New Wave Photography Award 2026
Biennial award for emerging photographers, judged by 16 international curators and professionals from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Submit a series of 15–25 images (created after 2021) with artist statement in Chinese and English (500 words each). Grand Prize receives TWD 100,000 (~$3,000) plus exhibition. Applicants must not have held solo exhibitions at museums, commercial galleries, or art fairs, and no more than 5 group shows. Students and persons with disabilities pay reduced fee of TWD 600.
Jury: Chelsea Chua, Program Director, Objectifs Centre for Photography and Filmmaking · Wang Jo Hsuan, Executive Director, Taipei First High School of Art · Pin Leng, Secretary General, Fubon Cultural & Educational Foundation · Elaine Lin, Director, WMA · Chiu Yu-Hsuan, Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography · Peng-Hui Hou, Assistant Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University · Yu-Yin Chang, Director, nodate · Huang Shih-Tse, Photography Department Head, The Reporter · Ting Tsou, Curator, New Taipei City Museum of Art · Tsai Ming-Jiun, Deputy Director, Asia University Museum of Modern Art · Sheng-Wen Lo, Artist · Yen Xiao Xiao, Editor-in-Chief, Artouch · Kimi Himeno, Editor-in-Chief, Akakasha & Founder, PURPLE Gallery · Sunyoung Kim, Senior Curator, Hanmi Museum · Sharleen Yu, Exhibition Curator, Taipei Fine Arts Museum · Tseng Shao-Chien, Professor, National Central University
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