.ART Award 2026 — $15,000 Grand Prize for Documenting the Creative Process, Plus an AR Prize and Premium Domain
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
The .ART Award, launched for the tenth anniversary of the .ART domain registry, rewards artists for documenting the creative process behind their work; instead of a form, applicants submit a .ART domain pointing to their site, platform profile or social page.
Benefits
A $15,000 cash Grand Prize for one artist, a $3,000 package from illust. for an artist working in augmented reality, a $10,000 premium .ART domain, and presentation in the .ART Award gallery online and on screens at bitforms gallery in Miami. Award details: $15,000 Grand Prize; $3,000 AR package… Read more
Eligibility
Individual artists (including collaborations) aged 18 or over and artist collectives from any country and in any art form. Each entry must be presented on or linked to its own .ART domain.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 12:00 UTC (per the award policy)
- Programme dates
- Shortlist 6 November, finalists 20 November, winners 3 December 2026 during Art Basel Miami
- Costs to the artist
- A .ART domain name is required to apply (registration cost)
- Language
- English
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.