Organizer: Lumen Prize

Location: Global

Deadline: May 26, 2026 (open call deadline)

Competition Category:
1. Legacy Futures Award: For works that sit at the intersection of reflection and anticipation — engaging past, present, and future in ways that examine our relationship to technology, culture, and time
2. Systems & Structures Award: For works that examine, construct, or critically engage with systems, including cultural, ecological, technological, and social systems
3. Experiential Innovation Award: For works that prioritize experience, whether subtle or immersive, engaging audiences through participation, presence, sensation, or environment

Eligibility: Open to creators across disciplines worldwide, including individual artists, collectives, studios/practitioners, artist-designers, and academic researchers/creative teams

Entry Fee: $45 per artwork (Early Bird: $35 per artwork if submitted between Jan 26 – Feb 17, 2026)

Prizes/Awards:
- Gold Award: $15,000 (selected as the best work across all categories)
- Category winners: $5,000 each
- All finalist works will be reviewed by the International Selectors Committee and exhibited internationally
- Winners will gain international visibility and their works will be published in leading digital art publications

Core Introduction: The Lumen Prize is an international, non-profit art competition that champions outstanding creative work made with technology, spotlighting artists and innovators who use digital tools and emerging media to push contemporary art forward. It supports technology-driven art practices, including digital art, interactive installations, immersive experiences, generative art, AI art, data visualisation, experimental moving image, and other cutting-edge forms at the intersection of art, science, and innovation. Through its annual awards, The Lumen Prize presents a platform for creative practitioners working with new technologies to gain global visibility, professional recognition, and new opportunities within the international art world. The 2026 prize pool totals $30,000, including three category prizes of $5,000 each and a Gold Award of $15,000 for the highest-scoring artwork across all categories.