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The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996, named in honor of Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It receives an annual subsidy from the
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( nl, link=no, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BZ) is the Ministries of the Netherlands, Netherlands' ministry responsible for foreign relations of the Netherlands, foreign relations, foreign policy, internation ...
. The Fund has presented the international Prince Claus Awards annually since 1997 to honor individuals and organizations reflecting a progressive and contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. Recipients are mainly located in Africa, Asia,
Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived ...
, and the
Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean ...
.


The Prince Claus Awards

; Nominations Honorees are determined by a jury of experts from fields relevant to its mission of culture and development.PCF, "About the Prince Claus Awards", op. cit. ; Criteria The most important consideration of the jury is the positive effect of a laureate's work on a wider cultural or social field. The Prince Claus Fund interprets culture in a broad sense to encompass all kinds of artistic and intellectual disciplines, science, media and education. Outstanding quality is an essential condition for an award. ; Awards presentation The Principal Award of is presented during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam in December every year. The additional awards of each are presented in the Dutch embassies in the countries where the recipients live in December and January. ; The Prince Claus Awards books Every year, the Fund publishes a book including the awards speech by one of the Honorary Chairmen, an extract of the lecture by a leading thinker, the jury's report and extensive discussions of the laureates' work by experts qualified in the laureates' fields. ; List of previous awards books * * * * * * * * *


The 1997 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme ''The winners of the 1997 awards embody the policy aims of the Prince Claus Fund: Exceptional work in the field of culture and development in Asia, Latin America and notably in Africa.'' ; Laureates * The Zimbabwe International Book Fair (Principal Award) *
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is Pan-African research organisation headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. The current President of CODESRIA is Dzodzi Tsikata. Background CODESRIA was established in 1 ...
(CODESRIA) (Senegal) *
Index on Censorship Index on Censorship is an organization campaigning for freedom of expression, which produces a quarterly magazine of the same name from London. It is directed by the non-profit-making Writers and Scholars International, Ltd (WSI) in association w ...
(United Kingdom), organization for the freedom of speech *
Malangatana Ngwenya Malangatana Valente Ngwenya (6 June 1936 – 5 January 2011) was a Mozambique, Mozambican Painting, painter and poet. He frequently exhibited work under his first name alone, as Malangatana. He died on 5 January 2011 in Matosinhos, Portugal. Lif ...
(Mozambique), artist painter and poet *
Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia (22 June 1921 – 13 March 2019) was a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer. Considered Africa's premier musicologist, during his lifetime, he was called a "living legend" and "easily the most published and best ...
(Ghana), ethnomusicologist and composer * Sardono Waluyo Kusumo (Indonesia), choreographer, dancer and filmmaker * Bruno Stagno (Chile/Costa Rica), architect *
Jim Supangkat Jim Supangkat is an Indonesian sculptor, art critic and curator.Japan Foundationbiography Life Supangkat was born on May 2, 1948 in Makassar. He studied at the faculty of fine arts and Design of the Institute of Technology in Bandung. One of his ...
(Indonesia), sculptor, art critic and curator * Abdeljelil Temimi (Tunisia), historian *
Ernest Wamba dia Wamba Ernest Wamba dia Wamba (; 1942 – July 15, 2020) was a prominent Congolese academic and political theorist who became a commander of the Kisangani faction of the rebel Rally for Congolese Democracy during the Second Congo War. ; Theme "The Art of African Fashion" ; Laureates *
Alphadi Alphadi (born Sidahmed Seidnaly 1 June 1957)Oumou Sy (Senegal) (Principal Award), fashion designer *
Tetteh Adzedu Tetteh Adzedu is a Ghanaian fashion designer. He was born in 1949 in Odumase Krobo.Prince Claus FundJournal #2, page 40-41 Adzedu initially learned to be a tailor, and went on with a study in fashion design. In 1978 he graduated at the Ardis Scho ...
(Ghana) (Principal Award), fashion designer * Rakhshan Bani-E'temad (Iran), filmmaker *
Heri Dono Heri Dono is an Indonesian visual artist as artist painter, sculptor, and installation artist. Life and work Dono was born in Jakarta on June 12, 1960. He studied at the Indonesian Art Institute (''Institut Seni Indonesia'') in Yogyakarta, wh ...
(Indonesia), artist painter, sculptor and installation artist *
Ticio Escobar Ticio Escobar (born February 9, 1947) is a Paraguayan lawyer, academic, author, museum director, and former Minister of Culture of Paraguay. He has championed the rights of Indigenous peoples of Paraguay, writing about and curating shows on the ...
(Paraguay), art critic, curator and museum director *
Jyotindra Jain Jyotindra Jain (born 5 June 1943) is an Indian art and cultural historian, and museologist. A scholar on folk and ritual arts of India, he was the Director of the National Crafts Museum, New Delhi, Member Secretary and Professor (Cultural Archi ...
(India), art and culture scientist *
Jean-Baptiste Kiéthéga Jean-Baptiste Kiéthéga is an archeologist and historian from Upper Volta, currently Burkina Faso. Kiéthéga was born on May 10, 1947, in Yako. He is considered to be one of the first archeologists of West Africa. In course of his career, he w ...
(Burkina Faso), archeologist and historian *
David Koloane David Nthubu Koloane (5 June 1938 – 30 June 2019) was a South African artist. In his drawings, paintings and collages he explored questions about political injustice and human rights. Koloane is considered to have been "an influential artist ...
(South Africa), visual artist and curator *
Baaba Maal Baaba Maal ( ff, 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤢 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤, italics=no, born 13 June 1953) is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. He has released several al ...
(Senegal), singer *
Carlos Monsiváis Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (May 4, 1938 – June 19, 2010) was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. H ...
(Mexico), writer, philosopher and journalist *
Redza Piyadasa Redza Piyadasa was a Malaysian artist, art critic and art historian. Piyadasa was born in 1939 in Kuantan, the capital of Pahang, in a family of Sinhalese origin. Initially he followed a study at the Malaysia Teacher's College in Brinsford Lodg ...
(Malaysia), artist and art critic * Rogelio Salmona (Colombia), architect *
Kumar Shahani Kumar Shahani (born 7 December 1940) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, best known for his parallel cinema films ''Maya Darpan'' (1972), ''Tarang'' (1984), ''Khayal Gatha'' (1989) and '' Kasba'' (1990). Due to his dedication to formal ...
(India), filmmaker *
Tian Zhuangzhuang Tian Zhuangzhuang (; born April 1952 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an a ...
(China), filmmaker *
Nazik Saba Yared Nazik Saba Yared (born 11 April 1928 in Jerusalem, Palestine) is a Lebanese novelist and academic, a former professor, and a writer. She is the daughter of Alexander and Hala (Maalouf) Saba. She was married to the late Ibrahim Yared and has thre ...
(Lebanon), writer, essayist and literature critic ; Committee Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Emile Fallaux, Mai Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera.


