DiversaMente Art Prize – Autumn Edition 2026 is an international art prize open to contemporary artists worldwide. Applications are free. Selected artists will be invited to participate with a €30 fee and will receive publication in the official catalogue, publication of the artwork on diversamentearte.com, a Certificate of Merit, and promotion through the DiversaMente Arte social media network, reaching 15,000+ global followers. One winner will receive additional dedicated recognition and a six-month virtual solo exhibition on Arte Galleria.

DiversaMente Art Prize – Autumn Edition 2026 is an international art prize open to contemporary artists worldwide.

Applications are free. DiversaMente Arte will review all submissions, and only selected artists will be invited to participate with a fee of €30.

All selected artists will receive:

• publication of the artwork in the official DiversaMente Art Prize – Autumn Edition 2026 catalogue;
• publication of the artwork on diversamentearte.com, with technical details and artist references;
• Certificate of Merit;
• promotion of the artwork and the artist through the DiversaMente Arte social media network, reaching 15,000+ global followers
• All selected artworks will be included in the official bilingual Italian/English catalogue.

The catalogue can be ordered on the website.

The pages dedicated to the artists will also be sent to them individually in digital format. A printed copy will be available separately for those who wish to order one, with no obligation to purchase. 

The winner will receive, in addition to all benefits provided to selected artists:

• a dedicated critical text on the winning artwork;
• a six-month virtual solo exhibition on Arte Galleria, featuring up to 30 artworks;
• a permanent video of the exhibition on the DiversaMente Arte YouTube channel;
• dedicated promotion through the DiversaMente Arte social media network.

Application deadline: 15 November 2026.

Winner announcement: 17 November 2026.

The winner will be notified directly by email and announced through the social media channels.

Promotion:

DiversaMente Arte's social and web network across Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and its official blog has a combined following of nearly 15,000, with over 29,000 social media views in the last 30 days.

The official blog has recorded over 2,000 visits. Previous virtual exhibition projects have achieved more than 1,300 visitors on Arte Galleria.

Our website records over 2,000 visits per month, while the website for the magazine, currently exceeds 70,000 visits per month.

On our YouTube channel, the videos dedicated to our virtual exhibitions alone have already generated more than 1,000 views in total.

About the curator:

DiversaMente Arte is an independent cultural and curatorial organisation founded and directed by Dr Simona Rossi, psychologist, art historian, curator and cultural heritage manager.

DiversaMente Arte has established experience in organising physical and virtual exhibitions, artist promotion, cultural projects, awards and editorial initiatives, with previous exhibitions hosted through specialised digital exhibition platforms including Kunstmatrix and Arte Galleria.

DiversaMente Arte

Simona Rossi