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title: "2026 AICA International Incentive Prize for Art Critics"
organization: "AICA International"
category: prize
deadline: 2026-08-06
valid_through: 2026-08-06
disciplines: ["writing"]
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "First place receives €2,000, second place €1,000, and third place €500."
eligibility: "Critics are invited to submit a 2000–3000 essay on the theme \"Art criticism and eco-socially engaged practices: new writing, new challenges?\""
source_url: "https://bit.ly/4v6n4yO"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/2026-aica-international-incentive-prize-for-art-critics-aica-internation-8c2ce592"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-07-02T06:43:29.835364
---
# 2026 AICA International Incentive Prize for Art Critics

**Organization**: AICA International
**Category**: prize
**Deadline**: 2026-08-06
**Discipline(s)**: writing
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: First place receives €2,000, second place €1,000, and third place €500.
**Eligibility**: Critics are invited to submit a 2000–3000 essay on the theme "Art criticism and eco-socially engaged practices: new writing, new challenges?"

## Description

The 2026 AICA International Incentive Prize for Art Critics invites critics to submit an essay between 2000 and 3000 words on the theme "Art criticism and eco-socially engaged practices: new writing, new challenges?". The first-place winner will receive €2,000, the second-place winner €1,000, and the third-place winner €500.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://bit.ly/4v6n4yO
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/2026-aica-international-incentive-prize-for-art-critics-aica-internation-8c2ce592