Organized and established by TICA, Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art, the Contemporary Art Award ARDHJE is a new art event on the Albanian art scene. Conceived in collaboration with the Foundation for Civil Society in New York the award is supported by the Tirana Academy of Fine Arts and the US Embassy in Tirana. The event adds to the variety of TICA's programs, aiming at increasing the support for Albanian-based artists, while at the same time extending the dialogue and the exchange with artists and professionals from the region and the world.