The 1999 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "Creating Spaces of Freedom" ; Laureates * Mohand Fellag (France/Algeria) (Principal Award), comedian, actor and writer * Vitral (Cuba) (Principal Award), socio-cultural magazine *
Al Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazee ...
(Qatar) (Principal Award), independent television network *
Patrick Chamoiseau Patrick Chamoiseau (born 3 December 1953) is a French author from Martinique known for his work in the créolité movement. His work spans a variety of forms and genres, including novels, essays, children's books, screenplays, theatre and comics. ...
(
Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...
), writer * Paulin J. Hountondji (Benin), philosopher *
Cildo Meireles Cildo Meireles (born 1948) is a Brazilian conceptual artist, installation artist and sculptor. He is noted especially for his installations, many of which express resistance to political oppression in Brazil. These works, often large and dense, e ...
(Brazil), sculptor, installation and conceptual artist *
Pepetela Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941) is a major Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela. A Portuguese Angolan, Pepetela was born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, and fought as a member of the MPLA in the long ...
(Angola), writer *
Dessalegn Rahmato Dessalegn Rahmato is an Ethiopian sociologist. He was born in 1940 in Adama and he studied in the United States. He is specialized in agricultural development, famine and resettlement.Zewde, Bahru (2008biography/ref> In 1970, Rahmato published his ...
(Ethiopia), sociologist * Juana Marta Rodas and Julia Isídrez (Paraguay), ceramics artists * Claudia Roden (United Kingdom/Egypt), cookery book writer * Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali), filmmaker * Tsai Chih Chung (Taiwan), cartoonist, comic strip artist and cartoon filmmaker * Ken Yeang (Malaysia), architect ; Committee Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Emile Fallaux, Mai Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera.


