2024 TOTO Award for Digital Art – India

This is the first award to recognise the growing field of digital art in India, it was introduced by TFA in 2023.

Award Information

• To mark the twentieth year of the TOTO Awards, the cash prize for the winner, to be decided by an independent panel of jurors, has been increased to Rs 60,000. Entries must be an original creation and should reach TFA by 20 September 2023 at the latest.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply (Overseas Citizen of India cardholders are not eligible). Since the spirit of the award is to identify promising young digital artists, you can apply if your birthday falls between 1 January 1994 and 1 January 2006. No exceptions will be made. Applications submitted by galleries or agencies on behalf of the artist will not be accepted. Artists themselves need to apply.
• The submission should comprise digitally drawn or created still images. Computer generated images including digital painting and 2D or 3D graphics are permitted.
• The images should be screen resolution – 72dpi and 1500 pixels on the long side – and each file should be under 3 MB.
• You should submit a minimum of 10 images and maximum of 16. Number your images (1, 2, 3, 4 etc.), followed by the title of each image if any. Each image must be supported by a short statement/description.
• The images should be sent in JPEG or PNG format only.
• The images submitted MUST NOT carry your name or watermark.
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to submit the original file in layers.
• Ineligible entries:
  • animated or moving entries such as GIFs.
  • images that are manually drawn and scanned into digital format.
  • images commissioned or created for advertising, promotional or other commercial purposes.
  • images that infringe the intellectual property rights of other people.

For more information, visit Toto Funds the Arts.