PIPA Prize is a Brazilian arts award of the PIPA Institute. From 2010 to 2018, PIPA had a partnership with the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro – MAM-Rio. In 2019, the PIPA Prize's exhibition was held at Villa Aymoré, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The prize was created to promote Brazilian art and artists by stimulating the domestic contemporary art production; motivating and supporting new (but not necessarily young) Brazilian artists. Although it supports up-and-coming artists, the PIPA Prize's goal is not to discover new talents, but to recognize new Brazilian contemporary artists that already have a critical following and a place in the art market.
Overview There are no entries to run for the Prize. The artists that take part in the PIPA Prize are nominated by the Nominating Committee. Each member of the Committee selects up to three artists or art collectives that work in any media. During the 2010 to 2012 editions, each member could nominate up to five artists.
All of the artists selected by the Nominating Committee are showcased in a printed catalog and get a profile page in the award's website. Of these, four finalists are selected to participate in an exhibition. From 2010 to 2018, the exhibition was held at MAM-Rio and each finalist receive a donation of R$12.000,00 for the preparation of the show. In 2019, the Finalist's Exhibition was held at Villa Aymoré, Rio de Janeiro.
Structure
Board The Board is the PIPA's senior management body, composed of five to eight members, including representatives of PIPA Institute and renowned art experts invited for each edition.
The Board is responsible for selecting the four finalists from the nominated artists. The Board also nominates the members of the Nominating Committee and the Award Jury.
Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee is a set of 20 to 40 art experts, invited in each edition, by the PIPA Board. They can be Brazilian or foreign artists, art critics, collectors, gallerists, or curators.
Award Jury A group of five to seven members invited by the PIPA Board who will select the winner of PIPA amongst the four finalists. Their decision is based on the artists' portfolio, career, works presented at the exhibition and the role that the award would play in their trajectory as artists.
Award categories In 2019, some changes concerning the award categories and donations were made: the donations were redistributed and the category PIPA Popular Vote Exhibition, which awarded the most voted artist during the exhibition at MAM-Rio with R$24,000, was eliminated.
Since 2019, each of the four (4) finalists receive a donation of R$30.000,00.
PIPA Main category in which the winner is determined by the Award Jury. Since 2019, the winner receives an extra donation of R$30.000,00 to develop a project (which could be an exhibition, a publication, a research travel, an artistic residency, etc.).
From 2010 to 2018, the winner received a donation of R$130.000,00 (R$12,000.00 being awarded to the artist when selected as a finalist). Part of that amount was used to fund an artistic residency programme, for three months, at Residency Unlimited, New York.
Since the postponed exhibition in 2020, the PIPA Board has taken over the selection process for Awarded Artists. Four winners are chosen from the artists selected by the Nominating Committee.
PIPA Online Category in which all artists from the current edition can participate. The winner is chosen by the public in an online voting. The most voted artist by the end of the 2nd round receives a donation of R$15.000,00.
From 2012 onward, the voting process happens in two shifts: artists that receive more than 500 votes on the first round go on to the second one, where a winner is determined. First place wins a cash prize of R$10,000, the runner-up receives R$5,000.
From 2014 to 2016, the winning artist would also participate in a two month long art residency at Instituto Sacatar, in Bahia.
In 2014 and 2015, the Online category was split up into two distinct categories: PIPA Online, where a juri determined the winner among all nominated artists; and PIPA Popular Online, where the winning artists was selected by popular vote on the award's website.
In 2016, PIPA Online returns to have one category only, awarding the first and the second most voted artists with R$10.000 and R$5.000, respectively.
In 2018, a change was made in the voting system: a minimum of three mandatory votes was established. The three-votes system was thought to encourage the public to search more and more about the artist's work, allowing artists who live outside the main capitals of the country to have their work known and discovered.
Since 2021, PIPA Online awards two winning artists with R$5,000 each.
Editions
PIPA 2024 (15th edition) Winners:
PIPA Awarded Artists: Aislan Pankararu, Aline Motta, enorê, Nara Guichon PIPA Online: Yacunã Tuxá and Samuel Macedo
Nominating Committee: Adele Nelson, Alessandra Ferrari, Ana Roman, Bitu Cassundé, Daniel Rangel, Els Lagrou, Hilda de Paulo, Isabel Portella, Josué Mattos, Julia Borges Araña, Lourival Cuquinha, Luana Vitra, Lucas Albuquerque, Luiz Chrysostomo, Maria Amélia Bulhões, Miguel Chikaoka, Moacir dos Anjos, Orlando Maneschy, Paulo Henrique Silva, Priscila Arantes, Raquel Nava, Renata Tupinambá, Sara Seilert, Silvana Bahia.