The 2000 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "Urban Heroes" ; Laureates * Jaime Lerner (Brazil) (Principal Award), architect * Viva Rio (Brazil) (Principal Award), social work peace organization *
Francisco Toledo Francisco Benjamín López Toledo (17 July 1940 – 5 September 2019) was a Mexican Zapotec painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. In a career that spanned seven decades, Toledo produced thousands of works of art and became widely regarded as ...
(Mexico) (Principal Award), artist painter * Bush Radio (South Africa), independent radiostation * Communalism Combat (India), human rights organization * Cui Jian (China), singer-songwriter, trumpeter, guitarist and film actor * Film Resource Unit (South Africa), independent film distributor *
Arif Hasan Arif Hasan, is a Pakistani architect, planner, activist, social researcher, and writer. He is a recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz,Arif ...
(Pakistan), architect, urban planner, socio-philosopher and poet *
Bhupen Khakhar Bhupen Khakhar (also spelled Bhupen Khakkar, 10 March 1934 – 8 August 2003) was an Indian artist. He was a member of the Baroda Group and gained international recognition for his work as "India's first 'Pop' artist." Works Khakhar was a sel ...
(India), visual artist *
Komal Kothari Komal Kothari was an Indian folk artist and classical singer. Career Kothari's research resulted in his development of the study of a number of areas of folklore. In particular, he made contributions to the study of musical instruments, oral tra ...
(India), ethnomusicologist *
Werewere Liking Werewere Liking (born 1950, in Cameroon) is a writer, playwright and performer based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. She established the Ki-Yi Mbock theatre troupe in 1980 and founded the Ki-Yi village in 1985 for the artistic education of young pe ...
(Ivory Coast), art painter, filmmaker and writer *
Ayu Utami Ayu Utami (born 21 November 1968) is an Indonesian writer who has written novels, short-stories, and articles. '' Saman'' (1998) is widely considered her masterpiece. It was translated into English by Pamela Allen in 2005. By writing about sex ...
(Indonesia), radio broadcaster and writer *
Van Leo Van Leo (born Levon Alexander Boyadjian; November 20, 1921 – March 18, 2002) was an Armenian-Egyptian photographer who became known for his numerous self-portraits and portraits of celebrities of his time. Biography and career Born in November 1 ...
(Egypt), photographer ; Committee Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Emile Fallaux, Mai Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera, Bruno Stagno.


The 2001 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "Carnival" ; Laureates * Summer Carnival,
Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov ...
(Netherlands) (Principal Award), Caribbean carnival * Peter Minshall, designer (
Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
) (Principal Award), carnival costume designer *
Chris Abani Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian-American and Los Angeles- based author. He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and rai ...
(Nigeria), writer and poet * Duong Thu Huong (Vietnam), writer *
Samuel Fosso Samuel Fosso (born July 17, 1962) is a Cameroonian-born Nigerian photographer who has worked for most of his career in the Central African Republic. His work includes using self-portraits adopting a series of personas, often commenting on the his ...
(Cameroon), photographer * Jahan-e Ketab (Iran), literary magazine * Miri Maftun (Afghanistan), ethnomusicologist *
Antun Maqdisi Antun Maqdisi, also written as Antoun/Anton Maqdesi/Muqaddasi/Moqaddasi (1914 – January 5, 2005; Yabrud) was a Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist.Prince Claus Fundprofile/ref> He began his study in Damascus and obtained his ...
(Syria), political philosopher * Ibrahim el-Salahi (Sudan/United Kingdom), artist painter * Elena Rivera Mirano (United States, Philippines), singer, choir leader and musicologist * Talingo (Panama), cultural magazine *
Iván Thays Iván Thays is a Peruvian author, professor and television host. Life Thays was born on October 21, 1968, in Lima. He studied languages and literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. After his study he continued as a professor ...
(Peru), writer ; Committee Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Mai Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera, Bruno Stagno.


