.ART Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Launching .ART Award Program With Prizes Valued at Over $50,000

The .ART domain registry is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion they have launched  the .ART Award, a new global awards program with more than $50,000 in prize value for artists worldwide, including a cash First Prize of $15,000.

The thing that makes the new award different from other art prizes is the focus — instead of just submitting a finished work, artists share their creative process through their .ART domain. The domain can point to a website, profile page or social media

presence that tells their story and source of inspiration, as well as showing their art. There is no cost to enter and put yourself in the running for these prizes: 

• $15,000 Grand Prize

• Artist residencies in France and Spain

• A major editorial feature in Whitewall Magazine

• A premium .ART domain valued at $10,000

• Additional prizes will be announced throughout the application period.

An all-star 10-person jury including Jerry Saltz (Critic, New York Magazine), Dean Phelus (AAM) and  Akanksha Ballaney (Artsy/Artnet), to name just a few, will select the winners. Applications will remain open through  November 1, 2026 with winners to be announced at Art Basel Miami in December. 

(Posted May 11, 2026)   

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