Artes Mundi Exhibition Nomination Q&As

Any member of the public who is interested or involved in the visual arts is invited to make a nomination.

Any artist working in any medium within a contemporary art context is eligible.

All artists should be considered within the broad theme of the “Human Condition”. We are interested in those whose practice express their relationship to this in a variety of ways: from the poetic to the rhetorical; from the surreal to the satirical. They might examine topical themes of power structures and government, representation, globalisation and consumerism, urbanisation and food production, gender issues, environmentalism and ecological change, but also deeply personal issues of current lifestyles, grief, loss and anxieties about the future.

Artists can be either established or emerging but should be well-known in the country in which they work and have, or are developing, an international reputation.

Any artist that meets the criteria may be nominated. However, students are not eligible, and it is expected that artists will have some experience of exhibiting internationally, whereby they are considered emerging to mid-career so a recent graduate may or may not be considered appropriate.

Nominations are made for the consideration of the artist and their practice not for a single piece of work.

Yes

You cannot nominate yourself but can ask peers and colleagues to make a nomination for your practice as an artist.

There is no age limit.

Yes. There is a link provided on the submission page of the nomination form, this will take you to the start of a new form.

It is not necessary, as selection is based on the criteria and not the quantity of artist nominations.

If they do not have a website, any which hosts their work is good to include.

An email will be sent informing you if your nominated artist(s) has been shortlisted.

We’re interested to know what parts of the world nominations are being received from as it assists us to evaluate the reach of the Artes Mundi Biennial Exhibition & Prize and with reporting to funders and supporters.

Again, we’re interested to know what parts of the world artists are living and working in, as this assists us to evaluate the reach of Artes Mundi and with reporting to funders and supporters.

All nominations are collated and distributed to the jury. Over successive meetings with Artes Mundi, nominations are reviewed against the criteria, a longlist drawn up and this taken further to establish the shortlist selection. Once the selection is made, we will contact shortlisted artists and begin planning towards the Artes Mundi 12 exhibition. The shortlist will be announced on our website, in our newsletter an on our social media channels. You can sign up to our mailing list via the nominations form.

Please send an email to info@artesmundi.org allowing up to 5 days for a response.