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title: "Call for submissions: twelfth edition"
organization: "International Awards for Art Criticism"
category: prize
deadline: 2026-09-14
valid_through: 2026-09-14
disciplines: ["writing"]
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "First Prize: €10,000 (pre-tax) or RMB equivalent (approx. 80,000 RMB). Three Second Prizes: €3,500 each (pre-tax) or RMB equivalent (approx. 30,000 RMB)."
eligibility: "Open to candidates from anywhere in the world writing in Chinese or English about any contemporary art exhibition held anywhere in the world or online between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. Submissions must not have been previously published."
source_url: "https://iaac-m21.com/"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/call-for-submissions-twelfth-edition-international-awards-for-art-critic-c2b58728"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-07-06T00:19:34.493953
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# Call for submissions: twelfth edition

**Organization**: International Awards for Art Criticism
**Category**: prize
**Deadline**: 2026-09-14
**Discipline(s)**: writing
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: First Prize: €10,000 (pre-tax) or RMB equivalent (approx. 80,000 RMB). Three Second Prizes: €3,500 each (pre-tax) or RMB equivalent (approx. 30,000 RMB).
**Eligibility**: Open to candidates from anywhere in the world writing in Chinese or English about any contemporary art exhibition held anywhere in the world or online between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. Submissions must not have been previously published.

## Description

The 12th International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC 12) invites submissions of art reviews in Chinese or English from around the globe. The awards aim to support independent critical coverage of contemporary art, stimulate good writing, critical thinking, and dialogue. Candidates are invited to write a review of 1,500 English words or 2,500 Chinese characters on any contemporary art exhibition. The awards are jointly run by the IAAC Organising Committee, the School of Philosophy at Fudan University, and the Shanghai Zhangyuan Art Museum, with support from the Royal College of Art, Edinburgh College of Art, and the International Association of Art Critics (AICA).

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://iaac-m21.com/
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/call-for-submissions-twelfth-edition-international-awards-for-art-critic-c2b58728