The Grand Austrian State Prize () is a decoration given annually by Austria to an artist for exceptional work. The recipient must be an Austrian citizen with a permanent residence in Austria. It was originally created in 1950 by then education minister

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. The prize is given according to the recommendation by the Austrian Art Senate without a set rotation schedule for

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

visual art The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts ...

, or

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. Since 2003 it has been endowed with a 30,000

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prize. In the areas of

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and artistic photography, the prize is awarded according to a jury and not the Art Senate. Since 1971, the prize has been given to only one person a year, instead of sometimes given to multiple people in different categories.

Recipients

Literature

Music

Visual Art

Architecture

Artistic Photography

References

External links

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