For each edition of the Prize, the Board of the Foundation relies on a group of four selectors chosen from among the most authoritative experts in the critical and editorial fields of the Italian contemporary art scene. They will be asked to identify 12 unpublished projects by as many Italian artists or collectives, and will subsequently participate in the jury together with the representatives of the Foundation and the partner institutions of the Prize — one for each body. For the 2023 edition they are Caterina Avataneo, Lorenzo Gigotti, Elisa Medde e Valentina Tanni.

The jury includes the members of the selection committee – Caterina Avataneo, Lorenzo Gigotti, Elisa Medde e Valentina Tanni – together with members of the Foundation and of the partnering institutions, one for each organization. For the 2023 editions they are Sara Dolfi Agostini, curator of the Paul Thorel Foundation, Antonio Carloni, vice director of the Gallerie d’Italia in Turin, and Luigi Fassi director of Artissima. Per questa edizione sono Sara Dolfi Agostini, curatrice della Fondazione Paul Thorel, Antonio Carloni, vice direttore delle Gallerie d’Italia a Torino, e Luigi Fassi direttore di Artissima.

The winners of the first edition of the Paul Thorel Prize will be announced in January 2023.