Karikaturmuseum Kremsaward
Erich Sokol Prize 2027/2028 (Karikaturmuseum Krems)
Housing: For AIR scholarship recipients: free accommodation in a studio apartment in Krems for five weeks
- Who Can Apply: Artists, students and graduates of an artistic or graphic course of study, and professionally active artists worldwide aged 18 or older
- The Focus: Portfolios of caricatures and satirical graphics at the intersection of drawing, satire and social critique, with a new focus on critical engagement with artificial intelligence
- The Funding: Three cash awards — Recognition Award €11,000, Main Award for Digital Caricature €11,000, Advancement Award €4,000 — plus two AIR residencies with free Krems studio-apartment housing (5 weeks each, valued at €1,950 each; international applicants only)
- Key Requirements: Upload via the online form a PDF portfolio (max 9 MB) of 4–10 works, preferably from the last two years, plus a short biography/CV in PDF, in German or English, by 31 December 2026, 20:00 CET
DeadlineThursday, December 31, 2026
AwardSOKOL Recognition Award: €11,000; SOKOL Main Award for Digital Caricature: €11,000; SOKOL Advancement Award: €4,000
DurationAIR residencies: five weeks each in Krems
Program datesAward ceremony: July 2027; exhibition at Karikaturmuseum Krems until July 2028
Locationglobal
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinescaricature, satirical graphics, critical drawing, digital caricature, illustration, comic art, satire
Age range18–
Application notesPortfolio must be uploaded as a PDF (max 9 MB) with 4–10 works, preferably from the last two years, plus a short biography covering key artistic milestones. Do not send originals (not returned; no liability). Submissions are possible by invitation and on the artists' own initiative. The independent expert jury may also nominate artists; all entries are reviewed online by individual jury members. Winners are notified by email; non-winning participants are not personally informed. The prizes are awarded at a ceremony in July 2027 at the exhibition opening. Submissions with inhuman or discriminatory content may be excluded. By submitting, artists grant reproduction rights for catalogue, press, marketing and documentation; the prize money settles these rights.
Contactsokol_prize@karikaturmuseum.at
Karikaturmuseum Krems
Organization based in Krems an der Donau