Masters of 2026 | The Documentary

A professionally narrated cinematic portrait created to introduce your artistic practice
to collectors, galleries and curators worldwide.

Selected artists will become part of Masters of 2026 – The Documentary, an editorial film produced by Contemporary Art Station that celebrates a new generation of contemporary artists.

Each participating artist will be featured in a dedicated one-minute chapter, creating a professional documentary that presents their artistic practice, story, and work in a refined, museum-quality format.

The documentary will premiere on the Contemporary Art Station YouTube channel and will be promoted across our digital platforms, including social media, newsletters, and editorial communications. It will also be shared with our international network of collectors, curators, galleries, art professionals, and art enthusiasts, while remaining available for artists to share freely with their own audiences worldwide.

What Your Chapter Includes

Each artist's documentary chapter includes:

  • A professionally edited 1-minute documentary feature

  • Your artist introduction and biography, presented through professional voice-over narration

  • Your artist statement, transformed into an engaging editorial narrative and professionally voiced

  • Up to 4 artworks, presented with elegant cinematic transitions

  • Contemporary editorial graphics and titles

  • Your dedicated chapter within the full Masters of 2026 – The Documentary

  • Worldwide digital distribution through Contemporary Art Station's YouTube channel, social media platforms, and international collector and gallery network

  • A permanent, shareable documentary that you can feature on your website, social media, portfolio, and promotional materials

What We Need From You

To create your documentary chapter, please provide the following materials:

  • Artist Biography

  • Artist Statement

  • Lifestyle & Profile Images related to your artistic practice, such as:

    • Working in your studio

    • Creating artwork

    • Exhibition or installation photographs

    • Artist portraits

    • Behind-the-scenes moments

    • Early photographs that tell your artistic journey (optional)

    If you have video footage instead of photographs, even better. Short clips of you working in the studio, creating artwork, installing exhibitions, or other moments related to your artistic practice will allow us to create a more dynamic and cinematic documentary.

  • 4 high-resolution artwork images (RGB format, JPEG or PNG preferred) & Titles

We Take Care of the Rest

Our production team will professionally transform your materials into a cinematic documentary chapter, including:

  • Editorial storytelling and script development

  • Professional voice-over narration

  • Video editing and cinematic production

  • Colour grading and sound design

  • Music licensing

  • Motion graphics and titles

  • Final mastering and publication as part of Masters of 2026 – The Documentary

Register here

Registration Fee: 495 € (no extra or hidden costs) - Limited Availability
Flexible installment payment options are also available.
Once your application is submitted, you’ll have time to prepare your materials.
Masters of 2026 Documentary will be published December 2026.