Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) is opening the public nomination process for this year’s Cultural Awards, designed to celebrate the best of Gibraltar’s arts and culture.
The GCS 2026 Cultural Awards will look at achievements ranging from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2026. The public is encouraged to nominate individuals or groups, events, projects, and organisations, that deserve recognition and acknowledgement for initiatives or achievements throughout this specific one-year window.
The categories this year are:
Junior Award –15 years and under
An individual (or group of artists) that has shown potential or has displayed real talent during the last year.
Youth Award – 16 to 25 years
An individual (or group of artists) that has shown potential or has displayed real talent during the last year.
Senior Award – 26 years and over
An individual (or group of artists) that has shown potential or has displayed real talent during the last year.
Best Educational Project
A project that has shown the power of the arts and culture, engaging and inspiring the community, and creating high-quality artistic outputs, during the last year.
The four categories mentioned above are open to a public vote with all monies received from the Gibtelecom voting donated to the GBC Open Day Fund. Other awards that will be presented which will not be open to public voting are:
The Cultural Ambassador Award
An artist or artistic endeavour which has promoted Gibraltar’s talent or the Rock as a destination to a wider audience, or helped put the Rock on the map, during the last year.
The Gibraltr Cultural Services – Extraordinary Achievement Award
A discretionary award given to an individual or a group based on an extraordinary achievement during the last year.
The Ministry of Culture – Lifetime Achievement Award
An award which recognises dedication, commitment and service to the Arts.
Minister for Culture, the Hon. Christian Santos GMD MP, said: “The annual Cultural Awards are the perfect way to highlight those people who work in all genres of the arts and bring joy to our community and further afield. Being nominated is a recognition of commitment, talent and hard work. I really hope the public gets behind this and nominates persons or groups who have entertained, moved and captivated them.”
The public is invited to submit their nominations via our online form available from Culture.gi.
Hard copies can be requested by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Closing date for nominations is Friday 10th July 2026.
This year’s Cultural Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25th November 2026 at the Sunborn Hotel. For further information please contact the GCS Development Unit on 20041839 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.