Since 1953, the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI e. V. has awarded the annual ars viva prize for visual arts to outstanding young artists based in Germany. The award honours work that demonstrates a distinct language of form and an awareness of contemporary issues. The ars viva prize 2025 will be awarded to Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (b. 1989), Vincent Scheers (b. 1990) and Helena Uambembe (b. 1994).

Text by Erik Bordeleau, Eva Fischer-Hausdorf, Haris Giannouras, Min-young Jeon, Peju Oshin, Ana Teixeira Pinto, Kitty Scott.

Text in English and German.