george cuhaj prize

First awarded at the 2002 FIDEM in Paris, the George Cuhaj Prize recognizes promising artists under the age of 30, with a  $250 prize and a diploma. The Prize is sponsored by George Cuhaj and his mother Eileen Cuhaj.

Prize winners

2002 - James Keating (BigRapids, MI, USA)
2004 - Natasha Ratcliffe (United Kingdom)
2007 - Jakub Wesolowski (Poland)
2010 - Bryan Beaverson (Big Rapids, Mich. USA) and Ida Karkoszka (Poland)
2012 - Kate Ive (United Kingdom) and Phoebe Stannard (United Kingdom)
2014 - Hugo Maciel (Portugal)
2016 - Lindsay Nonhof-Fischer (USA)
2018 - Catarina Mendes (Portugal)
2021 - Nicola Kerslake (United Kingdom)
2023 - Stancheva Vasilena (Bulgaria)
2025 - Jordan Rashbrooke (United Kingdom)