ZABOLIS ART PRIZE 2025
Competition Provisions
17 January 2025
General Provisions
1.1. The Zabolis Art Prize (the “Competition”) shall be organised to encourage the creativity of young artists, to motivate competitiveness, to develop the ability to interpret a theme artistically, to foster cooperation between different fields, and to introduce the works of the youngest generation of artists to the public.
1.2. The Competition shall be organised and run by Zabolis Partners in cooperation with Vilnius Academy of Arts (VAA).
1.3. These provisions lay down the terms and conditions as well as procedures for the organisation of the Competition, the requirements for the selection and submission of works for the Competition, the judging criteria, the prizes to be awarded to the winning authors, and other terms and conditions as well as procedures for the organisation of the Competition.
Terms and Conditions and Organisation Procedure of the Competition
2.1. The Competition shall be open to young artists aged between 18 and 30 and either having arts education or in the process of learning.
2.2. Only one painting shall be submitted to the Competition.
2.3. The work submitted to the Competition must correspond to the theme of the Competition: “Digital Nature.”
2.4. The work submitted to the Competition may be created in a variety of painting media and in an unlimited format.
2.5. The work must have a presentable appearance and be suitable for physical display.
2.6. The work submitted to the Competition must have been created in 2024/2025.
2.7. Only one application per author.
2.8. Participants shall apply only on the website of Zabolis Partners (https://www.zabolis.com/artprize/art-prize). Applications to participate in the Competition may be submitted only in the manner specified in these provisions of the Competition and only on the website of Zabolis Partners.
2.9. Before submitting the application, a participant shall confirm that they agree with the provisions of the Competition and the rules for personal data processing. The following mandatory information shall be provided in the application:
● Information about the participant:
(I) Name, surname, year of birth.
(II) Address, telephone number, email.
(III) A short presentation (free-form, up to 200 words: the participant’s studies, exhibitions, competitions, etc.).
(IV) A link to the participant’s portfolio, if any (by specifying a webpage address or by other means).
● Metrics of the work submitted to the Competition:
(I) Title of the work.
(II) Format of the work.
(III) Technique of the work.
(IV) Year of the work.Price of the work.
(V) Description of the work (up to 200 words).
(VI) High-quality photograph of the work.
2.10. Organisers of the Competition reserve the right not to accept an application that does not comply with these provisions of the Competition.
2.11. If the organisers of the Competition find cases of plagiarism, the application and/or the participant shall be removed from the Competition.
2.12. The deadline for applications shall be the 21st of March.
2.13. After submitting the application, the information specified in the application (including the work itself) cannot be changed in any way and in any form. An exception can be applied only if there are objective reasons to make the aforementioned changes and only if the Contest participants who wish to change any information specified in the application (including the work itself) after submitting the application, inform the Competition organizer about this (clearly indicating what information and for what reasons is changed).The organizers of the contest will decide within a reasonable period whether to allow changes to the information specified in the application (including the work itself) and will inform the participant who submitted such a request.
2.14. The Competition shall be organised in stages:
2.14.1. Applications shall be evaluated, and the decision to award the prizes shall be taken by a committee set up by joint resolution. The committee shall consist of:
1.1. The Zabolis Art Prize (the “Competition”) shall be organised to encourage the creativity of young artists, to motivate competitiveness, to develop the ability to interpret a theme artistically, to foster cooperation between different fields, and to introduce the works of the youngest generation of artists to the public.
1.2. The Competition shall be organised and run by Zabolis Partners in cooperation with Vilnius Academy of Arts (VAA).
1.3. These provisions lay down the terms and conditions as well as procedures for the organisation of the Competition, the requirements for the selection and submission of works for the Competition, the judging criteria, the prizes to be awarded to the winning authors, and other terms and conditions as well as procedures for the organisation of the Competition.
Terms and Conditions and Organisation Procedure of the Competition
2.1. The Competition shall be open to young artists aged between 18 and 30 and either having arts education or in the process of learning.
2.2. Only one painting shall be submitted to the Competition.
2.3. The work submitted to the Competition must correspond to the theme of the Competition: “Digital Nature.”
2.4. The work submitted to the Competition may be created in a variety of painting media and in an unlimited format.
2.5. The work must have a presentable appearance and be suitable for physical display.
2.6. The work submitted to the Competition must have been created in 2024/2025.
2.7. Only one application per author.
2.8. Participants shall apply only on the website of Zabolis Partners (https://www.zabolis.com/artprize/art-prize). Applications to participate in the Competition may be submitted only in the manner specified in these provisions of the Competition and only on the website of Zabolis Partners.
2.9. Before submitting the application, a participant shall confirm that they agree with the provisions of the Competition and the rules for personal data processing. The following mandatory information shall be provided in the application:
● Information about the participant:
(I) Name, surname, year of birth.
