Ricciardi Prize

Prize

$5,000 for the best new and unpublished article on a drawings topic (of any period) by a scholar under the age of 40 (born November 15, 1985 or later). Please include a current C.V. or resume and note your birth date. Candidates are also eligible for a $1000 runner-up prize and publication.

Prize winners are eligible for reimbursement of costs associated with obtaining image publication permissions. They will be invited to present their research at a symposium held during Master Drawings Week in New York (January 2026).

Format

All submissions must be in article form, following the format of the journal. Please refer to our Submission Requirements for additional information. We will not consider submissions of seminar papers, dissertation chapters, or other written material that has not been adapted into the format of a journal article. Written material that has been previously published, or is scheduled for future publication, will not be eligible. Articles may be submitted in any language. Please be sure to include a 100 word abstract outlining the scope of your article with your submission.