Prix Arts numériques

Prix Arts numériques
DescriptionAnnual award recognising a recent work of digital art
LocationPalais de l’Institut de France, Paris; Geneva
CountryFrance; Switzerland
Presented byFondation Etrillard and Académie des beaux-arts
First award2025
Websitefondationetrillard.ch

The Prix Arts numériques (Digital Arts Prize) is an annual award created in 2025 by the Geneva-based Fondation Etrillard in partnership with the Académie des beaux-arts of the Institut de France.[1][2] The prize recognises a recent work of digital art that “echoes” the disciplines represented at the Académie—painting, sculpture, architecture, engraving and drawing, music, cinema, photography and choreography—and promotes dialogue between tradition and new media.[1]

Overview

Open to artists of any nationality residing in Europe and to collectives, the prize is awarded on the basis of a public call for entries followed by the selection of three finalists and one winner.[1] Eligible works are digital in their creation process (e.g. code, interactive/generative/algorithmic approaches, robotics, internet networks, AR/VR, AI), must have been created between 2021 and 2024, and must have been publicly exhibited at least once.[1][2]

Calendar

For the first edition, applications opened on 4 February 2025 and closed on 30 April 2025; the three finalists were announced on 10 September 2025 and the winner was announced on 22 October 2025, during a ceremony at the Académie des beaux-arts in Paris.[1]

Jury

The jury is composed of members of the Académie des beaux-arts and the Académie des sciences, together with figures from the field of digital art. The 2025 jury consists of:[3]

The jury is chaired by Gilles Etrillard, President of the Fondation Etrillard. Laurent Petitgirard, Permanent Secretary of the Académie des beaux-arts, serves as a permanent guest of the jury.[2]

Finalists and winner

For the inaugural edition (2025), the finalists and winner announced by the Fondation Etrillard are:[4][5]

  • Winner: Jonas LundMVP (Most Valuable Painting) (announced 22 October 2025; work to be exhibited in France or Switzerland in 2026).[5]
  • Finalists:
    • Justine Emard — Hyperphantasia. The origins of the image[4]
    • Jonas LundMVP (Most Valuable Painting)[4]
    • Thomas Marcusson — A.I. Ball[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Digital Arts Prize – 1st edition". Fondation Etrillard. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Rules – 2025 Edition (PDF)" (PDF). Fondation Etrillard. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Digital Arts Prize – Jury". Fondation Etrillard. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Digital Arts Prize – Finalists". Fondation Etrillard. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Digital Arts Prize – Winner". Fondation Etrillard. Retrieved 23 October 2025.