Talents Contemporains Competition, Water2026

The competition is open to visual artists of all nationalities who are of legal age.

Profile: Applicants must demonstrate a solid professional artistic background and/or hold a degree from an art school. To be eligible, candidates must provide evidence of a recent and continuous track record over the past five years through several exhibitions (solo and/or group), publications (monographs, catalogues), or artist residencies.

Eligible Disciplines: Painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video, textile art, or any other form of fine and visual arts. _Note: Performing arts and music are not accepted._

Artwork Specifications: The submitted artwork (whether it consists of a single piece or a body of work) must focus exclusively on the theme of water. Each candidate may submit only one artwork or project per year.

Existing Artwork / Project to be Produced

Existing Artworks (All disciplines): For painting, drawing, photography, video, textile art, as well as completed sculptures and installations (unique pieces), only the existing artwork can be submitted. No additional production budget will be allocated for these proposals.

Creative Projects (Sculpture and Installation only): Artists working in sculpture or installation have the specific option to apply either with an existing artwork or with a project proposal to be produced. In this second case only, a detailed production budget may be allocated, up to a maximum of €50,000.

Multiple Artworks (Editions): The submitted artwork may be part of a limited edition series for video and photography. If the proposed artwork includes multiple editions, the final grant structure differs and is reduced to €8,000.