Prix Virginia

Awarded every other year, the Prix Virginia is open to all women photographers, regardless of their nationality or age.

Overview

Founded by Sylvia Schildge, the sixth edition of the Prix Virginia is dedicated to Emma, photographer. Awarded every two years since 2012, it is the first photography prize exclusively reserved for a woman photographer, regardless of her age or nationality. The work submitted must never have yet been exhibited in France and must not be the result of an editorial assignment or advertisement commission. However, the artist may have already exhibited other works in France.

Practical Info

Applicants need to submit a complete resume, a brief letter of intent written by the candidate describing the creative and artistic dimension of the work submitted, and 12 to 18 pictures with free theme, in black and white and/or in colour. A cohesive body of work rather than single images is strongly recommend. The Sylvia S. Association will award €10,000 to the winner. Besides the prize winner, the Jury also names as many as 10 other contenders whose photographic work they believe to be of particular value. The photographer who wins the prize cannot enter again at a later date, but all the other contestants are welcome to apply for the Prix Virginia again.

About Prix Virginia

The Prix Virginia is organized by the Association Sylvia S., in France. The women of Sylvia Schildge's family were her foundation: Virginia, her pianist grandmother, her great-aunt painter, and her sculptor mother fed her curiosity about art from her earliest childhood. Having elders like them opened a path for her as a photographer and visual artist. The prize is a way for me to demonstrate Sylvia Schildge's support for the recognition of women photographers. It is also a way of sharing the passions that were handed down to her.