The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography 2024

The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography is an annual initiative dedicated to identifying, supporting, and championing innovative women artists working in the field of contemporary photography.

Overview

Launched in 2022, the Prize is conceived as part of the V&A's Parasol Foundation Women in Photography curatorial program, which seeks to foreground, and sustain women's practice in contemporary photography and highlight the role women have played throughout the history of the medium. The theme for 2024 is 'Histories'.

Practical Info 

Submissions must be photographic or lens-based media. Work submitted must have been created in the last three years or since 2020. Applications are subject to the submission of a 20-image portfolio, artist statement, biography and a proposed installation layout. 

Four winning artists will have their work included in a group exhibition at Peckham 24, south London's innovative three-day photography festival, alongside accompanying events and public programming. Bursaries of £2,000, international travel and two night's accommodation expenses for exhibiting artists to attend the festival are included in the prizes.

About V&A

The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. Their mission is to champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural knowledge, and inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere. Theu share a 5,000 year old story of creativity through exhibitions, events, educational programmes, digital experiences, conservation, research and an ever-evolving national collection of over 2.8 million objects spanning every creative discipline.