The 2002 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "Languages and transcultural forms of expression" ; Laureates *
Mohamed Chafik Mohamed Chafik (; ), born 17 September 1926, is a leading figure in the Amazigh (also known as Berber) cultural movement. An original author of the Amazigh Manifesto, he was later appointed as the first Rector of the Royal Institute of the Ama ...
(Morocco) (Principal Award), writer * Marcelo Araúz Lavadenz (Bolivia), festival director, cultural promoter and choir leader * Ali Farzat (Syria), cartoonist *
Ferreira Gullar José Ribamar Ferreira (September 10, 1930 – December 4, 2016), known by his pen name Ferreira Gullar, was a Brazilian poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer. In 1959, he was instrumental in the formation of the Neo-Concr ...
(Brazil), writer and art critic *
Amira Hass Amira Hass ( he, עמירה הס; born 28 June 1956) is an Israeli journalist and author, mostly known for her columns in the daily newspaper ''Haaretz'' covering Palestinian affairs in the West Bank and Gaza, where she has lived for almost th ...
(Israel), writer * Institute for Islamic and Social Studies (Indonesia), human rights organization and study center *
Virginia Pérez-Ratton Virginia Pérez-Ratton is the pseudonym for Virginia Pérez Johnston (1950–2010). She was a Costa Rican artist, art historian, art critic and curator. She devoted a large part of her life to the promotion of visual arts and the development of a ...
(Costa Rica), artist, art critic and curator *
Youssou N'Dour Youssou N'Dour (, wo, Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine describe ...
(Senegal), singer *
Walter Tournier Walter Tournier (born July 14, 1944) is a Uruguayan director of animation, animated and documentary films, who is closely identified with that country's enterprising filmmaking community. His work has been well-received both at home and at film fe ...
(Uruguay), animation filmmaker * Wu Liangyong (China), town-planner ; Committee Adriaan van der Staay, Sadiq Jalal al-Azm, Aracy Amaral,
Goenawan Mohamad Goenawan Mohamad (born 29 July 1941) is an Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor. He is the founder and editor of the Indonesian magazine ''Tempo''. Mohamad is a vocal critic of the Indonesian government, and his magazine was periodic ...
, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Bruno Stagno.


The 2003 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "The Survival and Innovation of Crafts" ; Laureates * Wang Shixiang (China) (Principal Award), art collector and poet * The 2002 Arab Human Development Report from notably Nader Fergany (Egypt) *
Mathare Youth Sports Association MYSA logo Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) is a sports development aid organization in Mathare, a collection of slums in Nairobi. In sports it focuses mainly on association football, and furthermore it is active in the field of community ...
(Kenya), development aid organization *
Carlinhos Brown Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown (Brazilian Portuguese: /kaʁˈlĩɲus bɾaw̃, -iɲuʃ/, 23 November 1962), is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musical ...
(Brazil), singer-songwriter and percussionist *
Lita Stantic Élida Stantic (born April 7, 1942), and more commonly known and credited as Lita Stantic, is an Argentine cinema producer, screenplay writer, and director. Stantic is one of the most important producers working in the "New Argentine Cinema," ...
(Argentina), filmmaker * District Six Museum (South Africa), museum on apartheid in South Africa *
Hasan Saltık Hasan Saltık (; 1964 – 2 June 2021) was a Turkish record producer. He was the 1991 founder of Kalan Müzik, a Turkish independent record label company based in Istanbul specialized in releasing Saltık's recordings of traditional ethnic an ...
(Turkey), music producer * Mick Pearce (Zimbabwe), architect *
Reyum Institute of Arts and Culture Reyum Institute of Arts and Culture is an independent institute in Cambodia which is dedicated to the preservation of traditional and contemporary art and culture of Cambodia. The institute was founded in 1998 by Ly Daravuth and Ingrid Muan and is ...
(Cambodia), art and culture institute *
G. N. Devy Ganesh N. Devy (born 1 August 1950) is an Indian literary critic and former professor. He is known for the ''People's Linguistic Survey of India'' and the Adivasi Academy created by him. He is credited to start the Bhaashaa research and Publicat ...
(India), tribal researcher, writer and literary critic * Yovita Meta (Indonesia), fashion designer and artisan ; Committee Adriaan van der Staay, Aracy Amaral, Sadik Al-Azm, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Bruno Stagno.


