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GERMANY ART PRIZE 2026/27
Artists with formal training – including emerging artists and professional self-taught artists – can enter this national art competition by submitting up to six works (via photo upload) using the digital application form. The competition’s slogan is “Art powers future.” An independent jury of experts reviews the digitally submitted works on a large screen and selects nominees across three categories: Painting/Graphic Art, Sculpture/Object Art, and Photography/Digital Art. The prize winners are chosen from among the 30 to 40 nominated works. GERMANY ART PRIZE provides financial support to emerging artists up to the age of 35, waiving the entry fee for one submitted work.
With the 2026/27 edition, this now-established art prize (known as “Kunstpreis Worpswede” from 2019 to 2026) enters its eleventh year. We extend our gratitude to all the artists, jury members, patrons, moderators, speakers, gallerists, sponsors, supporters, consultants, advisory board members, critics, journalists, publishers, and staff who have worked together to transform this competition – now international in scope – into one of Germany’s most renowned art prizes.
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Knobloch
The GERMANY ART PRIZE 2025/26 goes to Bavaria, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, and North Rhine-Westphalia
174 artists from Germany and abroad submitted 475 works for the GERMANY ART Prize, held under the slogan “Art powers future.” In February 2026, an eight-member expert jury nominated 40 of these works.
Kari A. Kalthoff from Hamburg (with the digital artwork “Masc fatale”), Wolfgang Hiltscher from Göttingen (with the sculpture “Die Überführung des heiligen Hauses”), and Michael Gerstl from Obernzell, Bavaria (with the painting “Gefesselte Europa”) emerged as the winners, receiving the jury awards for the GERMANY ART Prize 2025/26. The award ceremony took place on June 20, 2026, at the Hotel DER ACHTERMANN in Goslar. The Public Choice Award went to Sascha Holzmann from Krefeld. Additionally, the nominated artists present at the event were honored.
Before an audience of numerous artists and guests from Germany and abroad, Thomas Velte (Goslar / BBK-Harz), spokesperson for the expert jury, explained the jury’s decisions in detail. The three art prizes – accompanied by “Gold Awards” – in the categories of Painting, Sculpture/Object, and Photography/Digital Art were presented by the chairman of the advisory board, Heinrich Prince of Hannover. Art prize organizer Albin Homeyer extends his thanks to the participating artists, jury members, the patron, the advisory board, the moderators, and everyone else involved for their commitment.