PIPA Prize
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| PIPA Prize | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | PIPA Institute and The PIPA Foundation UK |
| Date | 2010 onwards annually |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
| Country | Brazil |
| Hosted by | MAM/RJ / Paco Imperial do Rio de Janeiro |
| Website | http://www.pipaprize.com |
PIPA Prize is a Brazilian arts award of the PIPA Institute. From 2010 to 2018, PIPA had a partnership with the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro – MAM-Rio. In 2019, the PIPA Prize's exhibition was held at Villa Aymoré, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The prize was created to promote Brazilian art and artists by stimulating the domestic contemporary art production; motivating and supporting new (but not necessarily young) Brazilian artists. Although it supports up-and-coming artists, the PIPA Prize's goal is not to discover new talents, but to recognize new Brazilian contemporary artists that already have a critical following and a place in the art market.[1]
There are no entries to run for the Prize. The artists that take part in the PIPA Prize are nominated by the Nominating Committee. Each member of the Committee selects up to three artists or art collectives that work in any media. During the 2010 to 2012 editions, each member could nominate up to five artists.[2]
All of the artists selected by the Nominating Committee are showcased in a printed catalog and get a profile page in the award's website. Of these, four finalists are selected to participate in an exhibition. From 2010 to 2018, the exhibition was held at MAM-Rio and each finalist receive a donation of R$12.000,00 for the preparation of the show. In 2019, the Finalist's Exhibition was held at Villa Aymoré, Rio de Janeiro.
Structure
Board
The Board is the PIPA's senior management body, composed of five to eight members, including representatives of PIPA Institute and renowned art experts invited for each edition.
The Board is responsible for selecting the four finalists from the nominated artists. The Board also nominates the members of the Nominating Committee and the Award Jury.[3]
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is a set of 20 to 40 art experts, invited in each edition, by the PIPA Board. They can be Brazilian or foreign artists, art critics, collectors, gallerists, or curators.[4]
Award Jury
A group of five to seven members invited by the PIPA Board who will select the winner of PIPA amongst the four finalists. Their decision is based on the artists' portfolio, career, works presented at the exhibition and the role that the award would play in their trajectory as artists.[5]
Award categories
In 2019, some changes concerning the award categories and donations were made: the donations were redistributed and the category PIPA Popular Vote Exhibition, which awarded the most voted artist during the exhibition at MAM-Rio with R$24,000, was eliminated.
Since 2019, each of the four (4) finalists receive a donation of R$30.000,00.
PIPA
Main category in which the winner is determined by the Award Jury. Since 2019, the winner receives an extra donation of R$30.000,00 to develop a project (which could be an exhibition, a publication, a research travel, an artistic residency, etc.).
From 2010 to 2018, the winner received a donation of R$130.000,00 (R$12,000.00 being awarded to the artist when selected as a finalist). Part of that amount was used to fund an artistic residency programme, for three months, at Residency Unlimited, New York[10].
Since the postponed exhibition in 2020, the PIPA Board has taken over the selection process for Awarded Artists. Four winners are chosen from the artists selected by the Nominating Committee.
PIPA Online
Category in which all artists from the current edition can participate. The winner is chosen by the public in an online voting. The most voted artist by the end of the 2nd round receives a donation of R$15.000,00.
From 2012 onward, the voting process happens in two shifts: artists that receive more than 500 votes on the first round go on to the second one, where a winner is determined. First place wins a cash prize of R$10,000, the runner-up receives R$5,000.
From 2014 to 2016, the winning artist would also participate in a two month long art residency at Instituto Sacatar, in Bahia.[6]
In 2014 and 2015, the Online category was split up into two distinct categories: PIPA Online, where a juri[check spelling] determined the winner among all nominated artists; and PIPA Popular Online, where the winning artists was selected by popular vote on the award's website.
In 2016, PIPA Online returns to have one category only, awarding the first and the second most voted artists with R$10.000 and R$5.000, respectively.
In 2018, a change was made in the voting system: a minimum of three mandatory votes was established. The three-votes system was thought to encourage the public to search more and more about the artist's work, allowing artists who live outside the main capitals of the country to have their work known and discovered.
Since 2021, PIPA Online awards two winning artists with R$5,000 each.