2024 Vera List Prize for Writing on the Visual Arts

April 8, 2024
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A piece of off-white paper with four columns of signatures written in black pen. There is a thin black border around a heading at the top that reads"Letraset".

Barbara Bloom, Letraset Signatures, 1989. Student Art Lending Collection.

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The MIT List Visual Arts Center is pleased to sponsor the 2024 Vera List Prize for Writing on the Visual Arts.

This writing contest is part of the 2024 Karmel Writing Prizes and is open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students. We are seeking submissions from students writing in an accessible forum about contemporary art and culture in the world today. 

The deadline for submissions is Monday, April 8, 5 PM. Before submitting an application, please review the submission guidelines. 

Awards

$700 First prize; $500 Second prize for both undergraduate and graduate students.

[The writing contest has since closed. Read the writing pieces for the 2024 Award Recipients here.]