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When the Chanel Next Prize was launched in 2021, it marked a new chapter in the luxury brand’s ongoing commitment to the arts world, fortifying a legacy that began over a century ago with Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s support of avant-garde artists and creators like Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau.

A catalyst for innovation, this biennial award – now in its third edition – continues to shape the future of culture. With a mission to identify contemporary artists who are redefining their disciplines, the award empowers its winners with a grant of €100,000 (around US$117,500) to accelerate the impact of their work.

Meanwhile, a two-year mentorship and networking programme facilitated by cultural partners (including acclaimed institutions such as the Royal College of Art, London) gives them time and space to realise ambitious new projects.

The winners of the Next Prize 2026 are 10 pioneering artists from 10 different countries, working across multiple disciplines including visual art, performance, design, music and film.

Awardees from the visual arts space include Ayoung Kim who uses technology to explore how identities, stories, and experiences are reshaped in the digital age.

Emeka Ogboh engages with place, memory and social experiences through sound; and Spaniard Álvaro Urbano creates immersive environments that blend fiction and reality.

Bárbara Sánchez-Kane is another stand-out visual artist who leverages media such as sculpture, painting, performance and installation, while Pol Taburet draws on an eclectic range of references from his Caribbean roots to Western art history, to create work that merges the real and supernatural.

Representing the world of music and dance are Ambrose Akinmusire, a composer, trumpeter and educator based in California, whose work moves between jazz and contemporary classical music; and Chinese artist and composer Pan Daijing, who uses music, film, performance and large-scale installation.

These artists are complemented by choreographers like Marco da Silva Ferreira who blends urban, contemporary, and clubbing styles and Andrea Peña who focuses on new forms of storytelling through bold conceptions.

Rounding out this accomplished group is Payal Kapadia, an Indian screenwriter and director blurring the boundaries between documentary and fiction, memories and dreams.

Judging from this year’s esteemed awardees, the Chanel Next Prize should continue to shape the now and define the next with creativity and audacity.


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The Chanel Next Prize seeks to identify contemporary artists who are redefining their disciplines, and empowers them to continue their work with a €100,000 (US$117,500) grant. Photo: Handout

South Korea’s Ayoung Kim is one of 10 winners of the Chanel Next Prize 2026. Photo: Handout

Mexican visual artist Bárbara Sánchez-Kane. Photo: Handout

Chinese artist and composer Pan Daijing. Photo: Handout

Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira. Photo: Handout

Nigerian-born sound and installation artist Emeka Ogboh. Photo: Handout

Spanish contemporary artist Álvaro Urbano. Photo: Handout

French contemporary artist Pol Taburet. Photo: Handout

California-based Ambrose Akinmusire is a composer, trumpeter and educator. Photo: Handout

Colombian choreographer Andrea Peña. Photo: Handout

Indian screenwriter and director Payal Kapadia. Photo: Handout

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Nicole Kidman at Chanel’s women’s haute couture spring/summer 2026 show in Paris, on January 27. Photo: AFP

A model wears an outfit covered with featherlike detail at the Chanel haute couture spring/summer 2026 show in Paris, on January 27. Photo: AFP

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Model Bhavitha Mandava walks a Matthieu Blazy design as part of his haute couture spring/summer 2026 collection for Chanel in Paris, on January 27. Photo: Reuters

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Stephanie Cavalli opened for Chanel at the French maison’s recent haute couture show in Paris. Photos: @stephanie_cavalli/Instagram

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Model Christina Chung recently walked for Chanel at the house’s haute couture show in Paris. Photo: @christina__chung/Instagram

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The maison has a long history of support for the arts, dating all the way back to the likes of Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau


The maison has a long history of support for the arts, dating all the way back to the likes of Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau.


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The maison has a long history of support for the arts, dating all the way back to the likes of Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau