The Prince Pierre Foundation (Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco) was established by

Prince Rainier III Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest-ruling m ...

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

in February 1966 to promote culture and the arts through the creation and the awarding of prizes. Prince Rainier III created the foundation in tribute to his father Pierre de Polignac, a great patron of the arts.

History

The Prince Pierre Foundation was established by

in February 1966. Starting in 1988, the foundation was presided by Caroline, Princess of Hanover.(in French) Silvia Valensi
Interview with Princess Caroline about the Fondation Prince Pierre
''Perfomarts.net'', 2007.

Prizes and awardees

Pincipality Prize

Joint award between the Prince Pierre Foundation and the Monaco Philosophical Meetings. *2019:

Georges Didi-Huberman Georges Didi-Huberman FBA (born 13 June 1953) is a French philosopher and art historian. Biography Georges Didi-Huberman was born on 13 June 1953 in Saint-Étienne. He has been a scholar at the French Academy in Rome (Villa Medici) and resid ...

Harsh Biyani
Seven winners for the Prince Pierre Foundation
''Monaco-tribune.com'', 17 October 2019 *2018:

Jean-Luc Marion Jean-Luc Marion (born 3 July 1946) is a French philosopher and Roman Catholic theologian. Marion is a former student of Jacques Derrida whose work is informed by patristic and mystical theology, phenomenology, and modern philosophy.Horner ...

Jean-Luc Marion honoured with Principality Prize by Prince Pierre Foundation of Monaco
''Monaco-tribune.com'', 6 October 2018

Literary Prize

The Prince Pierre of Monaco Literary Prize, of 15,000 euros, which gives recognition to a French writer or any well-known author who writes in French.

Art Prize (PIAC)

The International Contemporary Art Prize (PIAC) is open to juried artists who submit three works of any artistic format as part of a contemporary art exhibition held in Monaco. Originally established in 1965, the competition has been organised by the Foundation since 1983. Prior to 2005 the Artistic Committee made an annual award of the Prince Rainier III Grand Prize of 15,000 euros and the

Princess Grace Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly ...

Foundation prize, the Discovery Scholarship, of 12,000 euros to an artist under the age of 40. Since then the prize has been worth €40,000 to a single winner, of which €20,000 is to cover the cost of new work. In 2010 the format was changed to involve the Prize being awarded every three years (PR) = Prince Rainier prize, (PG) = Princess Grace Foundation prize

Discovery Scholarship

*2019: Grégory Le Floch for ''In the forest of the hamlet of Hardt'' *2018: Sébastien Ministru for ''Apprendre à lire'' *2007: Carole Martinez for ''Le cœur cousu''

Prize for critical essay on contemporary art

*2019: Anneka Lenssen for ''Abstraction of the Number?''

Music Composition Prize

The Prince Pierre of Monaco Music Composition Prize, of 15,000 euros, award to a contemporary music work created in the preceding year. *2019:

Jukka Tiensuu Jukka Santeri Tiensuu (born 30 August 1948) is a Finnish contemporary classical composer, harpsichordist, pianist and conductor. Career Tiensuu was born in Helsinki. After extensive musical studies (piano, harpsichord, conducting, composing, histor ...

for ''Abstraction of the Number?'' *2007:

Georges Aperghis Georges Aperghis ( el, Γιώργος Απέργης; born 23 December 1945) is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non- programmatic chamber music. He lives in Fr ...

for ''Wölfli-Kantata''

Coup de cœur des Lycéens Prize

The high school "coup de coeur" prize was launched in 2007.Kiel Bonhomme
Monegasque high school “coup de coeur” reading list revealed!
''Monaco-tribune.com'', 19 May 2019 *2019: Aurélie Razimbaud for ''A Life of Hot Stones'' *2018: Emmanuelle Favier for ''Le courage qui faut aux rivières''

References

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External links

Official website
Visual arts awards Foundations based in Monaco