Igniting Artistic Innovation 🌟
For over a decade, The Lumen Prize has been a trailblazer in the digital art landscape, celebrating and honoring the most groundbreaking works at the crossroads of creativity and technology. With over $100k awarded in prizes and a worldwide network of opportunities, we've been proud to support the careers of numerous gifted artists. In collaboration with our sister company, Lumen Studios, we join forces with preeminent institutions across the globe to curate pioneering exhibitions, commissions, and events.
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The Artist Tea 👀☕
The Future of Art is a hot bed for conversation in the Digital Art world RN and it’s something we feel incredibly passionate about at Lumen, which is why we’ve celebrated the ‘Futures Award’ in recent years, to highlight work that explores relationships between society and technology. Key trends we’ve seen from the award over the years include art created with robotics and machines, quantum technology and bio/sustainable tech, so we wanted to take a deep dive into each of these:
(TL;DR )👇
🤖 Mechanical Visionaries - winning artists using machines and robotics
🌏 Socially Conscious - exploring art which considers social impact
🪱 Radical Interconnectedness - “Queen of Quantum” artist: Libby Heaney
Luminaries making waves 🌊
Sarah Choo Jing is featured in Women United Art Magazine
Jake Elwes brings ‘The Zizi Show: A Deepfake Cabaret’ to East Quay in May
Sougwen Chung launches her first book ‘Ecologies of Becoming’
Libby Heaney releases her catalogue ‘Quantum Soup’
Rodrigo Garrido’s ‘Lovers’ is finishing its final days at Patio by Zona Maco
Cesar Mocan & Damjanski feature in ‘Beyond Human’ at Artemis Gallery, Lisbon
Inside The Lumen Prize 👀
With the May 25th deadline fast approaching, now is the time to seize the opportunity and submit your entries for the 2024 Lumen Prize. This year, we've raised the stakes with a total prize fund of $18,000 to be awarded to 9 exceptional artists.
But the benefits of entering go beyond the prize money. As 2023 Generative Art Award Winners Operator attested:
"We can say with confidence that winning the Lumen Prize has opened doors for us."
- Operator
Each entrant will have their work evaluated by at least two members of our prestigious International Selectors Committee. This esteemed panel, comprised of industry professionals, artists, gallerists, and curators, judges the first stage of the Prize, offering invaluable exposure and recognition.
Meet the ‘Futures’ International Selectors Committee! ✨
…And speaking of our International Selectors Committee….We have just announced the ‘Futures’ category selectors. The ‘Futures’ Award explores relationships between society and technology. Including but not limited to, the use of A.I., robotics, human computer interaction, quantum technology, or bio and sustainable tech.
📣 Calling Digital Artists 📣
Are you an artist working at the intersection of art and technology? Then submit your artwork to The Lumen Prize today before entries close on May 25th 👇
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