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Antoni Vila Casas Photography Prize 2026
Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas was founded in 1986 and, following
the wishes of its founder, Antoni Vila Casas, it is dedicated to promoting and
disseminating contemporary art and consolidate the country’s cultural sphere.
To this end, ever since 2001 Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas has organized
annual prizes – held on an alternating basis between the three disciplines of
contemporary Painting, Photography and Sculpture – which have provided a
platform throughout the years to promote artistic work from across Catalonia.
This year we are embarking on a new period and the Antoni Vila Casas
Prize 2026 is evolving from the previous model of recognition of an artwork
that has already been completed to one focused on the process of creation of
the artwork. In accordance with this new approach, we are announcing the Antoni
Vila Casas Photography Prize with a renewed structure that will award a
photographic project. The winning project for each new prize will be developed
over the course of a year with the support of Fundació Privada Antoni Vila
Casas and will be exhibited in one of our museums in the winter season
following the award of the prize.
1. Contestants
This competition is open to any artist who is a tax resident in
Catalonia, who is over eighteen years old, and who must submit an original
work, in other words, one that has not previously been publicly exhibited nor
won any other competition.
2. Theme and characteristics of the project
The theme is open.
We will accept projects that are primarily photographic, but also ones
in which photography enters into dialogue with other artistic disciplines.
The submitted projects must not have received subsidies, awards or
grants in other competitions nor received public or private support of any kind
towards their creation.
The submitted projects must not have been published in their entirety –
for example, without limitation, in a book or catalogue – or exhibited, in
their entirety, in a public or private space.
3. Submission
of projects
Contestants must register on the
webpage: http://premis.fundaciovilacasas.org, and complete the application form providing the
artist’s personal information, including a biography of the artist (maximum
2,000 characters) and a description of the artistic proposal (maximum 1,500
characters).
In order to outline the proposed exhibition
project, the contestant must attach a dossier, in PDF format, which should
include a detailed description focused on the formalization of the proposal and
a maximum of ten photographs. The dossier must be between ten and fifteen pages
in length. The dossier size must not exceed 10 MB.
If the registration instructions are
not strictly complied with, at the discretion of the organizing body, the application
will be declared invalid and, as a result, the contestant’s submission will not
be accepted.
4. Timescale for the submission of entries
The timescale for the submission of entries will be from 23rd
February to 11.59 p.m. on 31st May 2026 and they must be submitted
via the following form: https://www.fundaciovilacasas.com/en/inscription[SR1]
Submissions which arrive outside the established timescale or via other means
will not be accepted.
5. Selection of the winning entry
The judging panel will review all the entries received, make a selection
of finalist works and, after a joint viewing, will choose the winning entry in
September 2026, with the decision being announced the following month.
In order to make a decision on the winning entry, the judging panel will
evaluate the artistic criteria of the entry, its conceptual integrity and the
artist’s critical thought. During the selection process, Fundació Privada
Antoni Vila Casas may decide, by its own volition or at the request of the
judging panel, to contact the contestants in order to resolve any query that
may arise about the submitted work.
The winning artist will receive an official communication by e-mail from
Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas and must explicitly accept the Prize by the
same means of communication within fifteen calendar days of having received the
announcement of the award.
Once the winning artist has accepted the Prize, the decision will be
made public on Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas’ webpage and social media
channels.
Prior to giving the Prize, Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas and the
winning artist will sign a contract stipulating all rights and obligations as
applicable to each party such as, without limitation, the obligation to present
and exhibit the winning project.
6. Commitments and indemnity
Contestants must declare and state that the materials they submit to the
competition are original and that the artist fully and peacefully owns the
entirety of intellectual property rights of the artwork and, where applicable,
any related rights, and that the presentation, exploitation or dissemination of
the work does not infringe or violate the rights of third parties, including, without
limitation, copyright, related rights, trademarks, designs, patents, image
rights, honour, privacy and protection of personal data.
Furthermore, contestants will accept full responsibility for any claims,
damages, prejudice or expense that may arise from the failure to comply with
the rights and obligations stipulated in the preceding paragraph and will
guarantee to cause no harm whatsoever to the organizing body, its staff and
collaborators.
If the contestant carries out professional activities that require the
payment of income tax (in Catalan: Impost sobre la Renda de les Persones
Físiques), they must inform Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas and provide the
corresponding official documentation as proof.
In addition, in order to receive the Prize, the winning artist must provide
official certification that they are in compliance and up to date with their
tax and social security obligations.
Acceptance of the Prize requires the winning artist to prepare and
deliver the exhibition of the project in the venue outlined in the appendix,
and comply with the terms and conditions as agreed with Fundació Privada Antoni
Vila Casas (such as dates, venue, insurance conditions, transport of the
artwork, installation and catalogue).
7. Acceptance of the terms and conditions
Participation in this competition implies the full acceptance of these
terms and conditions and the decisions of Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas,
the entity organizing this competition, and the designated judging panel, as
well as an explicit waiver of any subsequent claim.
Any queries regarding the application process may be sent to premiavc@fundaciovilacasas.org up until 11.59
p.m. on 15th May 2026.
Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas will resolve any issue that is
unforeseen in these terms and conditions, and its decisions will be final and
not subject to appeal by contestants.
8. Prizes
The Prize will include the award of €12,000 to the winning artist, and
any indirect tax that may be liable upon awarding the Prize will be deducted
from this amount.
Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas will present the winning entry in
exhibition format at Museu Can Framis (Carrer de Roc Boronat, 116-126,
Barcelona) during winter 2027. During the organization of the exhibition, Fundació
Privada Antoni Vila Casas will cover the costs of its production (insurance,
transport of artwork, installation and catalogue within the terms established
by Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas), and the supervision of the exhibition,
supporting the artist during the whole process. The artist will receive
sufficient compensation for the costs incurred in the management of the
exhibition.
Wherever applicable, the winning artist must provide the licences that
may be required to carry out a peaceful exhibition of the project.
At the discretion of the judging panel, up to three second prizes may be
awarded.
The judging panel may declare the Prize void at any time.
Decisions of the judging panel are final and not subject to appeal.
The judging panel may withdraw the Prize from the winning contestant and
award it to a different contestant if the Prize is not accepted or does not
comply with the terms and conditions outlined in this document.
9. Taxation
The winning contestant will be liable and solely responsible for any tax
obligation that may arise from receiving the Prize. The winning contestant is
obliged to comply with all tax-related obligations that may be applicable by
current legislation.
Therefore, by accepting these legal terms and conditions, contestants
have been informed of the potential tax consequences, in any form whatsoever,
that may arise from receiving this Prize, and acknowledge that Fundació Privada
Antoni Vila Casas, the organizing body, will hold no responsibility whatsoever.
In relation to the preceding paragraph, and in compliance with current
legislation, Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas will enact the corresponding
deductions or payments related to the Prize.
Furthermore, Fundació Privada Antoni Vila Casas will issue the corresponding certification to enable the winning contestant to fulfil their tax obligations, who in turn must declare the sum received from the Prize in their income tax declarations.
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