Submissions open for Strabag Artaward International 2025

Prize Information

• A main prize of €16,000 and four recognition prizes of €8,000 each will be awarded. In addition, art works of the winners might be purchased for Strabag Art collection.
• After the award ceremony and the collective exhibition of all the prize-winning works, each of the five laureates will have a solo exhibition at Strabag Art forum in Vienna.
• The laureates can apply for the artist-in-residence programme at Strabag Art studio in Vienna.

Eligible Countries

• Austria, Germany and Slovenia

Eligibility Criteria

• Participants must be citizens of one of the eligible countries or must have been permanently based in one of these countries for at least two years.
• In addition, Ukrainian citizens currently residing in one of the participating countries are eligible to participate regardless of the duration of their stay.
• Participants of Strabag Artaward International must be born in or after the year 1985. Parental leave can be taken into account.
• Applicants must have an academic artistic education (art academy, art college, university) or comparable professional experience in the gallery and/or museum environment.
• All participants accept the findings of the jury. Any recourse to legal action is excluded.
• Every participant is the copyright holder. The submitted works of art will remain the property of the participant.
• The participants agree that in connection with Strabag Artaward International his/her submitted works of art may be presented, photographed, printed and published online – unlimited and free-of-charge.
• Submitted works of art must not have been awarded any further public art prize and must be owned by the participant.
• In the event of receiving the Strabag Artaward International, Strabag Art forum will have a right to purchase the submitted artworks. The purchase price is agreed to be the insurance value stated at the time of submission.
• The participants are responsible for the accuracy of their information. Due to wrong statements, Strabag Art forum may refrain from awarding the prize.

Application Requirements

• Short biography/list of exhibitions/portrait photo/photos (RGB, jpg) of three works of art intended to enter the competition, dated between 2023 and 2025, with title, year, technique, dimensions, insurance value and photo credits stated /short statement about the submitted artworks.
• The maximum dimensions per artwork are 200 x 240 cm and the maximum weight per artwork is 15 kg.
• There are no thematic specifications.
• Optional data: up to three photos (RGB, jpg) of exhibition views or details of the submitted artworks.
• The online application process takes a while. The responsibility for completing the online application before the deadline is entirely the artists’.

For more information, visit Strabag Art Forum.