Deadline: May 23rd, 2025

Apply to the Lumen Prize 2025! The Lumen Prize celebrates the very best art created with technology through a global competition. Now in its 14th year, The Lumen Prize has distributed more than $125,000 in prize money and created opportunities worldwide for the artists selected as finalists and winners.

These are the nine categories you may enter, each with a $2,000 prize.

Still Image: Digital artworks in fixed form: photography, painting, illustration and AI-generated imagery.

Moving Image: Time-based works including film, video art and animation.
Performance & Music: Live and recorded works combining digital technology with performance, dance, sound and music.
Fashion & Design: Innovative works across fashion, architecture, and product design using digital processes.
Hybrid (Digital/Physical): Artworks that co-exist in both the digital and physical spaces.
Experiential: Interactive and/or immersive works including XR, installations, environments and light art.
Literature & Poetry: Works exploring language and text through digital means.
Nature & Climate: Works examining environmental themes and our relationship with the natural world.
Identity & Culture: Works exploring personal and collective identity, heritage and cultural exchange

All submissions will be reviewed by members of the International Selectors Committee. The ISC meticulously curates a longlist of up to 70 exceptional artworks, identifying them as finalists. DAB Founder Cansu Peker is part of International Selectors Committee for the Literature & Poetry Category this year!

These finalists are then critically evaluated by a distinguished Jury Panel comprising influential figures in art, technology, and culture. Ultimately, the Jury Panel selects the winners, including the prestigious Lumen Prize Gold Award, celebrating groundbreaking artworks fusing creativity and innovation.

Submit your application before May 23rd, 2025.