Applications Closed
Applications are now open for the Access ART X Prize. The Prize awards early-career artists from Africa and its Diaspora with opportunities to develop their practices, with the intention of setting them up for the highest levels of success on the global stage. Formerly open only to Nigerian emerging artists, The 2022/3 edition has evolved to include an additional award in collaboration with Guest Artists Space Foundation that is open to emerging artists from all of Africa and its Diaspora, in a bid to buttress sustainable careers for a wider range of artists.
Two winners will be selected; one from Nigeria and one from Africa/The Diaspora.
The Nigerian Winner Will Receive:
- Gasworks UK Residency Award
- Exhibition at ART X Lagos
- Supported by a $10,000 Grant
- An opportunity for cultural exchange
The African / Diasporan Winner Will Receive:
- G.A.S. Foundation Residency Award
- Exhibition at ART X Lagos
- Supported by a $10,000 Grant
- An opportunity for cultural exchange
Emerging artists who have been practising for 3 years or more are welcome to apply by clicking here or on the button below. For more information about the Access ART X Prize 2022/3, please read our FAQs and T&Cs or send an email to prize@artxlagos.com.
ABOUT THE PRIZE
The Prize awards early-career artists from Africa and its Diaspora with opportunities to develop their practices, with the intention of setting them up for the highest levels of success on the global stage. The Prize, formerly open only to emerging Nigerian artists, has evolved to include an additional award that is open to emerging artists from all of Africa and its Diaspora, in a bid to buttress sustainable careers for a wider range of artists.
For the 2022/3 edition of the prize, one artist will be selected from Nigeria, who will undergo a residency at Gasworks London. Another artist from Africa and its Diaspora will be selected to undergo a residency at Yinka Shonibare’s G.A.S. Foundation in Lagos. Both artists will be granted exhibitions at the ART X Lagos fair in 2023 supported by grants of $10,000 for their exhibition.
The Access ART X Prize 2022 will be judged by an esteemed jury which includes Alessio Antoniolli (Director, Gasworks & The Triangle Network), Dr Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (Artistic Director, SAVVY Contemporary), Gabi Ncgobo (Artist and Curatorial Director, University of Pretoria), Maria Varnava (Founder, Tiwani Contemporary), Professor Peju Layiwola (Artist and Historian), and Victor Ehikhamenor (Artist).
Previous winners are Chigozie Obi (2021), Etinosa Yvonne (2019), Bolatito Aderemi-Ibitola (2018), Habeeb Andu (2017), and Patrick Akpojotor (2016).
The ART X Prize is sponsored by Access Corporation, the parent company of Access Bank.