(II) Address, telephone number, email.
(III) A short presentation (free-form, up to 200 words: the participant’s studies, exhibitions, competitions, etc.).
(IV) A link to the participant’s portfolio, if any (by specifying a webpage address or by other means).
● Metrics of the work submitted to the Competition:
(I) Title of the work.
(II) Format of the work.
(III) Technique of the work.
(IV) Year of the work.Price of the work.
(V) Description of the work (up to 200 words).
(VI) High-quality photograph of the work.
2.10. Organisers of the Competition reserve the right not to accept an application that does not comply with these provisions of the Competition.
2.11. If the organisers of the Competition find cases of plagiarism, the application and/or the participant shall be removed from the Competition.
2.12. The deadline for applications shall be the 21st of March.
2.13. After submitting the application, the information specified in the application (including the work itself) cannot be changed in any way and in any form. An exception can be applied only if there are objective reasons to make the aforementioned changes and only if the Contest participants who wish to change any information specified in the application (including the work itself) after submitting the application, inform the Competition organizer about this (clearly indicating what information and for what reasons is changed).The organizers of the contest will decide within a reasonable period whether to allow changes to the information specified in the application (including the work itself) and will inform the participant who submitted such a request.
2.14. The Competition shall be organised in stages:
2.14.1. Applications shall be evaluated, and the decision to award the prizes shall be taken by a committee set up by joint resolution. The committee shall consist of:
„Žabolis ir partneriai“ community
A community of company groups uniting specialists from different fields.
Vita Opolskytė
A painter, curator of exhibitions and cultural events, author of texts, lecturer at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, Department of Painting, and founder of the Young Creators' Platform "Kontr-Argumentas".
Aistė M. Grajauskaitė
An art historian, editor of art publications, independent curator, cultural project manager, and expert in interdisciplinary art.
Vilma Mačianskaitė
An art historian, artist manager, founder and director of "Contour Art Gallery".
Vidas Poškus
An artist, art researcher, author of books, and director of the VAA Museum's exhibition hall "Titanikas".
Petras Lincevičius
A painter, associate professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts Kaunas Faculty's Department of Painting, exhibition curator, and cultural project manager.
Martynas Tinfavičius
An art collector, founder and director of the "Tumo" gallery.
Žygimantas Augustinas
An artist, Doctor of Arts, professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, and chair of the Art Doctoral Committee.
Eglė Vertelkaitė
A graphic artist, interdisciplinary art creator, and professor at the Department of Painting at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.
Virginijus Kinčinaitis
An art historian, curator of exhibitions and cultural events, photographer, and author of cultural and critical articles.
2.14.2 The committee shall select the best 20 works (by common agreement, the committee may choose more than 20 works) and, after the works have been posted online (on the 15th of April), the committee shall contact the finalists regarding the transportation of their works to the exhibition space at VAA. The works must be delivered by the 1 of May;
2.14.3. The selected works shall be exhibited in the Titanikas Exhibition Halls. The selected works may also be posted to the website of Zabolis Partners and Vilnius Academy of Arts as well as in social networks;
2.14.4. On the 5th of May, the committee shall evaluate the works (finalists) live, tally the votes and choose the best three works;
2.14.5. The three winners shall be announced at the opening of the exhibition on the 7th of May and cash prizes and diplomas shall be awarded to the authors of the works;
2.14.6. At the opening of the exhibition, more than three winners may receive awards according to specially created respective nominations, which (if any) will be announced at the opening of the exhibition;
2.14.7. The prizes shall be funded by Zabolis Partners;
2.14.8. The prizes: EUR 1,500 for the 1st place; EUR 1,200 for the 2nd place; EUR 1,000 for the 3rd place;
2.14.9. The prizes shall be paid by bank transfer (after contacting the authors personally) by the 21 of May.
3.Evaluation
3.1. The following criteria shall be taken into account in the selection and evaluation of the works for the Competition:
3.1.1. Visual expressiveness;
3.1.2. Creative response to the theme;
3.1.3. Technical and conceptual originality;
3.1.4. Mastery of the chosen means of expression;
3.1.5. Ability to present the work and the idea in an articulate way.
3.2. The winners shall be announced and awarded prizes by the chairperson of the committee or their delegate;
3.3. Zabolis Partners and VAA shall be responsible for the implementation and organisation of the Competition.
4.Final Provisions
4.1.If necessary, the terms and conditions of the Competition may be amended. This shall be communicated by oneof the organisers. The possibility of amendments shall be decided in the presence of both organisers.
4.2. The organizers may publish translations of these regulations into other languages. In case of discrepancies between the Lithuanian text and texts in other languages, the Lithuanian text shall always take precedence.