The Szpilman Award is an annual art prize. It is awarded to works that exist only for a moment or a short period of time. The purpose of the award is to promote such works whose forms consist of

ephemeral Ephemerality (from the Greek word , meaning 'lasting only one day') is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, fr ...

situations. It was first presented in 2003 and is still the only award for ephemeral works worldwide. The prize is open for the public.

Background

The ''Szpilman Award'' is initiated, financed and organized by German-based art group ''Szpilman''. It was founded in 2003. Initially only people from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

could apply. Regulations were changed in 2004 and opened the call for

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. The public interest in the prize raised. In 2006 ''Szpilman'' abolished any restrictions: everyone from all over the world can apply now for the ''Szpilman Award''. The winner is chosen by a panel of up to 10 independent judges including the winner of the previous year. The prize is accompanied with a dynamic cash award (sum of money collected by members of the jury parallel to the competition, called "Jackpot Stipendium"), a trip to Cimochowizna (

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

), and a challenge cup whichwill be handed over to the next prize winner in the subsequent year. Since 2008 the ''Szpilman Award'' is also running a daily bulletin about ephemeral works, called "Potz!Blitz!Szpilman!". To make ephemeral works more public and to show a greater variety of possibilities members of ''Szpilman Award'' curate exhibitions since 2006 in cities all around the world, called Szpilman Award Shows, e.g. in galleries, museums and public spaces in Austria, Germany, Greenland, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Turkey.

Winners and shortlisted artists

Jury

*Bernd Euler (

) *Lise Harlev (

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) * Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck (

) *Leonard Kahlcke (

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) *Patrick Koch (

) *Tina Kohlmann (

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) *Claus Richter (

) *Tina Schott (

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) *Michał Sznajder (

) *prize winner of the previous year

References

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External links

SZPILMAN AWARD, the official web site

Potz!Blitz!Szpilman!'
German visual arts awards

Background

Winners and shortlisted artists

Jury

See also

References

External links