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Anyone over the age of 18 who works in a craft-based profession can apply. The winner will receive 50,000 euros and the two honourable mentions will receive 5,000 euros each.

The jury, composed of artists, essayists, curators and experts, will analyse all the works submitted and select a set of up to 30 works. This year, the panel of experts will be joined by Scott Chaseling, glass artist; Nifemi MarcusBello, artist and designer; and Didi NG Wing Yin, wood artist - all finalists of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft 2025 Award. The jury also includes Kunimasa Aoki, winner of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft 2025 Award, and LOEWE's new creative directors, Jack McCollough and Lázaro Hernández.

As in previous editions, the selection of works will be based on a series of key criteria: originality, clear artistic vision and merit, precise execution, material excellence, innovative value and a distinctive authorial mark. The artists and works on this shortlist will be featured in an exhibition in Singapore in the spring of 2026, when the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 will be awarded. 

Created in 2016 in honour of LOEWE's beginnings as a collective craft workshop in 1846, the LOEWE Craft Prize has continually celebrated and promoted the excellence and inventiveness of contemporary craftsmanship. The Prize aims to recognise the importance and relevance of craft expression in global cultural contexts, highlighting artists whose talent, vision and uniqueness set new benchmarks for the future of the arts.

The 2025 edition of the Prize received over 4,600 applications from 133 countries, 

Kunimasa Aoki as its winner. The announcement was made at the opening of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025 exhibition at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid, which can be viewed online 

Applications for the 9th edition of the Prize are accepted until 30 October 2025. More information at 

<div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true">Submissions are now open for the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026. The Prize aims to distinguish and support international artists who demonstrate an exceptional ability to create objects of superior aesthetic value – innovative pieces in modern craftsmanship with a formula and a language of their own.</span></span></span></div></div></div>

Submissions open for the LOEWE FOUNDATION 2026 Craft Prize

Qualquer pessoa com mais de 18 anos de idade, e que exerça uma profissão relacionada com o artesanato, pode candidatar-se. O grande vencedor do prémio receberá 50.000 euros e as duas menções honrosas receberão 5.000 euros cada uma.

O júri, composto por artistas, ensaístas, curadores e especialistas, analisará todos os trabalhos apresentados, selecionando um conjunto de até 30 trabalhos. Nesta edição, juntam-se ao painel de especialistas Scott Chaseling, artista do vidro; Nifemi MarcusBello, artista e designer; e Didi NG Wing Yin, artista da madeira - todos finalistas do Prémio LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft 2025. Integram também o júri Kunimasa Aoki, vencedor do Prémio LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft 2025, e os novos diretores criativos da LOEWE, Jack McCollough e Lázaro Hernández.

À semelhança das edições anteriores, a seleção das obras basear-se-á numa série de critérios-chave: originalidade, visão artística clara e mérito, execução precisa, excelência material, valor inovador e uma marca autoral distinta. Os artistas e trabalhos desta 

 integrarão uma exposição a decorrer em Singapura durante a primavera de 2026, quando será atribuído o Craft Prize LOEWE FOUNDATION 2026.

Criado em 2016 em homenagem ao início da LOEWE como uma oficina coletiva de artesanato em 1846, o Craft Prize LOEWE tem celebrado e divulgado, continuamente, a excelência e a inventividade do artesanato contemporâneo. O Prémio visa reconhecer a importância e a atualidade da expressão artesanal nos contextos culturais globais, destacando artistas cujo talento, visão e singularidade estabelecem novos parâmetros para o futuro das artes.

A edição de 2025 do Prémio recebeu mais de 4600 candidaturas de 133 países, prestigiando Kunimasa Aoki como o vencedor. O anúncio coincidiu com a abertura da exposição do LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025 no Museu Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, em Madrid, que pode ser consultada online 

As candidaturas à 9.ª edição do Prémio são aceites até 30 de outubro de 2025. Mais informações em 

<div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p slate-align-justify m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative;text-align:justify" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-align="justify" data-slate-id="7ZWt4RP4iN" data-block-id="7ZWt4RP4iN"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(31, 30, 30);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(31, 30, 30)"><span data-slate-string="true">Estão abertas as submissões para o Craft Prize LOEWE FOUNDATION 2026. O Prémio visa distinguir e apoiar artistas internacionais que demonstrem uma capacidade excecional para criar objetos de valor estético superior – peças inovadoras no artesanato moderno que apresentem uma fórmula e linguagens próprias.</span></span></span></div><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-id="m84SvCyf0W" data-block-id="m84SvCyf0W" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true">
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Submissões abertas para o Craft Prize LOEWE FOUNDATION 2026

João Pedro Soares

<div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p slate-align-justify m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative;text-align:justify" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-align="justify" data-slate-id="TuGzhB1NK6" data-block-id="TuGzhB1NK6"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true">Holding an extensive collection of Portuguese photography, the PLMJ Foundation is launching a new initiative to open up its collection to the outside world in a gesture of solidarity and sharing with the general public. As a result of this intention and a desire to highlight new developments in contemporary Portuguese photography, a partnership with Atelier de Lisboa has led to the exhibition </span></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Órbitas</span></em></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true"> (Orbits), curated by Pedro Alfacinha.</span></span></span></div></div></span></div>

Órbitas, at the PLMJ Foundation

<div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p slate-align-justify m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative;text-align:justify" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-align="justify" data-slate-id="lVXtu8dmam" data-block-id="lVXtu8dmam"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true">A Fundação PLMJ, detentora de uma extensa coleção de fotografia portuguesa, inicia um movimento de abertura para o exterior, num gesto de solidariedade e partilha do seu espólio com o público em geral. Derivada desta intenção e da preocupação em destacar as novas emergências da fotografia nacional contemporânea, a parceria com o Atelier de Lisboa consumou-se na exposição </span></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Órbitas</span></em></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true">, com curadoria de Pedro Alfacinha.</span></span></span></div></div></span></div>