ages, the CIRCA PRIZE is supported by a specially formed CURATORS’ CIRCLE consisting of Mohamed Almusibli (Kunsthalle Basel, Basel), Attilia Fattori Franchini (Kunstverein Gartenhaus, Vienna), Sydney Fishman (BOFFO, New York), Sohyeon Park (Incheon International Airport Art and Culture, Incheon), and Kostas Stasinopoulos (Serpentine Galleries, London) will engage with local communities and select the 30 finalists before deliberating with the Jury to select an overall winner. In keeping with the spirit of public art, an online public vote powered by Piccadilly Lights will determine the winner of an additional £10,000.
Throughout September, 30 finalists will each see their work appear on the iconic Piccadilly Lights and broadcast across the CIRCA platform of screens in Milan and Berlin. Previous CIRCA PRIZE winners include Joseph Wilson (2021), Mary Martins (2022) and Cemile Sahin (2023).
CIRCA PRIZE 2024 launches today Wednesday 5th June at 20:00 BST on Piccadilly Lights with a special 10-minute screening of ‘Departing’ by CIRCA PRIZE 2022 winner, Mary Martins. The CIRCA PRIZE 2024 award ceremony will be held LIVE! in Piccadilly Circus, London, during Frieze Week on 8th October 2024. CIRCA PRIZE funds are generated by the #CIRCAECONOMY, a circular model that creates life changing opportunities for emerging and unrepresented voices through the sale of affordable art to the public.
Since launching in October 2020, CIRCA has re-distributed over £1,000,000 in public art commissions, cash grants, scholarships, and charitable donations.
CIRCA PRIZE 2024 submissions close midnight on 15th July 2023. To apply for free, click here.
