Asmus Soodla. Photo by Elo Vahtrik
Installation and Sculpture Department of EKA announces Young Sculptor Prize competition for 2026.
The competition will be held in two stages – consultation and final round.
The purpose of the consultation round is to provide feedback, recommendations for further work and practical advice on implementation based on initial concept designs. No selective decisions are made based on this. Feedback day is December 10, 2025 and you can register for it here. We welcome participants from all Fine Arts students of EKA.
The deadline for submitting the works for Prize Exhibition is January 9, 2026
The proposal submitted to the competition must contain the title of the work, a description of the idea (up to 1000 characters) and visual material (design or drawing, if necessary, links to sound or video) with information about the dimensions of the work, the materials used and specifics of installation. Please submit all information in one single pdf file. The competition entries can be uploaded here.
We accept proposals from individual authors to enter the competition with works completed in 2025/26 and not exhibited outside EKA or with idea for a new work.
Young Sculptor Prize exhibition at ARS Project Space, March 6 – March 23, 2026.
Based on the submitted works, the commission will select 10-12 works to be exhibited at the Young Sculptor Prize exhibition at ARS Project Space, March, 6 – March 23, 2026. The laureate of the Young Sculptor Prize 2026 will be announced at the opening of the exhibition. A jury, separate and independent of the organizers, will make the decision in this regard.
Since 2012, The Young Sculptor Prize and accompanying exhibition aim to highlight and recognize the professional activities of young artists involved in sculpture and installation. Previous laureates of Young Sculptor Prize are Hanna Piksarv, Sten Saarits, Anna Mari Liivrand, Johannes Valdma, Rosa Violetta Grötsch, Johannes Luik, Siim Elmers, Sarah Nõmm, Junny Yeung, Mara Kirchberg, Sandra Ernits, Katariin Mudist and Kati Saarits.