Who can apply for the International Awards for Art Criticism? | Open Call Q&A with Prof Juan Cruz from IAAC9

Who can apply for the Ninth Edition of the International Awards for Art Criticism? Learn about the criteria and history of these fantastic awards from the IAAC director, Prof Juan Cruz.

The full video is on our YouTube channel.

The IAAC 9 is open to candidates from anywhere in the world writing in Chinese or English about any contemporary art exhibition held anywhere in world or on-line between 1 September 2022 and 31st August 2023. Candidates are invited to write a review of 1,500 words or 2,500 Chinese characters on any exhibition of contemporary art within a strict limit of plus or minus ten per cent.

The First Prize will consist of a cash award of 10,000 Euros (pre-tax) or the RMB equivalent of this amount (currently, around 80,000 RMB). Each of the three Second Prizes will be awarded a cash prize of 3,500 Euros (pre-tax) or the RMB equivalent of this amount (currently, around 30,000 RMB). Around 20 entries (10 in English, 10 in Chinese) will be selected by first-round juries in Shanghai and London, they will be translated for the bilingual publication, Exhibition Reviews Annual 9, in 2024.