Conceived in 1998 as Young Painters and Sculptors Municipal Award, a name that was kept for 15 years, which, after a process of profound redefinition changes both, in its relevance and scope towards the artistic circuit, as well as towards its engagement with the community. Due to this desire to update, its name was modified to Young Art Municipal Award and is expanded from two to ten categories, in order to accommodate the changes in the contemporary art scene and in the interests of the authors.
Chilean and foreign permanent residents, between 18 and 35 years of age, and/or collectives participated in the Call for the Young Art Municipal Award 2023-2024. In line with a search for renewal and contemporaneity, the 24th version of the contest included ten disciplines–or means of artistic expression–such as: painting; sculpture; etching; photography; drawing and illustration; installation; public art; performance; digital art and a category for textile art, ceramics and goldsmithing. The applicants submitted their proposals to one of the aforementioned categories, which were independently evaluated to determine a winning work and up to four honourable mentions according to the jury’s criteria.
