AICA Ireland Annual Honorary Prize

14 Jan

14Jan

AICA Ireland is proud to announce the inaugural edition of the Annual Honorary Prize.

Inspired by an initiative of the Belgian section of AICA, the scheme was established by a committee of eight members to award an artist and/or curator a symbolic prize for an outstanding exhibition each year. This prize was established by AICA Ireland and involves active contributions from several members, distributed across all four provinces of Ireland.

This committee is made up of the following members:

Alan Phelan and Brenda Moore McCann (Leinster)
Áine Phillips and Michaële Cutaya (Connaught)
Cristín Leach and Pádraic E. Moore (Munster)
Jane Morrow and Marianne O'Kane Boal (Ulster)

In celebrating the activities of our peers, this prize draws attention to the potential of AICA and ultimately art writing in general to bring visibility, advocate for and support visual art in Ireland. In early 2026 the panel assembled the following shortlist of outstanding exhibitions that took place across the island of Ireland in 2025.

The evaluation process is now underway and the winner of the inaugural AICA Ireland Annual Honorary Prize will be announced in the coming weeks.

AICA Ireland Annual Honorary Prize Shortlist

LEINSTER

Ailbhe Ní Bhriain: The Dream Pool Intervals

27 March – 28 September 2025

The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin

Ronnie Hughes: Ingeminate

8-30 May 2025

The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin

Lucy Andrews: Earthly Remains

18 July – 2 August 2025

Pallas Projects, Dublin