Pilar Forcada ART Situacions Prize – ARCOmadrid 2026
Pilar Forcada ART Situacions Prize – ARCOmadrid 2026
ART Situacions returns to ARCOmadrid, reaffirming its commitment to emerging art.
The Pilar Forcada ART Situacions Prize, sponsored by Honda–Greens, recognises the best emerging artwork at the fair.
Endowed with €15,000, the prize will be presented at the winning gallery’s stand in a public ceremony on Thursday, 5 March at 5:00 pm.
Madrid/La Garriga, February 17, 2026.-ART Situacions will once again be present at ARCOmadrid, one of the most important international contemporary art fairs, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to supporting emerging artistic practices.
Within this framework, the Pilar Forcada ART Situacions Prize is being presented once again. Established in 2017, the prize has become one of the most significant private patronage initiatives associated with the fair. It pays tribute to Pilar Forcada, founder and director of ART Situacions, a key figure in the project and a passionate advocate of emerging art, whose vision and enthusiasm continue to shape the spirit of the initiative. Her husband, Marcel Pascual, collector and CEO of Honda–Greens, continues to lead the project as director and sponsor, ensuring the continuity of a shared commitment developed over decades.
Endowed with €15,000, the prize will be presented on Thursday, 5 March at 5:00 pm at the stand of the winning gallery, in a public event attended by Maribel López, Director of ARCOmadrid; Marcel Pascual, Director and Sponsor of ART Situacions; and jury members Lorena Martínez de Corral and Ferran Barenblit. As in previous editions, the winning work will become part of the ART Situacions Collection.
A Project of Patronage and Passion for Art
Aware of the scarcity of opportunities facing the youngest sector of contemporary art, ART Situacions, which arose from the personal desire of the Catalan collector couple Pilar Forcada and Marcel Pascual to contribute to invigorating the artistic fabric, was born in 2011 to promote emerging art through economic support for creation. As a result, two editions have already been held. The first took place in 2012 with Portugal as the guest country and featured the participation of Spanish artists Patricia Dauder, Pepe Cifuentes, Francesc Ruiz, Juan López Díez, Miki Leal, Jaime de la Jara, Santiago Giralda, Nuria Fuster, and the Portuguese artists Mauro Cerqueira and Carla Filipe. The second was held in 2016 with the Italian artists Ludovica Carbotta, Gabriele de Santis, Anna Franceschini, Diego Marcon, and Alek O. and the Spanish artists Miren Doiz, José Guerrero, Rubén Guerrero, Teresa Solar Abboud, and Anna Talens. Finally, the third initiative strengthened ties with France and brought together the work of five Spanish artists and five French artists: Elena Aitzkoa, Nora Aurrekoetxea, Lucía Bayón, Aleix Plademunt, and Pablo Capitán del Río, along with the French artists Salomé Chatriot, Marie-Luce Nadal, Benoît Piéron, Elsa Brès, and Yoan Sorin. They were selected by a committee formed by María de Corral, Lorena Martínez de Corral, Chus Martínez, and Vicent Todolí.
Following the passing of Pilar Forcada in 2021, her husband Marcel Pascual, collector and general manager of Honda-Greens, has taken over the direction of ART Situacions with the will to give continuity to the project in memory of his wife and their shared passion for art for over 50 years. “For almost half a century we have built together an eclectic and diverse collection, where alongside renowned artists we incorporate works by emerging promises,” says Marcel Pascual. “It has given us great joy to have contributed with our support to ensuring that a good number of artists have been able to dedicate themselves exclusively to creation.”
In addition, between 2017 and 2022, ART Situacions convened the annual ART Situacions ARCOmadrid prize to recognize the best work of emerging art at the fair. Its winners have been: Antonio Ballester Moreno (2017), Carlos Irijalba (2018), Patricia Gómez and María Jesús González (2019), Asunción Molinos Gordo (2020), Irma Álvarez-Laviada (2022) and Lara Fluxà (2025).