Talents Contemporains 16 — Water: €15,000 Acquisition Prize and up to €50,000 Production, Fondation François Schneider
Fondation François Schneider
Since 2011 the Fondation François Schneider, an art centre set in a former spring-water bottling plant in Wattwiller, has run the international Talents Contemporains competition on the theme of water, buying the winners' works for its collection. The 16th edition selects four to seven laureates through four expert committees and an international grand jury, and can fund the production of new sc...
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Four to seven laureates chosen by an international grand jury (chaired by Jean-Noël Jeanneney) each receive €15,000 — a merit prize plus the foundation's acquisition of the work for its collection (€8,000 for photographs or videos in editions). Sculptors and installation artists may apply with an unrealised project with a production budget of up to €50,000, which the foundation covers. Laureates are shown in a group exhibition at the Wattwiller art centre, with a video portrait; transport and installation are paid by the foundation.
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Open to visual artists and artist collectives of all nationalities and ages (adults), except previous laureates. Applicants must show a solid professional practice and/or an art-school degree, with a recent, continuous record of exhibitions, publications or residencies over the last five years. Eligible: painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video, textile or any other visual art form on the exclusive theme of water; live performance, music, cinema and ephemeral works are not accepted. One work or project per artist. Files in French for French speakers, in English for others.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 23:59 (French time)
- Programme dates
- Finalists announced in March 2027; laureates in May/June 2027; exhibition in autumn 2027
- Results
- Finalists March 2027; laureates May/June 2027