The Jameel Prize
- Awarded by Victoria and Albert Museum
- Biannual.
- A single prize of £25,000 is awarded to the winner at a prize-giving ceremony.
- Entry is by nomination only. Nominations are invited from a wide range of specialists with a knowledge of contemporary art and design inspired by the Islamic tradition. More than 200 artists are put forward in this way.
- The prize is truly international. It is not restricted to entrants who are Muslim or from the Islamic world, but is open to designers for any nationality, creed or age.
- The aim of the award is to ‘…explore the relationship between Islamic traditions of art, craft and design and contemporary work as part of a wider debate about Islamic culture and its role today’.
- The shortlisted artists and designers are invited to show examples of their work in a special exhibition at the V&A.
- www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/j/jameel-prize