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Axis Artist Awards 2026

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Thank you to everyone who applied for the Axis Artist Awards 2026. Applications are now closed and shortlisting is under way.

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A Class Apart

We invited 13 artists and arts workers to share how class has shaped their life, their practice, and their place in the arts.

Personal stories and honest reflections on who gets to be an artist.

Opinion

The work *behind* the work of art

By Lucy Wright
Interview

An Update from Lisa Risbec, Axis Venice Biennale Fellow 2026

By Lisa Risbec
Curated

Highlights: 20 - 26 July, 2026

By Axis

Artists

Film

Sasha DeWitt's Pigment Library

Film

Luminara Florescu's Site Responsive Work

Film

Michelle Marie Forrest's Unproductive Algorithm

Film

John Whall's Reminders and Inspiration Points

Film

Praxis Graduate Exhibition 2026

By Axis

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Curated

Play-grounding

By Emma Gregory

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