Open Call: LIN Xiang Xiong – Annual Peace Prize

LIN Xiang Xiong, artist and patron, has made Peace the central theme of his work. I
n December 2025, the LIN Xiang Xiong Art Gallery will open in Penang, hosting artistic events and gatherings centered around Art and Peace.

Mr. LIN Xiang Xiong hopes to inspire artists to become artisans of peace.

It is in this spirit that he offers an annual Peace Prize.
The competition was launched in Paris and the first awarding of the Prize will be part of the opening of the Museum in Penang.This Prize is open to all adult artists, with no nationality restrictions.

To participate in the Prize:

A jury composed of five prominent figures from the art world will select three winners.

The first prize is €8,000 and the three winners will be invited to the museum’s opening in Penang, where their works will be displayed.

The prize ceremony will take place on September 13 at the Hôtel de l’Industrie in Paris, and the works of the three winners will be exhibited for this occasion.

The competition is organized by Area in collaboration with Connaissance des Arts and Beaux-Arts Magazine.

This prize is open to all artists without age or nationality restrictions and honors works that embody the idea of art for peace.

Entries are open until August 15, 2025 and the winners will be announced on September 13, 2025 at the Hôtel de l’Industrie in Paris. The first prize is worth €8,000 and the three winners will have the honor of being exhibited in Paris and in Penang, Malaysia, at the LIN Xiang Xiong Art Gallery.

Application deadline: August 15, 2025