Björk and Michéle Lamy Link Up to Launch 2025 Circa Prize

Summary

• CIRCA kicks off its annual prize for emerging artists.
• The jury includes Björk, Michéle Lamy, Alvaro Barrington and more.
• The winner will receive £40,000 GBP and their work will be screened at London’s Piccadilly Lights.

Earlier this week, Björk and Michéle Lamy came together kick off the 2025 CIRCA Prize. Staged at London’s Piccadilly Circus, the event drew a crowd of creatives, broadcasting clips from the Björk’s recent film Cornucopia.

Founded in 2020 by the London-based Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts (CIRCA), the annual prize invites early-career artists of all creative backgrounds to submit work circling this year’s manifesto, REFUGIA – ecological sanctuaries where life thrives, especially in the face of an uncertain future.

The jury will include Björk, Alvaro Barrington, Edward Enninful, Ebony L. Haynes, Nicoletta Fiorucci, Lamy, Josef O’Connor, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Norman Rosenthal and Catherine Wood. 30 finalists will be selected to have their work screened throughout September on London’s Piccadilly Lights with one winning artist receiving £40,000 GBP (approximately $53,500 USD) to go towards their practice, along with an Ai Weiwei-designed trophy.

“CIRCA PRIZE is about platforming bold new voices who see public space not as a backdrop, but as a platform for urgent ideas, shared experience, and radical imagination,” said O’Connor, the artistic director and founder of CIRCA.

The submission window for this year’s prize is now open through June 20, 2025. Head to CIRCA’s website for more information.