For international
recognition of innovation
in the world of culture.
The Global Arts Prize celebrates cultural organizations spearheading an innovative approach to the relevance of arts in our time. Each year, $60,000 USD is awarded between two initiatives — regardless of size, location, or focus area — for their contributions to the future of the cultural sector.
The Global Arts Prize celebrates cultural organizations spearheading
an innovative approach to the relevance of arts in our time. Each year,
$60,000 USD is awarded between two initiatives — regardless of size,
location, or focus area — for their contributions to the future of culture.
BlueSky Award Shortlist
initiatives that improve lives
initiatives that give voice
initiatives that expand horizons
initiatives that enhance locations
initiatives that shape relevance
Category A
People
initiatives that improve lives
Category B
Expression
initiatives that give voice
Category C
Frontier
initiatives that expand horizons
Category D
Place
initiatives that enhance locations
Category E
Reinvention
initiatives that shape relevance
BlueSky Winner
Argentina & Germany
Aerocene is awarded The 2025 BlueSky Global Arts Prize — selected by public input and a jury of leaders from the creative sector, this visionary initiative fuses plastic arts, earth science, and aeronautics with grassroots advocacy.
Legacy Award Shortlist
Legacy Winner
United States
The Angel Band Project is awarded the 2025 Global Arts Prize Legacy Award, a $30,000 cash prize supporting an initiative connected to a Global Leaders Institute graduate, with generous support from The Buck Family Foundation.
About The Prize
Awarded by Global Leaders Institute
The Global Leaders Institute for Arts Innovation equips creative industry professionals with the entrepreneurship, management, and strategic tools to lead relevant, impactful, sustainable cultural initiatives.
Alongside its Executive MBA in Arts Innovation curated by top universities, GLI offers a range of immersive executive arts development programs integrating frontline perspectives with real-world impact. Focused on supporting cultural sector professionals at pivotal moments in their careers, GLI connects a global network of changemakers advancing the role of the arts in society.
GLI is an independently audited 501(c)(3) institute of higher education headquartered in Washington, DC.
