Venice, December 2025 – On the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, Arte Laguna Prize—long committed to the field of International Contemporary Art—has pursued the goal of expanding its Network of partners by establishing new Special Prizes designed to support emerging artists and foster fresh interactions among curators, entrepreneurs, artists, and enthusiasts.

The Special Prizes are collaborations developed with a wide range of partners from around the world—museums, galleries, and entrepreneurs—who believe in emerging talent and offer awards such as prizes for the best creative idea for a new product or piece of furniture, for an advertising campaign or a video project. Others provide artistic residencies, solo and group exhibitions, or specialized training experiences such as working with glass, ceramics, or textiles. Some partners offer cash prizes that help artists purchase materials and give new momentum to their careers.

Particularly noteworthy are the variety and diversity of these new awards: not only artistic residencies and gallery collaborations, but also companies and entrepreneurial ventures that—although not directly linked to the art world—have chosen to get involved to support artists and emerging culture, discovering new talent before anyone else.

A total of 13 Special Prizes have been assigned, involving partners from 8 different countries. Six of this year’s partners are organizations not traditionally connected to the art sector, yet they have enthusiastically embraced the initiative because they believe in the value of art as a universal language. Each prize received more than a hundred project submissions tailored to the proposed theme, spanning painting, installation, digital works, and performance—each offering an innovative and unexpected interpretation of the brief. Examples include Ventana, which sought a digital artist to create a work to be displayed on the large screens the company produces; Ghisolana winery, which looked for an artistic label for its Prosecco; and Asem, which believes that even an artist working in Mozambique can bring meaningful added value to the local community.

Below, the 43 winners for the Special Prizes of Arte Laguna Prize 20^th edition.

Art Residencies
Litix, Italy – Vincenzo Muratore
Artorale, Germany – Guillermo Quintero Rojas
MoCA, Italy – Monika Maroziene
BigCi, Australia – Alessandra Maoggi
NY20+, China – Emiliano Aiello, B_APP_TREE, Silvina Cortés, Elena Pelosi & Agata Paola Leuce, Veronica Ibargüengoitia, Daniel Laskarin, Guez Laurent, Annike Oliveira Limborço, Susana Mazzarino Jimenez, Kellen Meyer, Edurne Morales, Filip Moszant, Vincenzo Muratore, Oni Weber, Tanja Pak, Joanna Rajch, Real Lee, Greivin Salas, Julia Smirnova, Tania Welz.

Business for Art
Ghisolana Winery, Italy – Annike Oliveira Limborço
Ventana, United States – Beatriz Finkielsztejn

Festival and Exhibitions
Venice Design Week, Italy – Elisabeth Seidel
Mamam Museum, Brasil – Gioia Maria Aloisi, Echo Morgan, Juergen Eichler, Sveva Maria Eikemann, Luichi Gasca, Chang-Rong Lin, Fantich & Young, Susana Mazzarino, Kian-Peng Ong, Vladimir Paun-Vrapciu, Andrea Penteado, Rosalinda Bingül Sardoğan, Filip Sendal, Rudina Simicija, Andrzej Wasilewski.

Art Gallery
Al-Tiba9 gallery, Spain – Ching-ke Lin, Dongbay, Dal Molin & Milani.

Arte Laguna Prize also reaffirms its commitment to sustainability by establishing three new theme-based collaborations with Cial (the Italian National Consortium for Aluminum Packaging Recycling), Il Cerchio (a Venice-based association that supports social reintegration), and Asem (an association dedicated to providing assistance to communities in Mozambique).

The winners for Sustainability and Solidarity prizes are:
Cial, Italy – Silvia Cerioli
Il Cerchio, Italy – Marie Bernardová
Asem Italia Odv, Mozambique – Clotilde Palomino

Here, all the awarded projects: https://artelagunaprize.com/20th-edition-winners/.

The jury of Arte Laguna Prize has selected the 120 Finalist Artists that will exhibit at the Arsenale Nord of Venice in november and december 2026. Here, the link to discover the full list and the chosen works: https://artelagunaprize.com/finalist-artists-2025/.

The pre-applications of Arte Laguna Prize 2026 edition are open. The exhibition of the two editions (2025 and 2026) will be held at Arsenale Nord of Venice from November 14^th to December 6^th, 2026.

Special Prizes winners: https://artelagunaprize.com/20th-edition-winners/.
Network: https://artelagunaprize.com/arte-laguna-prize-network/.
Partner: https://artelagunaprize.com/partners/.
Photos and video: https://artelagunaprize.com/photo-and-videos/.

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