Project Description

 


 

Eco-design Art Prize

(Prix Art Éco-Conception)

Supporting contemporary artists in reducing their environmental impact

In partnership with the Palais de Tokyo, supported by the French Ministry of Culture and ADEME. With the patronage of Maison Ruinart (main sponsor) and Maison Guerlain, members of the Art and Ecologie Circle of the Palais de Tokyo.

Following the success of the Prix Planète Art Solidaire in 2021, which rewarded 21 young artists working on the theme of the environment, Art of Change 21 continued its commitment to artists and its contribution to the ecological transition of the cultural sector, with the launch of a new prize: the Eco-design Art Prize (Prix Art Éco-Conception).

The prize has three objectives: to raise awareness of major environmental issues and spread the principles of eco-design and carbon footprint in the field of contemporary art, to help artists measure and reduce their environmental impact, and to support the role of artists in the ecological transition.

The Eco-design Art Prize is awarded at the Palais de Tokyo, at a ceremony with a prestigious jury. It rewards 12 winners with a three-day tailor-made workshop at the Palais de Tokyo and a financial contribution of 1,000 euros.

The workshop and coaching is organized by Art of Change 21 with recognized environmental professionals and experts invested in the art sector, and artists committed to the approach. 

The Eco-design Art Prize is a real field of experimentation and innovation in the ecological transition of artistic practices, enabling best practices to be shared each year. It gives artists the means to adapt to a world faced with global warming and declining biodiversity, and to anticipate the major changes to come.

Its first edition was held in 2023. A second edition will be launched in early 2024.

In 2024, Art of Change 21 will offer an online resource center, free of charge and accessible to all, together with a publication based on the lessons learned from the 2023 and 2024 editions of the Prize.

The Eco-design Art Prize won the Norsys Foundation Trophy in 2023.

 

“It was a great opportunity, a great learning experience, and some great encounters.”

Testimonial from a winner of the 2023 Eco-design Art Prize

 


ECO-DESIGN ART PRIZE, SECOND EDITION, 2024

 

Art of Change 21 association organizes the second edition of the Eco-design Art Prize in 2024.
It will continue to support 12 artists, at the Palais de Tokyo. This new edition is enriched by new experts, reinforced carbon impact coaching and the presence of artists engaged in the process. 

The call for applications
Applications are open from February 5, 2024 to March 10, 2024.
The Prize is open to all artists over the age of 18, French or international, residing in France and not holding a student status, and to all artistic practices in the plastic and visual arts.
To apply, simply fill in the questionnaire below, which aims to find out about the applicant’s artistic practice, identify the environmental issues linked to their practice and assess their expectations. The questionnaire is straightforward to complete, this is not a project submission. Please note the application is only available in French. 

Our distribution partners are helping to spread the call for applications.

 

 


The selection committee

A selection committee, chaired by Stefano Vendramin, Program Director at Art of Change 21, will be in charge of an initial shortlist of candidates. Its members are Jeremy Alonso (Guerlain Head of Sustainable Innovation), Léo Marin (Independent curator, art critic and director of Galerie Eric Mouchet), Emmanuelle Paillat (Carbon Expert), Juliette Soulez (Art critic, Art of Change 21 Team), Pauline Lisowski (Art critic, Art of Change 21 Team), Claire Vannaxay (Art of Change 21 Team) and Juliette Dessagne (Art of Change 21 Team).

The Jury
For the second edition of the Eco-design Art Prize the jury will include Julie Crenn (independent curator), Guillaume Désanges (President of the Palais de Tokyo), Yvannoé Kruger (curator, Director of Poush), Valérie Martin (Head of the Citizen Mobilisation and Media Department, ADEME), Arnaud Morand (independent curator, Head of Arts Afalula), Emmanuel Tibloux (Director of the National School of Decorative Arts), Lucia Pietroiusti (Director of Ecologies, Serpentine Galleries), Fabien Vallerian (Director of Art and Culture, Maison Ruinart), Marion Waller (Director of the Pavillon de l’Arsenal) and Alice Audouin (President of Art of Change 21).

The jury will meet on March 18 at the Palais de Tokyo to select the 12 winners.

The ceremony
The award ceremony will be held on 2 April 2024 at the Palais de Tokyo (by invitation).

The coaching
The coaching will take place during three days, on April 24, May 16 and June 7 2024 at the Palais de Tokyo.

