Call for Applications Celeste Prize 2017, 9th edition

The internationally celebrated Celeste Prize for emerging and mid-career artists, is taking its
ninth edition with acclaimed writer and curator of London’s Art Night Fatos Ustek, as chief
juror to lead this year’s super-jury of international curators and art-critics: George Clark,
independet curator; Ovul Durmusoglu, independent curator; Rozsa Zita Farkas, Arcadia
Missa; Attilia Fattori Franchini, independent curator; Anna Gritz, Kunst Werke Berlin; Nav
Haq, Muhka; Harriet Loffler, Norwich Castle Museum; Louise O'Kelly, BlockUniverse; Ilaria
Puri Purini, Contemporary Art Society; Filipa Ramos, Art Agenda, Vdrome; Emiliano
Valdes, Museum of Modern Art Medellin; Ben Vickers, Serpentine Gallery.

Prizes

The total awards sum of 23,000 € will be given to 6 artists who will be selected in each of the
six prize categories: Project, Painting, Photography, Video, Installation and Performance and
Super-young (for artists under 26).

Finalists

The 53 finalists and award winners, will have the chance to exhibit at London’s Bargehouse, OXO Tower, during the Frieze Art Fair in early October.

Application Deadline

30 June 2017

To Apply

For more information on the Prize and the application procedure please visit the website:
www.celesteprize.com/celesteprize2017

Contact

info@celesteprize.com
tel. +39 0577 1521988