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Mapping The World´s Imagination
The World’s
First Biennial Contest for Ethical Art and AI
It’s the first biennial movement uniting artists from every country, every discipline, every generation.
Accepted mediums: painting, sculpture, video, installation, performance, digital art, anywhere AI touches the creative process, ethically.
Awards: More than $50,000 in prizes, including Microsoft credits, global recognition, and cash funding to commission an AI artwork with an ethical focus.
Your creation will travel the world, in an international journey across Paris, Santiago, Punta del Este, Mexico City, New York, Basel, Buenos Aires, and beyond.
Why You Should Apply
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Be part of the first contest of its kind worldwide.
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Show your work to a jury that is a legend of modern art.
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Gain visibility on a global stage (Santiago, Paris, Punta del Este, Basel, New York, Mexico City).
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Join a movement that protects authorship and ethical creativity.
Timeline: How It Works
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The World’s
First Biennial Contest for Ethical Art and AI
All submissions are stored on Microsoft Azure Cloud, ensuring transparency and privacy.
This Award is also global research in authorship and attribution that will be run in 2026:
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Stage 1 : Data Collection.
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Stage 2 : The Copyright Collective Fingerprint Technology.
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Stage 3 : The World’s First Global Map Art Powered by Collective Intelligence.
The Jury: Icons Who Wrote the History of Modern Art
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Your work will be reviewed by pioneers who have redefined contemporary art and its place in society.
Mapping the World’s Imagination
For the first time in history, we will see the world through the eyes of artists.
Every artwork submitted to the Theodora Award becomes part of a groundbreaking experiment: the first Global Map of Creativity.
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Each submission leaves a digital fingerprint of imagination, building a collective map of how humanity envisions the future.
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This living Map reveals what beauty, hope, and progress mean across cultures.
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Powered by collective intelligence, it transforms thousands of individual artworks into a shared vision of our time.
“A map of humanity’s imagination.”
Join Our Jurney
The Theodora Award by Este Arte is for everybody. We invite artists, visionaries, brands, and cultural leaders to submit your work, and to stand with us as sponsors or ambassadors.
Every artwork submitted to the THEODORA Award becomes part of a groundbreaking experiment: the first Global Map of Creativity.
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Global visibility across 10+ markets.
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Naming rights for prizes.
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Access to 300+ cultural institutions and collectors.
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Presence in international media and gala ceremonies.
Sponsor
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Represent the award in your country or community.
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Help promote ethics in AI and art globally.
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Join exclusive talks, panels, and cultural events.
Ambassador
What the World is Saying
Hear from leading voices in art, technology, and culture about why this contest matters, and how it is shaping the future of creativity.
“This prize gives artists the chance to lead the future of art and AI.”
Watch Laura Bardier esplain what the Award means to the art world.
“Ethical AI is not only good for art, it’s good for the world.”
Watch what María José Martabit explains about the Award.
A Collaboration Beyond Borders
Together, they lead the first global movement where art and AI unite ethically to imagine the future.
Creativity and technology united: ethically, globally, limitless.
