euward: prestigious prize for painting and graphic arts announced for the 9th time

Euward is being advertised for the ninth time

Artists from across Europe can once again apply for the prestigious prize for painting and graphic arts.

Augustinum Foundation Prize for Painting and Graphic Arts in the Context of Intellectual Disability

euward, the European Prize for Painting and Graphic Arts in the Context of Intellectual Disability, will be open for entries again from January 30, 2023.

Until May 30, 2023, artists with cognitive disabilities can apply for this globally unique art prize awarded by the Munich-based Augustinum Foundation. The prize will be presented at the opening of a major euward exhibition in May 2024 at the Haus der Kunst in Munich.

Information about the application process can be found at www.euward.de .

The Augustinum Foundation has been awarding the euward since 2000. It is the most important international award for art in the context of intellectual disability and will be awarded for the ninth time in 2024. In recent years, up to 800 artists from more than 25 European nations have applied.

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The tender process begins on January 30th and ends on May 30th, 2023.

The aim of euward is to promote unknown artists in the spirit of genuine inclusion and to make their work accessible to the public. A jury of internationally renowned experts (sS 2) will select three winners from applications submitted across Europe.

They will have an exhibition at the Haus der Kunst in Munich in May 2024 and will also
receive cash prizes and a catalogue with a total value of around 25,000 euros.

Museums' perception of art by people with intellectual disabilities has only recently begun to develop. Alongside the tradition of "Art Brut" or "Outsider Art," it now forms a new artistic scene. Often, "supported studios" offer these talented individuals the conditions to realize their potential as freelance artists.

Across Europe, renowned exhibition venues and museums offer a forum for this art (see the curatorial team, page 2). The euward aims to highlight the artistic quality in the work of these cultural outsiders. Purely social aspects play no role.

The euward is supported as a partner by international museums and cultural institutions – for example from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.

Key data

Augustinum Corporate Communications,
Augustinum gemeinnützige GmbH, Stiftsbogen 74, 81375 Munich, www.augustinum.de

timing

Call for entries: January 30, 2023 to May 30, 2023
; Shortlist (unranked): September 16, 2023;
Opening and press conference: May 16, 2024 (hybrid event);
Exhibition with closing event: May 17, 2024 to July 14, 2024

jury

• Ivana Basicevic Antic (Director of the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art / Jagodina (SRB)
• Christian Berst (gallerist, exhibition curator, author) / Paris, (F)
• Dr. Carine Fol (Artistic Director, CENTRALE for contemporary art) / Brussels (B)
• Dr. Monika Jagfeld (Director, Museum of Swiss Naive Art and Art Brut) / St. Gallen (CH)
• Prof. Colin D. Rhodes (Hunan Normal University, curator, author) / Silverstone (UK)

Board of Trustees

• Christian Berst (gallerist, exhibition curator, author) / Paris
• Sabine Brantl (Curator, Head of Archive, Haus der Kunst) / Munich
• Dr. Monika Jagfeld (Director, Museum of Swiss Naive Art and Art Brut ) / St. Gallen
• Elena Sorokina (Exhibition Curator) / Paris
• Stephanie Weber (Curator of Contemporary Art, Lenbachhaus Munich) / Munich
• Matti Wustmann (illustrator and animator, sieben/barner16) / Hamburg

Credits Key Visuals

Logo 03 (portrait format) & Logo 03 (landscape format): © Daniel Nesensohn, euward8
Logo 04 (portrait format) & Logo 04 (landscape format): © Kar Hang Mui, euward8

organizer

Augustinum Foundation, Munich
https://augustinum.de/stiftung

Press contact

Nickl PR, Simone Nickl
sn@nickl-pr.de
Tel. +49 (0) 89 4807103

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