Congratulations to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being one of the 33 finalist in the 69th Blaze Art Prize at the Liverpool Powerhouse.
The Blake Prize is a biennial exhibition that highlights local and international contemporary artists who explore ideas of spirituality and religion through contemporary artworks. The 69th Blake Prize will be exhibited at Liverpool Powerhouse from Saturday 2 May – Sunday 14 June 2026. The exhibition will launch on Friday 1 May 2026.
The Blake Art Prize has been challenging artists to explore spirituality and religion through their art since 1951, and Liverpool Powerhouse (formerly Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre) has been home to the prize since 2016. Liverpool Powerhouse is ideally positioned in Liverpool, a community of people from over 150 different birthplaces, speaking over 140 languages with an equally diverse range of faith backgrounds.
From 2017 Liverpool Powerhouse in partnership with WestWords has delivered The Blake Poetry Prize as a biennial event. It continues to engage contemporary poets, both national and international, in conversations concerning faith, spirituality, religion and/or belief. It runs alongside the Blake Art Prize and the major prize is $5000.