Lumen Prize Explained

The Lumen Prize is an international award which celebrates art created with technology, especially digital art.[1]

Overview

The prize was founded by Carla Rapoport in 2012,[2] The Lumen Prize has visited more than ten cities around the world including Amsterdam, Athens, Hong Kong, New York, Riga, Swansea[3] and Shanghai.

Through its parent company Lumen Art Projects,[4] which promotes the work of longlisted, shortlisted and winning artists, Lumen has collaborated with the Barbican Centre,[5] Computer Arts Society[6] and the EVA London Conferences as well as the Tate,[7] Photomonitor, Goldsmiths, University of London, Eureka! (Halifax), the British Computer Society, IBM UK, the Royal College of Art (London), CYLAND Media Lab (Saint Petersburg), etc.

Since its launch, the Lumen Prize has given away more than $80,000 in prize money and staged over 45 exhibitions globally.

Prize winners

Past Lumen Prize Gold Award winners include artists Refik Anadol, Andy Lomas, Gibson/Martelli and Mario Klingemann. The 2019 shortlist was profiled by SeditionArt.[8]

2021 winners

2020 winners
2019 winners
2018 winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Lumen Prize . lumenartprize.artopps.co.uk . 29 April 2020 .
  2. Web site: Carla Rapoport: CEO of Lumen Prize . . 16 November 2012 . 28 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Lumen Prize Exhibition: Swansea’s Adventure in Digital Art to support Creative Industries. www.swansea.ac.uk.
  4. http://www.lumenartprojects.com Lumen Art Projects
  5. https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2020/event/ling-tan-playing-democracy Playing Democracy is a giant two player game of Pong, exploring the principles of democracy
  6. Web site: The 2014 Lumen Prize Exhibition Catalogue . . 28 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170106035137/http://computer-arts-society.com/uploads/page-71---lumen-catalogue-low-res.pdf . 6 January 2017 . dead .
  7. https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/preserving-immersive-media Preserving Immersive Media
  8. https://www.seditionart.com/magazine/lumen-prize-shortlist-2019 Lumen Prize Shortlist 2019
  9. Web site: Gold Award Winner . 2024-01-26 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Moving Image Award Winner . 2024-01-27 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Still Image Award Winner . 2024-01-27 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  12. Web site: 3D/Interactive Award Winner . 2024-01-27 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Futures Award Winner . 2024-01-27 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Global South Award Winner . 2024-01-27 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Nordic Award Winner . 2024-01-27 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Student Award Winner . 2024-01-27 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.
  17. Web site: BCS Immersive Environment Award Winner . 2024-01-26 . The Lumen Prize . en-GB.