“The Aarhus Art Prize is a powerful symbol of the fruitful collaboration and strong partnership between the city’s art and cultural institutions. At ARoS, we value the opportunity to support emerging artists at the start of their careers and to help spotlight the burgeoning talent that defines Aarhus’ vibrant art scene,” says ARoS Museum Director Rebecca Matthews.

This year's Talent Prize went to Agnes Olivia Schyberg from the Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, while Aysha Amin was awarded with the Solo Prize.

About the Talent Prize winner, Agnes Olivia Schyberg, the jury said, among other things:
Queuing is part of everyday life, but it is much more than that. Agnes Olivia Schyberg demonstrates this with her impressive installation A line is a line, is a line, is a line. It is like watching a choreography of control that could collapse at any moment. The queue becomes an image of inequality and power, privilege, civilisation and values. In a very convincing and precise way, Agnes Olivia Schyberg succeeds in using everyday materials and experiences to highlight complex social structures.

About the Solo Prize winner, Aysha Amin, the jury said, among other things:
Aysha Amin is awarded the prize for her exceptional contribution to the art scene in and outside Aarhus. In just a few years, she has – as an artist, architect, curator and local actor – helped put Aarhus on the international map with works shown at both the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Berlin Biennale. At the same time, she has been a driving force in anchoring art locally in Gellerup, where she was born and raised, and where she heads the exhibition space Andromeda8220. Aysha Amin receives the award as an artist who not only works in communities, but with them.

About Aarhus Art Prize 
The Aarhus Art Prize has been awarded every year since 2018. The cultural institutions behind the Aarhus Art Prize are: Kunsthal Aarhus, ARoS and Godsbanen. The prize is also supported by Aarhus Billedkunstcenter and Jyllands-Posten as well as JP/Politikens Hus.

The prize was established to support the artistic growth in Aarhus, retain artistic talent and strengthen Aarhus as a vibrant city of culture. The prize is divided into two categories, the Talent Prize and the Solo Prize.

The Talent Prize is awarded to a graduating student from the Jutland Academy of Fine Arts whose final project has distinguished itself in a special way. The prize is awarded for a work exhibited at the year's graduation exhibition at Kunsthal Aarhus and consists of a grant of DKK 30,000 and an invitation to give an artist talk at Kunsthal Aarhus.

The Solo Prize is awarded to a former graduate of one of the Danish academies (or an equivalent academy) who has made a special impression on Aarhus through their relatively new work. The prize consists of a solo exhibition at Kunsthal Aarhus and a grant of DKK 30,000.

The prize winners are selected by a jury, which in 2025 consists of:
Karin Salling, Vice-Chair of the Board (Købmand Herman Sallings Fond)
Peter Ole Pedersen, Chief Curator (Kunsthal Aarhus)
Kirstine Højmose, Director (Aarhus Billedkunstcenter)
Ellen Drude Skeel Langvold, Museum Curator (ARoS)
Marianne Grymer Bargeman, Director (Godsbanen)
Ida Schyum, Exhibition Manager (JP/Politikens Hus)
Anne Tind, Experience Manager (JP Oplev)

Aarhus Art Prize is supported by:
The Salling Foundations and the Jyllands-Posten Foundation.

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Further information:
Ida Schyum, JP/Politikens Hus: aarhusartprize@jp.dk