The 2004 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "The positive results of Asylum and Migration" ; Laureates * Mahmoud Darwish ( Palestine) (Principal Award), poet and writer *
Jawad al-Assadi Jawad al-Assadi is an Iraqi theater director, playwright, theater researcher and poet. Al-Assadi was born on January 12, 1947, in Karbala. While still a child, he moved with his parents to Baghdad. Here he went to the art academy until 1976. In th ...
(Iraq), theater maker and poet * Tin Moe (Burma), poet * Ivaldo Bertazzo (Brazil), dancer and choreographer * Bhutan Archery Federation (Bhutan), cultural archery society *
Halet Çambel Halet Çambel (27 August 1916 – 12 January 2014) was a Turkish archaeologist and Olympic fencer. She was the first woman with a Muslim background to compete in the Olympic Games. Private life Çambel was born in Berlin, German Empire on ...
(Turkey), archeologist * Omara Khan Massoudi (Afghanistan), museum director * Memoria Abierta (Argentina), human rights organization * Farroukh Qasim (Tajikistan), theater maker *
Aminata Traoré Aminata Dramane Traoré (born 1947) is a Malian author, politician, and political activist. She served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali from 1997 to 2000 and also worked as coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme. ...
(Mali), writer and political activist ; Committee Adriaan van der Staay, Aracy Amaral, Sadik Al-Azm, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Bruno Stagno.


The 2005 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "Humour and Satire" ; Laureates *
Jonathan Shapiro Jonathan Shapiro (born 27 October 1958) is a South African cartoonist, known as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally on many occasions. He is the nephew of British magician ...
, alias ''Zapiro'' (South Africa) (Principal Award), cartoonist *
Lenin El-Ramly Lenin El-Ramly ( ar, لينين الرملي; August 18, 1945 – February 7, 2020) was an independent Egyptian writer and director of films and for television and theater. His work is in the field of satire, farce, parody and the ''Theatre of the ...
(Egypt), writer and director *
Slamet Gundono Slamet Gundono (June 19, 1966 – January 5, 2014) was an Indonesian modern puppeteer in wayang and artist. He was born in Slawi, the capital of the Tegal Regency, and died in 2014. Traditionally, wayang is linked with drinking and debauchery, whi ...
(Indonesia), wayang puppeteer and artist * Edgar Langeveldt (Zimbabwe), stand-up comedian, singer-songwriter and actor *
Michael Poghosyan Michael Movsesi Poghosyan (sometimes credited as Mikael Pogosyan, Michael Poghosian, Mikael Poghosyan, hy, Միքայել Պողոսյան; born 31 May 1954) is an Armenian film and theatre actor, as well as a judge on the Armenian version of '' ...
(Armenia), actor, singer and cabaret performer * Joaquín Salvador Lavado, alias '' Quino'' (Argentina), cartoonist and comic strip artist *
Ebrahim Nabavi Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi ( fa, سید ابراهیم نبوی; born 1958 in Astara, Iran) is a prolific Iranian satirist, writer, diarist, and researcher. He currently writes in the news website '' Gooya'' and the online newspaper '' Rooz'', and has ...
(Iran), writer and satirist * Chéri Samba (D.R. Congo), artist painter *
Niède Guidon Niède Guidon () (born 12 March 1933) is a Brazilian archaeologist known for her work in pre-historic archeology of South American civilizations and her efforts to secure the conservation of the World Heritage Site Serra da Capivara National Par ...
(Brazil), archeologist *
Abdul Sheriff Abdul Sheriff is a Tanzanian emeritus history professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, and former director of the Peace Memorial Museum, the national museum of Zanzibar. Life Sheriff was born on December 7, 1939, on the island of Zanzibar. ...
(Tanzania), museum director * Opiyo Okach (Kenya), dancer and choreographer ; Committee Niek Biegman, Aracy Amaral, Sadik Al-Azm, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Mick Pearce.


