ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE Venice announces the over all winners. Details below.

 

ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE Overall Winners Announcement The Opening Night is finished and the jury has made the decision. Arte Laguna Prize is proud to present the Overall Winners: for 20th Edition is ELENE TAVADZE and the Overall Winner for 21st Edition is KSENIYA KHAMIANKOVA!

ELENE DARIANI | by Elene Tavadze (Georgia) Overall Winner for the 20th Edition 2025

JURY'S REASON We selected the artist for the exceptional materiality of the work, particularly the tactile qualities of puppetry and the meticulous execution of stop-motion animation. The precision and sensitivity of its construction reveal a thoughtful and distinctive artistic vision. The attention and slow time went into the work contrasting beautifully with our technically accelerated contemporary life where attention is always in deficit. Equally compelling is the work’s commitment to resurrecting an overlooked historical figure and bringing a neglected chapter of history into renewed visibility through an imaginative act of reinterpretation. Its narrative-driven approach is both intimate and inviting, distinguished by a warmth and emotional accessibility that offer a meaningful counterpoint to the highly conceptual practices often represented in contemporary art. In recognizing this work, we also affirm the prize’s commitment to giving attention and time to artists whose practices may not yet have received sufficient visibility, while contributing to an expansion of the field and the forms of artistic expression it embraces. The animated film reimagines the story of Elene Bakradze, a Georgian woman whose unfulfilled love for the poet Paolo Iashvili gave rise to the mysterious poetic persona of Elene Dariani. Long believed to be a literary mystification created by Iashvili, Elene Dariani is revealed through this story as the expression of a woman's own desires, longing, and emotional life. Through the interplay of reality, dreams, and poetry, the film explores the transformative power of unrequited love, the tension between desire and social convention, and the ways in which suppressed emotions can find expression through art. Ultimately, Elene Dariani becomes both a poetic creation and a metaphor for personal liberation, giving voice to a love that never materialized in life but found a lasting existence in poetry.

"ROUTINE" | by Kseniya Khamiankova (in art theatrical_hunt) (Belarus) Overall Winner for the 21st Edition 2026

JURY'S REASON This is a delicate work. We love its fragmentation. There is no direct political message, yet the work appears anthropological and theatrical, obsessed with routine. It has a streak of barbarity: a reflection on the domestic woman who reclaims her own space and takes up all the room. Moreover, the work surprises us with its presentation and its fragments

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Arte Laguna Special Prize winners 21st Edition 2026, Venice Nov 6-20,2026! Details below: Winners and special exhibition.

 This Arte Laguna is worth scrolling down to see the variety of great art from all over the world participating in their show! I loved the works of :  Angel Dan, Rong, MoCa, Italy, Juraj Makarun City Art Foundation, USA, Universidad Ricardo Palma, and Dora Perehazy (Pandora) Peru. Truthfully all the work is  terrific.  

 

Arte Laguna Prize - Edition 21, 2026 WINNERS OF THE SPECIAL PRIZES The Partners of the Special Prizes for the 21st Edition have chosen their winners, who will start soon their collaborations. This year's participation was extraordinary, both in terms of the number of participants and the quality of the proposals.  The winners → ART RESIDENCIES MoCA, Italy Angel Dan Rong BigCi, Australia Shota Nagase Litix, Italy Gianni Segreto Swatch Art Peace Hotel, China Silvia Ranchicchio Lab852, Croatia Monika Shaded Estudio Rambar, Costa Rica Kellen Meyer Chateau de Leignon, Belgium Kent Watanabe Chateau de Leignon, Belgium Gioia Maria Aloisi Culver City Art Foundation, USA Juraj Makarun Culver City Art Foundation, USA Shirin Hashemi Culver City Art Foundation, USA Yi Chiang NY20+, China Giulia Aim, Valentin Alfery (tapetypo), Magdalena Baran, Baraz Arts Décoratifs B.D, Stephanie Brucks (STICKART), Maurizio Capannesi (MaoSagao), Jaroslav Drazil, Beatriz Finkielsztejn, Keili Major, Juraj Makarun, Rodolfo Manga, NUR Living Lights, Alexandru Papuc (Alec),  Clara Pradeau (calar), Laurence Prorok,  Mala Ramcharan, Giovanni Rapisardi (Rapier),  Rachel Romanowsky, Mercedes González Sanchez (MEGON), Jan Siebert, Hanna Smitmans, Max Trutt,  Mar Villegas, Yuxuan Wang, Zeynep Guneysu. BUSINESS FOR ART FOMAS Group, Italy Tania Welz FOMAS Group, Italy Paulina Montes FOMAS Group, Italy Soukeyna Fall Gabe Tenute, Italy Silvia Ranchicchio ART GALLERY Gallery Studio 76, Romania Chen Yun Ju Gallery Studio 76, Romania Ong Kian Peng Crossing Art, Shanghai/NY Angelina Peng Crossing Art, Shanghai/NY Jia Wei FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS Galata - Museo del Mare, Italy Biffi Luca, Capponi Barbara, Cascone Laura, Codrea Damaris, Costa Christian, Duran Melis, Farrugia Benedetta, Goffi Marco, Guzzi Alessandro (Elettroverismo), Mazzarino Jiménez Susana, Lanza Irene, Leonardi Gabriele, Luciano Lilian, Mattarozzi Alice, Naticchioni Rojas Cinzia. SUSTAINABILITY AND ART Universidad Ricardo Palma, Peru Dora Perehazy (Pandora) PAINTING SPECIAL PRIZE 1st Prize - Oil Painting Daniela Astone 2nd Prize - Oil Painting Samanta Rched Abugauch Special Award - All painting technique Hong Li COLLABORATIONS OF PAST SPECIAL PRIZES The winners of the past editions are now working with their partners to carry out their projects. Discover how they have experienced the collaborations. Discover → Thanks to all the partners that collaborate with Arte Laguna Prize and believe in artists' creativity, and to all the artists for the commitment, enthusiasm, and creativity shown.   ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE Venice, Italy artelagunaprize.com  info@artelagunaprize.com +39 3477077251  +39 0415937242 #artelagunavenice#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com#sunstormfineartmagazine.com#fineartwinners#fineartfun, #artforall