PIPA 2023 (14th edition) Winners:
PIPA Awarded Artists: Glicéria Tupinambá, Helô Sanvoy, Iagor Peres, Luana Vitra PIPA Online: Retratistas do Morro and André Mendes
Nominating Committee: Berna Reale, Carla Oliveira, Claudio Cretti, Coletivo Coletores, Cristiana Tejo, Christiane Laclau, Daniela Labra, Denilson Baniwa, Douglas de Freitas, Felipe Scovino, Germano Dushá, Giselle Beiguelman, Jean Carlos Azuos, Josi, Luciana Solano, Marcela Bonfim, Mariano Klautau Filho, Pablo Lafuente, Rachel Vallego, Raphael Fonseca, Renata Azambuja, Renata Felinto, Ricardo Fernandes, Ronaldo de Oliveira Corrêa, Suzete Venturelli, UYRA, Vanda Klabin, Vitória Cribb.
PIPA 2022 (13th edition) Winners:
PIPA Awarded Artists: Coletivo Coletores, Josi, Vitória Cribb, UÝRA PIPA Online: Eugênia França and Samantha Canovas
Nominating Committee: Adele Nelson, Alice Miceli, Ana Roman, Cinara Barbosa, Claudinei Roberto, Denilson Baniwa, Douglas de Freitas, Eder Chiodetto, Fernanda Lopes, Fersen Lamas Lambranho, Giselle Beiguelman, Igor Simões, Jacqueline Medeiros, Josué Mattos, Lu Solano, Marcela Bonfim, Maria Amélia Bulhões, Mariano Klautau Filho, Marta Mestre, Michelle Sommer, Moacir dos Anjos, Naine Terena, Rachel Cecília de Oliveira, Tatiana Blass, Virginia de Medeiros.
PIPA 2021 (12th edition) Winners:
PIPA Selected Artists: Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Denilson Baniwa, Ilê Sartuzi, Marcela Bonfim PIPA Online: Daiara Tukano and Ruth Albernaz
Nominating Committee: Ana Avelar, Cadu, Catarina Duncan, Claudio Mubarac, Christiane Laclau, Daniela Labra, Fabiana Lopes, Gê Viana, Guy Amado, Hélio Menezes, Marcelo Reis, Mariano Klautau Filho, Marina Câmara, Maxwell Alexandre, Miguel Chikaoka, Naine Terena, Paulo Reis, Randolpho Lamonier, Raphael Fonseca, Renata Felinto, Roberto Vinhaes, Suzette Venturelli, Tadeu Chiarelli.
PIPA 2020 (11th edition - The exhibition postponed to 2021) Winners:
PIPA: All four finalists declared winners, prize money split between them. PIPA Online: Isael Maxakali
Finalists: Gê Viana, Maxwell Alexandre, Randolpho Lamonier, Renata Felinto
Nominating Committee: Ana Candida Avelar, Anna Bergamasco, Aruan Braga, Bené Fontelles, Bernardo Faria, Carlos Eduardo Bitu Cassundé, Claudia Saldanha, Douglas de Freitas, Elida Tessler, Gabriela Motta, Guerreiro do Divino Amor, Gustavo Wanderley, Isabella Lenzi, Jacqueline Medeiros, Keyna Eleison, Leno Veras, Marcos Moraes, Maria do Carmo M. P. de Pontes, Mariano Klautau Filho, Marina Câmara, Matias Mesquita, Oliver Basciano, Raphael Fonseca, Ricardo Fernandes, Sandra Hegedüs, Wagner Barja.
PIPA 2019 (10th edition) Winners:
PIPA: Guerreiro do Divino Amor PIPA Online: Denilson Baniwa
Finalists: Berna Reale, Cabelo, Guerreiro do Divino Amor, Jaime Lauriano
Nominating Committee: Agnaldo Farias, Alessio Antoniolli, Amanda Abi Khalil, Ana Avelar, Bárbara Wagner, Beatriz Lemos, Camila Bechelany, Carlos Vergara, Cinara Barbosa, Clarissa Diniz, Claudia Calirman, Cristiana Tejo, Fernanda Pitta, Frances Reynolds, Gabriela Davies, Gabriela Motta, Jailton Moreira, Luciana Solano, Lucinda Bellm, Luiz Braga, Marilia Panitz, Marisa Mokarzel, Michelle Sommer, Pablo Léon de la Barra, Paulo Miyada, Thereza Farkas, Tiago Mesquita, Thiago de Paula Souza, Vanda Klabin, Virginia de Medeiros.
