Open Applications: FLAD Design Award 2026

Applications for the FLAD Drawing Award 2026 are open between April 6 and May 14. FLAD will award 20 thousand euros to the best that is done in the area of design in Portugal. Artists aged 30 and over can apply and each finalist will receive a grant of 2 thousand euros for the final exhibition at Drawing Room Lisboa.

Every year, the FLAD Drawing Award has received hundreds of applications from artists all over the country. The works of artists Pedro Tropa, Maria Capelo, Carla Filipe, Rosa Baptista and Pedro Vaz have already been awarded, and FLAD continues the path of recognizing artistic talent in Portugal and supporting promising artists in our country with a new edition of the Award with applications open between April 6th and May 14th.

This open call will be developed in two phases. In the first, up to five finalists are selected, who will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in the 2026 edition of Drawing Room Lisboa, taking place between October 22nd and 25th, at the National Society of Fine Arts, in Lisbon. For this exhibition, each artist will have a production value of 2 thousand euros available.

In the second phase, the selected artist will be known on October 24, during the Drawing Room Lisboa, and will receive a monetary prize of 20 thousand euros.

Who can apply?

• Artists of Portuguese nationality or foreigners resident in Portugal for more than five years;
• Artists aged 30 or over at the date of the respective applications.

How and when to apply:

• Applications open between April 6 and 11:59 pm (mainland Portugal time) on May 14;
• Applications will be made by filling out the specific form that can be found at the following link: https://flad.my.salesforce-sites.com/CandidaturaMain?language=pt_PT

Documents required:

• Candidate’s CV in PDF (maximum 2 pages);
• Portfolio of the candidate (maximum 25 pages);
• Photograph or image of the candidate (for disclosure in case of selection);
• Short biography in PDF (maximum 300 characters with spaces).

Evaluation of applications:

The winner of the contest will be chosen after the applications are reviewed by the jury, which will take place in two stages:

1st phase: The applications submitted will be analyzed by a jury made up of individuals of recognized capacity in the relevant artistic area, which will select up to five finalist artists. The decision of the jury of the 1st phase will be announced by June 25, 2026.

2nd phase: From the set of finalist artists, selected in the 1st phase, a second jury will select the winner, who will be announced during Drawing Room Lisboa 2026, which will take place between October 22nd and 25th. In this 2nd phase, the jury of the finalists reserves the right to request a visit to their atelier.

The decisions of the juries of both stages cannot be appealed.

Award

FLAD will award the winner a prize of 20 thousand euros.

The winner will be announced during Drawing Room Lisboa, a fair that takes place at the National Society of Fine Arts, in Lisbon, between October 22nd and 25th.

See the notice of this competition (Notice – FLAD Design Award 2026) to find out all the details about the award and the application process.

If you have questions about the award or the application process, please email luz.fernandes@flad.pt.