Call for projects organizer
The Lumen Prize is a global award and tour for digital art.
Description
The Lumen Prize — an international award that celebrates artists working with technology, is now in its 6th year and soon opening the call for entries for 2017.
The competition is open for art works which engage with technology in some form.
So far, the Lumen Prize has awarded over $40,000 in prize money and is committed to supporting & widening artist opportunities. The prize fund for 2017 is $10,500. Inclusion in Lumen’s annual programme of exhibitions and events around the world, is also part of the prizes.
The competition was inaugurated in 2012. It is hosted by Lumen Projects Ltd — a not-for-profit social enterprise registered in Wales, UK.
Jury
Douglas Dodds
Senior Curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum, keeper of the UK’s archive of pioneering & contemporary digital art, Doug's recent exhibitions include Barbara Nessim (2013) and Digital Pioneers (2009/10).
Senior Curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum, keeper of the UK’s archive of pioneering & contemporary digital art, Doug's recent exhibitions include Barbara Nessim (2013) and Digital Pioneers (2009/10).
Foteini Aravani
Digital Curator at the Museum of London, Foteini develops the museum’s digital collecting activities and identifies opportunities for acquiring digital material to enhance and enrich the Museum’s collections.
Digital Curator at the Museum of London, Foteini develops the museum’s digital collecting activities and identifies opportunities for acquiring digital material to enhance and enrich the Museum’s collections.
Michael Takeo Magruder
An internationally recognised visual artist working with digital media whose projects have been showcased in over 250 exhibitions in 34 countries. Currently artist-in-residence at the British Library and winner of the 2015 Lumen Prize for Immersive Environments.
An internationally recognised visual artist working with digital media whose projects have been showcased in over 250 exhibitions in 34 countries. Currently artist-in-residence at the British Library and winner of the 2015 Lumen Prize for Immersive Environments.
WeiWei Wang
Curator for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) Shanghai, WeiWei has curated numerous shows, most recently "Animamix Biennale 2015-2016", as well as several projects for the museum's projects space "MoCA Pavilion".
Curator for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) Shanghai, WeiWei has curated numerous shows, most recently "Animamix Biennale 2015-2016", as well as several projects for the museum's projects space "MoCA Pavilion".
Tessa Jackson OBE
UK-based gallery director, curator and arts consultant; founding Artistic Director of Artes Mundi, Wales' International Visual Art Exhibition & Prize and past CEO of Iniva, Institute of International Visual Arts, London.
UK-based gallery director, curator and arts consultant; founding Artistic Director of Artes Mundi, Wales' International Visual Art Exhibition & Prize and past CEO of Iniva, Institute of International Visual Arts, London.
Bruce Wands
Chair Emeritus of the New York School of Visual Arts MFA Computer Art Department. Bruce is a widely-exhibited artist, author of Art of the Digital Age and Director of the New York Digital Salon.
Chair Emeritus of the New York School of Visual Arts MFA Computer Art Department. Bruce is a widely-exhibited artist, author of Art of the Digital Age and Director of the New York Digital Salon.
Rewards
Gold Award
$3 000Moving Image Award
$1 000Still Image Award
$1 000VR/AR Award
$1 0003D/Sculpture Award
$1 000Interactive Award
$1 000Web-Based Award
$1 000People's Choice Award
$250Founder's Award
$750Timeline
Europe/Paris
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