Awards and publications

Prizes for the winner

The first prize awarded by the jury is 3,000 euros. The winner of the prize will also be invited to hold their own exhibition at Tapirulan Gallery in the next edition of the competition, with a personal catalog published (click here to see those from previous editions).

Thanks to the cooperation of the Autori di Immagini Association, the winning work will be published in theAI Annual.

Popular Award

Tapirulan’s contest also includes a Popular Prize awarded to the most voted by tapirulan.it users.
The Popular Prize is 500 euros.

Humor Award

This prize, introduced in this edition will be awarded by the jury to the illustration judged to be the funniest. The winning illustration will be given a page in the Authors of ImagesAnnual.



  • Prize of 3000 €
  • Publication in the exhibition catalog
  • Display of the work in the international exhibition
  • Solo exhibition in Tapirulan’s gallery
  • Personal catalog
  • Publication in Annual of Authors of Images

  • Prize of 500 €
  • Publication in the exhibition catalog
  • Display of the work in the international exhibition

Other awards

All selected authors will be published in the catalog and will receive a complimentary copy.
12 authors will be selected to be published in the Tapirulan calendar and will receive a complimentary copy.
All contest participants will be able to pick up a free copy of the calendar during the awards ceremony.

Tapirulan illustration contest catalogs