Awards
Throughout its editions, the fair has collaborated with numerous national and international organizations and institutions to present acquisition awards and artist residencies. These initiatives honor visual artists and designers across categories ranging from innovation and creativity to the significance of emerging proposals. The awards celebrate excellence, reflecting ZⓈONAMACO’s dedication to showcasing talent in all its forms.
Casa Wabi
Award ceremony with the intention of promoting and making visible the work of women artists participating in the edition ZsONAMACO 2024. The award is open to all artists within the General Section, EJE and SUR, who wish to be part of the residency program in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca that benefits the communities around the Casa Wabi Foundation.
COMEX Award
In the framework of the 20th anniversary of ZsONAMACO and recognizing the relevance that ZsONAMACO Design has gained, Comex joins this effort and for the first time will award the Comex Award to emerging Mexican design.
Fountainhead
Fountainhead Arts Residency Award to an artist selected from the ZsONAMACO EJE section, who will complete an artistic residency at Fountainhead Arts in Miami in 2025, which includes passage, lodging, study, and an active program of curatorial visits, institutions, and the public.
Fundación Erarta y ZⓈONAMACO Premio de Arte
Erarta Foundation and ZⓈONAMACO (EF&ZM) Art Prize Competition. Valued at USD $100,000, this prize is the largest to be awarded at any art fair worldwide. The recipient will be selected by fairgoers from a shortlist created by the Erarta Foundation and ZⓈONAMACO, earning the title of ‘The Highlight of the Show’.
Palm Foundation
The Palm Foundation aims to democratize art and technology. In our second year at the fair and in partnership with ZsONAMACO we launched the CALL X DIGITAL ART. This call presents a great opportunity for artists without representation to exhibit their work in the booth of the Palm Foundation in ZsONAMACO.
PREMIO DE ARTE AXA MÉXICO
AXA Acquisition Award, will be selected by a special committee within the Fair.
PREMIO TEQUILA 1800
Tequila 1800 Collection Award has been held for 16 years within ZsONAMACO with the purpose of supporting emerging talent.
