2026 rules

The 21st Paco Merino Prize is hereby announced, with the aim of encouraging artistic experimentation, innovation and reflection.

RULES

1. The competition is open to all artists, individually or collectively.

2. There is one category, for participants aged 18 and over.

3. Each artist or collective may submit one work. If several works form a thematic unit, this must be stated.

4. Subject and technique are free and the support must be two-dimensional. Any frame must be an integral part of the piece or not exceed a three-centimetre strip. The work may not exceed 100 cm on its longest side, must be fixed to a rigid support and be designed to hang on a wall. Works travel at the artist's own expense and risk.

5. To enter, send an image of the work by email to premipacomerino@gmail.com, as a JPG at 300 dpi, with the following information:
5.1. Technical description of the piece: title, technique, dimensions and support.
5.2. Artist's details (full name, postal address, telephone, email address) and a copy of their identity document.

6. The work must be delivered with no visible signature, signed on the back, clearly stating the artist's full name and the title of the piece.

7. Prize: 2,500 euros, subject to the tax withholding established by current legislation. The prize entails transferring the work to the organising body.

8. The jury makes a preliminary selection of works. Its members are:
Joan Batlles i Pi, painter
Lluís Estopiñan, visual artist
Glòria Fusté, director of the Museu de Granollers
Kiku Mena, interior designer
Frederic Montornés, art critic and curator

9. The period for submissions by email ends on 11 September 2026. After the preliminary selection, artists will be told whether their work has been accepted and must send it to Llibreria La Gralla in Granollers, plaça dels Cabrits 5, during opening hours. The period for receiving works ends on 23 October 2026.

10. The selected works will be exhibited from 27 October to 28 November 2026.

11. The jury's decision will be announced on 3 November 2026 at the opening of the exhibition.

12. After the exhibition, the winning work will be displayed temporarily at the Museu de Granollers.

13. Works must be collected before 30 January 2027. They may be collected by the artists themselves, by an authorised person or by a transport company, with express authorisation signed by the artist. Works not collected by this deadline will become the property of the organising body.

14. The organising body will take the greatest care of the works submitted, but accepts no liability for any loss or damage that may occur unintentionally during transport or while they are in its care.

15. Taking part in the competition implies acceptance of all these rules. The organisers reserve the right to change them or decide on any case not provided for.

Grup Pro Art Paco Merino
Granollers, June 2026