
41st Salón Anual de Arte 2026, Bahía Blanca — ARS 5,000,000 First Prizes in Painting and Sculpture (Buenos Aires Province and Patagonia)
Fundación Bolsa de Comercio de Bahía Blanca
The Fundación Bolsa de Comercio de Bahía Blanca has run its Salón Anual de Arte since 1985. The 41st edition takes painting and sculpture from artists living in Buenos Aires Province and Patagonia, with a jury preselecting from photographs.
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In each category (painting and sculpture): first prize ARS 5,000,000, second ARS 2,500,000, third ARS 1,000,000. First prizes are acquisition prizes and join the foundation's collection. Selected works are shown in the Salón exhibition, 27 November – 11 December 2026.
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Adults who currently live in the provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Río Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz or Tierra del Fuego. Painting and sculpture categories; one work per artist per category, made less than two years ago, never exhibited before, original and on a rigid support. Paintings up to 1.20 m on the longest side (frame excluded); sculptures up to 1.20 m high and 0.90 m wide and deep. Collective works allowed with one representative. Free theme.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- online form
- Programme dates
- Exhibition 27 November – 11 December 2026
- Results
- Judging 13 November 2026; results from 16 November 2026
- Costs to the artist
- Delivery of the physical work to Bahía Blanca and its return if selected