The contributors
The contributors who will accompany the winners of the second edition include:

Artists : Julian Charrière ; Marion Laval-Jeantet (Art Orienté Objet) ; Fabien Léaustic ; Théo Mercier

Experts : Cédric Carles – co-founder of Paléo-Energétique, the Solar Sound System, Atelier 21 and RegenBox ; Fanny Legros – founding director of Karbone Prod specializing in eco-design in the arts ; Raphaël Ménard – engineer and post-carbon architect, exhibition curator and chairman of the AREP group ; Emmanuelle Paillat – expert and pioneer in carbon accounting since 2007 ; Lucia Pietroiusti – Director of Ecologies, Serpentine Galleries

Art of Change 21 : Alice Audouin, a pioneer in sustainable development and in the connection between art and the environment              

Palais de Tokyo : Mathieu Boncour – CSR and Communications Director ; Benjamin Mathia – Stage Manager

Partners and sponsors
This edition of the Eco-Design Art Prize is organized for the second time in partnership with the Palais de Tokyo.
The Prize is supported by the French Ministry of Culture and the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME).
Its main partner is Ruinart, and its patron is Guerlain.

 

 

 

Thank you to Julian Charrière for his involvement in this Prize and for providing the visual (Julian Charrière, Towards No Earthly Pole, 2018. Courtesy of the artist).

SEE THE PRIZE REGULATION

 


 

ECO-DESIGN ART PRIZE, FIRST EDITION, 2023

 

In 2023, the Eco-design Art Prize rewarded 12 winners, chosen from 278 candidates. 

100% of the winners of the first edition of the Prize declared themselves satisfied with the support they received, and over 90% stated that the support they received would help their practices evolve.

The winners of the 2023 edition 

Pierre Clément

Raphaël Fabre

Pierre Gaignard

Agata Ingarden

Ángela Jiménez Durán

Eva Jospin

Ludivine Large-Bessette

Thomas LévyLasne

Louisa Marajo

Vincent Mauger

Théo Mercier

Manon Pretto

The 2023 edition included a prize consisting of two Life Cycle Analysis, won by artists Eva Jospin and Louisa Marajo.

The Jury
The Jury was made up of eight personalities from the worlds of contemporary art and sustainable development. They selected the 12 winners, including the two artists who benefited from a life-cycle analysis.


The ceremony
The ceremony was held on January 10 2023 at the Palais de Tokyo.


The coaching
Art of Change 21 put together a tailor-made team of experts, including a guest artist and eco-design pioneer (Fabien Léaustic), and external contributors, who helped the winners to understand the issues and impacts associated with their practice, to develop a working method and to find ecological alternatives. 

The creation of an eco-design methodology for artists was entrusted to Karbone Prod (Fanny Legros) in collaboration with Solinnen, an expert in eco-design.

100% of the winners of the first edition of the prize said they were satisfied with the support they received, and over 90% stated that the coaching they received would help them evolve their practices.

The contributors
Art of Change 21
Alice Audouin, founding president, expert in sustainable development since 2001 and independent curator
Stefano Vendramin, program director and independent curator

Palais de Tokyo
Mathieu Boncour – CSR and Communications Director
Lisa Séantier – Exhibition Production Director
Benjamin Mathia – Stage Manager
The Palais de Tokyo’s support was accompanied by visits to current exhibitions from the perspective of eco-design and the Palais’s stage management. 

Experts
Fanny Legros – founding director of Karbone Prod
Fabien Léaustic – guest artist, artist-engineer-researcher committed to eco-design for 10 years.
Cédric Carles – artist, designer and entrepreneur, co-founder of Paléo-Energétique, the Solar Sound System, Atelier 21 and RegenBox.
Aléxia Venot – designer, artist and biomaterials researcher.
Mathieu Delemme – expert in digital eco-design and Green IT.
Martin Lambert – head of the Art & Technology laboratory at Stéréolux.

Partners and sponsors
The first edition of the Eco-design Art Prize was organised in partnership with the Palais de Tokyo.
It was also supported by the French Ministry of Culture and the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME).                            

Its main partner was Ruinart, and its patron was Guerlain.

 

 

 

The Eco-design Art Prize also won the Norsys Foundation Trophy in 2023.

Distribution partners
The distribution partners were involved in distributing the call for applications.

 

 

 

 

 

Photo credit: Say Who – Valentin Lecron