April 13, 2015 - The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates contemporary art in all its forms, offering opportunities for exhibition at a major public gallery alongside online publication and £10,000 prize money.

July 8, 2025 - At a time when the future feels uncertain, The Aesthetica Art Prize brings together 25 shortlisted visionaries from around the world, as well as a longlist of 175 artists, who confront the biggest issues facing humanity today.

January Sale: Submit & Save 50% About the Aesthetica Art Prize The Aesthetica Art Prize recognises and celebrates contemporary art, offering £10,000 prize money, opportunities for exhibition at a major public gallery alongside publication in ...

November 25, 2019 - Please email us at [email protected] and explain that you would like to withdraw. Image: Sarah Smith, As the Crow Flies (III), 2013, 80cm x 55cm. Courtesy of the artist.

April 20, 2025 - The £10,000 Prize welcomes submissions across: Photographic and Digital Art; Three Dimensional Design and Sculpture; Painting, Drawing and Mixed-Media, and Video, Installation and Performance.

2 days ago - This year’s Emerging Prize went to Sam Metz, whose sculpture Porosity reflects their sensory experience of the Humber Estuary. Bright yellow structures echo how they see the water’s reflection through ocular albinism, a genetic eye condition that causes visual differences. The Aesthetica Art Prize is Open for Entries.

August 5, 2025 - The Aesthetica Art Prize is delighted to present a shortlist of 25 international artists who confront the biggest issues facing humanity today. Art is a powerful catalyst for change: breaking down walls, shaking up old narratives, and sparking ...

November 24, 2025 - The winner of the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize is Tobi Onabolu.

November 25, 2025 - Sam Metz is the winner of the 2025 Aesthetica Emerging Art Prize. Their work seeks to answer the question: what would the art world look like if it centred neurodivergent experiences?

4 days ago - The 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize brought together 25 shortlisted artists, whose works span painting, drawing, video, installation, performance, photography, digital art and film. The winners were announced at the launch of the prize’s exhibition ...

March 5, 2024 - Submit Your Work Enter the Aesthetica Art Prize Aesthetica is looking for artists redefining the parameters of contemporary art. The Prize is open to multiple genres including photography, sculpture, installation, digital media, video, painting and more. Since its establishment 17 years ago, ...

April 15, 2015 - We’re spotlighting our 2025 award winners, each one represents the very best of emerging talent across contemporary art, film, writing and music. Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban has spent over four decades redefining what architecture can ...

March 19, 2025 - Emma Dean is Senior Curator at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. Exhibitions include mid-career surveys of Thomas Scheibitz, Caroline Achaintre, Huma Bhabha and Sutapa Biswas and major presentations by Jesse Wine, Jumana Emil Abboud, Sofia Stevi, Mounira Al Solh and Ali Cherri. Emma heads Baltic’s international residency programme. ... A former winner of Aesthetica’s Main Prize, Akoto’s practice explores collective futures and the nuances of human and ecological memory through still & moving images and cultural expression.

September 22, 2025 - We announce the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize winners: Tobi Onabolu and Sam Metz, who were announced at the opening of this year's show at York Art Gallery.

Hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, the Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world. It offers both emerging and established artists the opportunity to showcase their work to a wider audience and further their ...

April 13, 2015 - 1. Li Zhang, courtesy Unsplash. 2. Adriana Mora. 3. Beasty, courtesy Unsplash. 4. Massimo Colonna, from the (Non) Gravity series. Courtesy of the artist. © Massimo Colonna. 5. Ben Thomas, Crown, 2016. New York. 6. Fazlulloh Shamit Musavi,The Edge of Emotions, 2018.

1 week ago - The 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize brought together 25 shortlisted artists, whose works span painting, drawing, video, installation, performance, photography, digital art and film.

September 23, 2025 - 19 September – 25 January | York Art Gallery, UK The Aesthetica Art Prize 2025: From Memory to Possibility Art is a powerful catalyst for change – breaking down walls, shaking up old narratives, and sparking urgent conversations that question the world as we know it.

August 29, 2025 - The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates contemporary art in all its forms, offering opportunities for exhibition at a major public gallery alongside online publication and £10,000 prize money.

August 4, 2024 - Aesthetica is part of the UNESCO City of Media Arts network. This award offers artists opportunities for exhibition at a major public gallery alongside publication in Aesthetica Magazine. The winner will receive £10,000 prize money.