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GERMANY ART PRIZE 2026/27

• The application period is underway.
• Application deadline “C”: … until September 30, 2026.
• Application conditions: … see the ART PRIZE CALL FOR ENTRY menu item.
• Art disciplines: … painting/graphic, sculpture/object, photography/digital art.
• Where do I apply on this website? … by uploading to the APPLICATION FORM menu item.
• Artists can submit up to five (1-6) works digitally.
• Applicants under the age of 36 pay no processing fee (€0.00) for one (1) submitted work.
• The digitally submitted works will be viewed by a jury of experts on a large screen. The nominated works qualify for the final jury meeting.
• The three winners will be selected at the final jury meeting.
• The following art prizes are awarded in a ceremonial setting in June each year at different locations in Germany:
• “ART PRIZE GERMANY 2026/27 for Painting / Graphic”
• “ART PRIZE GERMANY 2026/27 for Sculpture / Object”
• “ART PRIZE GERMANY 2026/27 for Photography / Digital Art”

Art Prize Book: Publication of a print version and a digital version (e-book) of the ART PRIZE GERMANY 2026/27, exclusively presenting the nominated works (photos, titles, texts), the works of the art prize winners, and their names.

Patron for 2026/27: Prof. Dr. Stefan Knobloch (Theologian and author from Passau, Bavaria).

GERMANY ART PRIZE 2025/26

174 artists from Germany and abroad submitted 475 works for the KUNSTPREIS DEUTSCHLAND (slogan: “Art powers future”). Forty artists were nominated by the expert jury.

The jury-selected prize winners are Kari A. Kalthoff (Hamburg/Digital Art), Wolfgang Hiltscher (Sculpture/Göttingen), and Michael Gerstl (Oberzell/Painting). The Public Choice Award winner is Sascha Holzmann (Krefeld/Digital Art).

The KUNSTPREIS DEUTSCHLAND 2025/26 awards ceremony took place on June 20 at the Hotel DER ACHTERMANN in Goslar.