Stacion – Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina is pleased to announce the open call for the Artists of Tomorrow Award 2022 – for Kosovo artist up to 35 year of age.
This pivotal independent award is organized in cooperation with Residency Unlimited in New York and is supported by The Trust for Mutual Understanding in New York.
The deadline to apply for the award is October 1, 2022.
The results of the competition will be announced no later than October 8, 2022.
The winner will be awarded with a two-month artist residency program in New York, US, at Residency Unlimited (http://residencyunlimited.org/) in the period of April/ May 2023, and a solo exhibition within the annual program of Stacion – Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina in 2023/2024.
If other obligations prevent the artist to attend the residency in New York within the provided time frame, they should consider to apply for the award on the next editions.
Artists working in the field of contemporary art including painting, sculpture, prints, drawing, installations, photography, video, new media and performance art are encouraged to apply.
Artists cannot apply with works in applied arts, design, theater, dance and film.
Application Process
The application for the "Artists of tomorrow" 2022 award is done through online registration, filling out the application form, and sending the required documentation through the application form, which is available on the website of Stacion - Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina. The right to be elected
The "Artists of tomorrow" award is designed for young artists up to the age of 35.
Members of the Jury of the Artists of Tomorrow Award 2022 are Anne Barlow, the director of the TATE St Ives, England, Miljana Dunđerin, artist, director of the private Cultural Center "Akvarijus", Mitrovica, Laura Raicovich, writer, curator, New York, Bernhard Rüdiger, artist, professor at École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Lyon, Driton Selmani artist, Kosovo.
Eligibility
The award is intended for artists only up to 35 years of age.
Eligible for applying at the Artists of Tomorrow Award are individual artists and artists working in groups that fulfill the criteria of the award. The residency program can only host one individual artist per country, in a given award year.
Applicant must have been active as an artist for at least during past 3 years in Kosovo, have 3-5 reference projects, and have exhibited in art institutions such as galleries, art centers, museums or public spaces.
Non-citizen artists of Kosovo have to be recognized for their contribution in the developments in the art scene and their artistic career must have significant connection with Kosovo.
Emigré artists should be members of the country’s artistic community and regularly exhibit in Kosovo, at least last 3 years.
Main supporters of the Artists of Tomorrow Award 2022 are Trust for Mutual Understanding (TMU), Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo, Municipality of Prishtina. Complete list of donors and cooperation partners for The Artists of Tomorrow Award 2022 will be announced in due time.