guidelines for viewers judging the competition

The Erarta Prize is the only contemporary art prize awarded through a public vote rather than by a closed board of experts. This premise is consistent with Erarta’s core philosophy: art is being created by the artist, but it is the viewers’ perception that makes it truly powerful.

In 2025, the total prize value of 3.5 million rubles was fully allocated towards supporting the artists and distributed among the nominees according to the viewers’ judgement.

The vote was open to all supporters of the participating artists, including those unable to attend the Erarta Museum show. All holders of valid Erarta Museum Tickets and Memberships who could not travel to St. Petersburg during the period of the exhibition had the option to vote in absentia. For each of the two voting rounds, every active Erarta Member and Ticket holder had one vote. Please visit this page to learn more about the voting procedure.