Overview
- The 2026 recipients are Álvaro Urbano, Ambrose Akinmusire, Andrea Peña, Ayoung Kim, Bárbara Sánchez-Kane, Emeka Ogboh, Marco da Silva Ferreira, Pan Daijing, Payal Kapadia and Pol Taburet.
- Each laureate receives €100,000 in unrestricted support and joins a two-year mentorship and networking program with cultural partners including the Royal College of Art.
- This cohort spans visual art, performance, design, music and film and represents ten countries, reflecting the prize’s interdisciplinary scope.
- The selection was made by a jury including Yana Peel, Alvin Li, Ben Roberts, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Cao Fei and Tilda Swinton.
- The group’s first collective activity is a visit to the Venice Biennale vernissage in May 2026.