Exhibition

The competition’s aim is to promote the enrolled artists, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art.

Internationality and networking make YICCA a huge opportunity for the artists, which can:

• Win a cash prize:

- Euro 3000,00 money prize to the first selected

- Euro 1000,00 money prize to the second selected

• Promote their art through a variety of channels:

- exhibit the selected artworks in a exhibition space, determined by competition.

- improve the relationship between finalists and critics, curators, gallery owners, public and private art institutions that will have access to this important exhibition.

This August, art lovers can experience Wells Cathedral in a whole new light when England’s smallest cathedral city hosts the Wells Art Contemporary 2023 exhibition. This annual showcase of cutting-edge contemporary art from around the world is uniquely installed in one of Europe’s greatest Gothic buildings, putting thought-provoking and sometimes challenging new work in direct dialogue with the Cathedral’s remarkable art, sculpture, and architecture.

Dates: Saturday 5 August to Saturday 2 September 2023.
FREE TO VISIT during Wells Cathedral opening hours.
Mon-Sun, 7am-6pm.