Award Jury: Luiz Camillo Osorio, Jessica Gogan, Raphael Fonseca, Regina Silveira and Tadeu Chiarelli.
PIPA 2018 (9th edition) Winners: PIPA: Arjan Martins PIPA Popular Vote Exhibition: Arjan Martins PIPA Online: Íris Helena (1st place), Babu78 (2nd place) and extra Finalists: Arjan Martins, avaf (Eli Sudbrack), Romy Pocztaruk, Vivian Caccuri
Nominating Committee: Ana Elisa Cohen, Aline de Figueiredo Espínola, André Severo, Bernardo José de Souza, Bernardo Mosqueira, Carlos Eduardo Bitu Cassundé, Catalina Lozano, Felipe Scovino, Fernanda Brenner, Fernando Oliva, Fersen Lamas Lambranho, Francisco Dalcol, Gabriela Davies, Gê Orthof, Germano Dushá, Heloisa Espada, Hena Lee, Jailson de Souza, Jaqueline Martins, José Rufino, Júlia Rebouças, Leda Catunda, Marc Pottier, Marta Mestre, Orlando Maneschy, Raphael Fonseca, Renata Azambuja, Rosângela Rennó, Sérgio Bruno Martins.
Award Jury: Fernando Cocchiarale, Iole de Freitas, Michelle Somer, Luiz Camillo Osorio, Paulo Miyada.
PIPA 2017 (8th edition) Winners: PIPA: Bárbara Wagner PIPA Popular Vote Exhibition: Éder Oliveira PIPA Online: Jorge Luiz Fonseca (1st place), Musa Michelle Mattiuzi (2nd place) Finalists: Antonio Obá, Bárbara Wagner, Carla Guagliardi, Éder Oliveira
Nominating Committee: Alice Miceli, Ana Candida de Avelar, Anna Bergamasco, Claudia Saldanha, Claudio Mubarac, Consuelo Bassanesi, Daniel Senise, Felipe Ribeiro, Frances Reynolds, Francisco Dalcol, Gabriela Kremer Motta, Gabriela Salgado, João Laia, Josué Mattos, Kaira Cabañas, Marina Câmara, Marta Mestre, Flavia Gimenes, Michelle Sommer, Paulo Nazareth, Paulo Vieira, Tanya Barson, Thyago Nogueira, Vânia Leal Machado, Waldir Barreto Filho.
Award Jury: Leda Catunda, Marcelo Campos, Consuelo Bassanessi, Fernando Cocchiarale, and Luiz Camillo Osorio.
PIPA 2016 (7th edition) Winners: PIPA: Paulo Nazareth PIPA Popular Vote Exhibition: Paulo Nazareth PIPA Online: Jaider Esbell (1st place), Arissana Pataxó (2nd place) Finalists: Clara Ianni, Gustavo Speridião, Luiza Baldan, Paulo Nazareth
Nominating Committee: André Severo, Cadu, Carlito Carvalhosa, Caroline Carrion, Catherine Petitgas, Cauê Alves, Fabio Faisal, Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Guilherme Gutman, Jacopo Visconti, Jesús Fuenmayor, Jones Bergamim, José Rufino, Kiki Mazzucchelli, Lenora de Barros, Lisette Lagnado, Luiza Teixeira de Freitas, Manuel Neves, Maria Ines de Almeida, Maria Iovino, Max Perlingeiro, Michael Ashbury, Monica Hoff, Pablo Leon de la Barra, Paulo Miyada, Rosangela Rennó, Solange Farkas, Virginia de Medeiros.
Award Jury: Fernando Cocchiarale, Marisa Flórido, Júlia Rebouças, Milton Machado, and Luiz Camillo Osorio.
PIPA 2015 (6th edition) Winners: PIPA: Virginia de Medeiros PIPA Popular Vote Exhibition: Virginia de Medeiros PIPA Online: Luciana Magno PIPA Popular Online: Ana Ruas Finalists: Cristiano Lenhardt, Leticia Ramos, Marina Rheingantz, Virginia de Medeiros