Open to artists born or working in the Greater China region and its diasporas, the Sigg Prize aims to recognise important artistic practices in the region.

For each prize edition, a jury comprised of international museum directors, art critics, writers, curators, artists, and collectors selects six artists based on their past two years of work. The shortlisted artists are invited to participate in the Sigg Prize exhibition before the winner is selected. The winner is awarded HKD 500,000 and each finalist receives HKD 100,000.

The Sigg Prize, a programme established by M+ in 2018, was formerly the Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA), founded by Dr Uli Sigg in China in 1998.

For each prize edition, a nominating committee which has profound knowledge of art practices in the Greater China region will propose candidates for the consideration of the jury. When making their selection, the jury will focus on each artist’s practice over the past two years, reinforcing the prize’s commitment to bringing the most current production to a wider international audience. There is no age requirement for artists to be nominated. Shortlisted artists selected by the jury will be invited to present their works in the Sigg Prize exhibition. A winner will be selected by the same jury based on the works displayed.