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Peruvian Artist Wins £40,000 Prize to Build Cultural Center

1/16/2026

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Antonio Paucar, a Peruvian artist and beekeeper, won the £40,000 Artes Mundi prize in the United Kingdom.
He will use the prize money to build a cultural center in the Andes.
Paucar's Wales-wide exhibition includes a video of him writing a blood poem about environmental crises and a spiral of alpaca wool.
The show emphasizes the link between nature and culture and runs until March 1, 2026.

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Story summary

Antonio Paucar, a Peruvian artist and beekeeper, won the £40,000 Artes Mundi prize in the United Kingdom.
He will use the prize money to build a cultural center in the Andes.
Paucar's Wales-wide exhibition includes a video of him writing a blood poem about environmental crises and a spiral of alpaca wool.
The show emphasizes the link between nature and culture and runs until March 1, 2026.