Win $10,000 in the Access Bank Art X Prize challenge 2022

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The Access ART X Prize returns for its 2022/3 edition, with a significantly expanded scope and remit.

The Prize awards early-career artists from Africa and its Diaspora with opportunities to develop their practices, with the intention of setting them up for the highest levels of success on the global stage.

The Prize, formerly open only to emerging Nigerian artists, has evolved to include an additional award that is open to emerging artists from all of Africa and its Diaspora, in a bid to buttress sustainable careers for a wider range of artists.

For the 2022/3 edition of the prize, one artist will be selected from Nigeria, who will undergo a residency at Gasworks London. Another artist from Africa and its Diaspora will be selected to undergo a residency at Yinka Shonibare’s G.A.S. Foundation in Lagos. Both artists will be granted exhibitions at the ART X Lagos fair in 2023 supported by grants of $10,000 for their exhibition.

The Access ART X Prize 2022/3 will be judged by an esteemed jury which includes Alessio Antoniolli (Director, Gasworks & The Triangle Network), Dr Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (Artistic Director, SAVVY Contemporary), Gabi Ncgobo (Artist and Curatorial Director, University of Pretoria), Maria Varnava (Founder, Tiwani Contemporary), Professor Peju Layiwola (Artist and Historian), and Victor Ehikhamenor (Artist).

The 2022/3 edition will be curated by Jumoke Sanwo.
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The ART X Prize is sponsored by Access Corporation, the parent company of Access Bank.
Applications for the annual Access ART X Prize is now live on theaccesscorporation.com/art-x-prize/.

For the first time, the Prize has evolved to include an additional award open to emerging artists from all of Africa and its Diaspora to ensure sustainable careers for a wider range of artists.

Two winners will be selected; one from Nigeria, and one from Africa/ the Diaspora and they will receive:
- A residency at Gasworks in London for the Nigerian winner.
- A residency at Yinka Shonibare’s GAS Foundation in Lagos for the African/Diasporan winner.
- A $10,000 grant each for exhibitions at ART X Lagos, the leading international art fair in West Africa.
- Opportunities for cultural exchange and a means to develop their practice on the global stage.

Early-career artists with at least 3 years of experience working in the arts are encouraged to apply. Share in your stories and tag an emerging artist you think should win!

The Access ART X Prize is created by ART X (@artxlagos) and proudly sponsored by Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp), the parent company of Access Bank Plc (@myaccessbank) in partnership with Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and Yinka Shonibare’s GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation).

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