Etant Donnés Prize – Call for proposal

The CPGA (French Professional Committee of Art Galleries) and Villa Albertine have joined forces for the first time to launch the Etant Donnés 2022 Prize, awarded to a living artist active in the French art scene and exhibited at the Art Basel Miami Beach 2022.

Any gallery presenting at least one work from a French artist (or an artist based in France) at Art Basel Miami Beach is eligible to apply for the Etant Donnés 2022 Prize.

The winner of the Etant Donnés Prize will receive $15,000 cash prize, funded by CPGA, to be shared between the artist and the gallery.

The artist will be selected by a jury composed of 8 major French and American collectors and Museum directors. Art Basel will not be involved in the process of selecting the artist.

The jury will view the candidates’ presentations on the morning of November 29. Please note that the work(s) that galleries apply with have to be on view that morning.  The winner will be announced during a champagne toast that evening, organized in Miami by Villa Albertine and the French Embassy, in partnership with CPGA.

The Étant Donnés Prize is named after the Etant Donnés Fund, developed by Villa Albertine and the FACE Foundation, in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the French Institute, the Ford Foundation, the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, CHANEL and ADAGP. Since its inception in 1994, Etant Donnés has earned an international reputation by awarding over $3.3 million to fund more than 340 projects and up to 30 curators in hundreds of art institutions all over the United States and in France. The winner of the first Etant Donnés Prize was Kapwani Kiwanga, represented by Gallery Jérome Poggi.

Participation is free for all galleries from all countries.

In order to apply, please reply before the November 14, 2022 to the address: olivier.lefalher@villa-albertine.org with the following requirements:

Name of the gallery

Name and mail of the reference person from your Gallery in Miami

Name of the artist

Number of artworks of this artist to be shown at your booth

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at:

olivier.lefalher@villa-albertine.org

annesophie.simenel@comitedesgaleriesdart.com