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Henkel Art.Award. 2011: Art Prize for Central and Eastern Europe

In 2011, Vienna-based Henkel Central Eastern Europe (Henkel CEE) announces – for the tenth straight year - its call for entries for the Henkel Art.Award. covering Central and Eastern Europe. The partners for this project are KulturKontakt Austria and the “Museum der Modernen Kunst Stiftung Ludwig” (Museum of Modern Art - MUMOK) in Vienna. In addition to the monetary prize of 7,000 euros and an exhibition in the artist’s native country, the prize winner of the Henkel Art.Award. also benefits from the cooperation with MUMOK and thus the great opportunity to display his or her works of art within the framework of an individual exhibition in MUMOK held in the following year, accompanied by the publication of an exhibition catalogue.

Without prescribing any pre-defined themes, the Henkel Art.Award. bestows prizes for outstanding and innovative works of art created by fine artists in Central and Eastern Europe in the fields of painting, drawing, photography, video and installation. The winner is chosen from the submitted entries within the context of a multi-phased selection process.

Numerous Henkel Art.Award. finalists or winners in recent years were subsequently invited to international exhibitions and have enjoyed international success. These include Dan Perjovschi (2002), Miha Strukelj (2008) and Mladen Miljanovic (2009).

Henkel Art.Award. 2010 – Application materials:

• Curriculum vitae and description of artistic career (in English or German)
• Age limit: 40 (the artist may not have reached his or her 40th birthday at the time of the gala award ceremony held in Austria in November 2011)
• 5-10 reproductions of works of art: No originals!
  - Artwork in the fields of painting, drawing, photography: reproductions in the form of photos, folders and/or catalogues (Format: maximum A3). No slides, CDs or DVDs! 
  - Artwork in the fields of video and installation: Use video DVDs! (Maximum duration of presentation: 10 minutes)
• All works of art must have originated after the year 2008.
• Entries from the following countries will be accepted: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and the Ukraine.

The entries will first be evaluated at the end of June 2011 by a local jury. The best work of art will be sent to Vienna, where an international jury meeting in the summer of 2011 will nominate five finalists (so-called short list) and choose the award winner. Subsequently, the selected artists on the short list will be notified about their nomination and informed by Henkel CEE about their invitation to the Henkel Art.Award. Gala 2011.

Within the context of an official gala award ceremony, the Henkel Art.Award., featuring a monetary prize of 7,000 euros, will be bestowed upon one of the five artists designated as finalists.

The submitted works of art will be returned to the respective artists after the jury session.

Please note:
- No fees will be paid to the artists for participating in the competition!
- No liability can be assumed for any loss of or damage to the works of art.

All entries to the Henkel Art.Award. 2011 must be submitted by June 10, 2011 at the latest (date of postmark) directly to the Henkel address in the respective country

*** Mladi hrvatski umjetnici do 40. godine starosti svoje radove iz područja slikarstva, crtanja, fotografije, videa i instalacija mogu poslati poštom na adresu Henkel Croatia d.o.o., Budmanijeva 1, 10000 Zagreb s naznakom „Za Henkel Art.Award. 2011“ do 10. lipnja 2011. godine. Uz svoje radove, umjetnici trebaju poslati i životopis na engleskom ili njemačkom te opis rada. Poštom mogu poslati pet do deset reprodukcija radova koji ne smiju biti stariji od 2008. godine.