Scemtovici & Benowitz Gallery - Galerie de artă contemporană
APRIL – AUGUST 2026
2nd edition P A I N T I N G P R I Z E
obiective
Scemtovici & Benowitz Gallery and the Art Movements Foundation continue their collaboration to support the sustainable development of the artistic sector through “Emerging Me II: Black Diamonds.” With this project, now in its second edition, we carry forward our mission to discover new talents who are committed to a long-term career in painting and to create a fertile context for their personal and artistic growth.
our expectations
The open call is addressed to Romanian artists or artists of other nationalities, aged between 22 and 33 as of May 31, 2025, who are graduates of an accredited art university (minimum bachelor’s degree). Creators who submit works reflecting the “Black Diamonds” concept, detailed on the project page at www.artmovements.ro, increase their chances of qualifying for the final stage.
promovare
The Art Movements Foundation offers total prizes worth RON 21,000, awarded to the top three highest-scoring works, with an additional Collector’s Prize. From July 31 to August 22, 2026, a selection of finalist works will be promoted in the national press and exhibited in a sales exhibition at Scemtovici & Benowitz Gallery.
Contemporary Drawing in Romania 2024
AMF Award - 2nd edition
CONTEMPORARY DRAWING IN ROMANIA, curated by Raluca Ilaria Demetrescu, invites you to take a journey into the world of Romanian graphic creation.
Certainly incomplete due to the physical space limitations, the selection of drawings considered, alongside artistic excellence, a wide diversity of techniques and trends present in contemporary creation.
NEW PROGRAM
volunteer with us
If you are thinking about means to develop professionally and personally in the art sector, you want to know more about what is behind the projects of a contemporary art gallery, you are over 16 years old and you are ready to start, we offer a series of opportunities within the team. We would be very happy to meet you, first by a short letter of intent at contact@artmovements.ro.
