Since their creation in 2016, the AWARE Prizes have played a vital role in promoting and assuring recognition for women and non-binary artists within the contemporary art world. This initiative has become a significant vector for visibility for the artists, reflected in exhibitions and notable prizes across the contemporary art scene. For the 9th edition of the AWARE Prizes in 2025, two prizes will be attributed: the Nouveau Regard Prize, honouring a mid-career artist, and the Outstanding Merit Prize, awarded to an artist with over 40 years of career experience. Once again this year, four professionals from the cultural sector—will each preselect a pair of artists for the Nouveau Regard and Outstanding Merit Prizes. They will present and defend their nominees for their nominees before a jury of seven prominent cultural figures.