The 2006 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "10 years Prince Claus Awards" (recapitulating visual arts, writing and publishing, theater, cultural education and debate, cultural heritage and education) ; Laureates *
Reza Abedini Reza Abedini ( fa, رضا عابدینی , born 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian graphic designer and a professor. His works keep a modern theme as he blends traditional Islamic patterns, calligraphy and culture. He combines simple illustrations wi ...
(Iran) (Principal Award), graphical artist and art critic * Lida Abdul (Afghanistan), visual artist, videographer and photographer *
Christine Tohmé Christine Tohme ( ar, كريستين طعمة) is a Lebanese curator and the founding director of Ashkal Alwan - The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts. Since its establishment in 1993, Ashkal Alwan has been committed to contemporary artistic ...
(Lebanon), curator and art promoter * Erna Brodber (Jamaica), writer and sociologist * Henry Chakava (Kenya), publisher *
Frankétienne Frankétienne (born Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936, in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti) is a Haitian writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist and intellectual. He is recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both Fren ...
(Haiti), writer, poet, dramatist, musician and artist painter *
Madeeha Gauhar Madeeha Gauhar (; 21 September 1956 – 25 April 2018) was a Pakistani TV and stage actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist. In 1984, she founded Ajoka Theatre where social themes were staged in thea ...
(Pakistan), actress, writer, theater maker and women rights activist * Michael Mel (Papua New Guinea), art scientist, curator, philosopher, musician and playwright * Committee for Relevant Art (Nigeria), art platform * Al Kamandjâti Association (Palestine), musical development organization * National Museum of Mali, archeological and ethnological museum ; Committee FROM PHOTO CAPTION ON on princeclausfund.org
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, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, Mick Pearce, Niek Biegman.


The 2007 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "Culture and Conflict" ; Laureates * Faustin Linyekula (D.R. Congo) (Principal Award), dancer and choreographer *
Patricia Ariza Patricia Elia Ariza Flórez (; born 27 January 1946) is a Colombian poet, playwright, actor and former Minister of Culture of the Government of Petro. Life and career Patricia Elia Ariza Flórez was born on 27 January 1946 in Vélez, Santande ...
(Colombia), poet and actress *
Augusto Boal Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movemen ...
(Brazil), theater maker *
Emily Jacir Emily Jacir ( ar, املي جاسر) is a Palestinian artist and filmmaker. Biography Jacir was born in Bethlehem in 1973, Jacir spent her childhood in Saudi Arabia, attending high school in Italy. She attended the University of Dallas, ...
(Palestine), visual artist *Hollis Liverpool, alias ''
Chalkdust Hollis Urban Lester Liverpool, better known as Chalkdust (or Chalkie) (born 1940 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad), is a leading calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. He has been singing calypso since 1967 and has recorded more than 300 calypsos. Awa ...
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), calypso singer and writer *
Sudanese Writers Union The Sudanese Writers Union was founded in Khartoum in 1985, the year that democracy was restored in Sudan for a short period. The Union promotes dialogue and seeks solutions for conflicts in Sudan. It emphasizes freedom of expression within a multi ...
(Sudan) *
Ars Aevi Ars Aevi is a museum of contemporary art in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established during the siege of Sarajevo as a cultural resistance movement to the Bosnian war. It holds a collection of 1,600 pieces, including approximately 1 ...
(Bosnia and Herzegovina), museum of art * Oscar Hagerman (Mexico), architect and designer * Harutyun Khachatryan (Armenia), filmmaker *Godfrey Mwampembwa, alias ''Gado'' (Kenya), cartoonist *
Radio Isanganiro Radio Isanganiro, translated: ''Radio Meetingpoint'', is a private radio station in Burundi that has as its goal to support conflict resolution between Hutus and Tutsis. It broadcasts in the languages Kirundi, Swahili and French.Prince Claus Fun ...
(Burundi), human rights promoter and radio station ; Committee Peter Geschiere, Manthia Diawara, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Mick Pearce, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, Selma Al-Radi.


The 2008 Prince Claus Awards

; Theme "Culture and the Human Body" ; Laureates *
Mamoni Raisom Goswami Indira Goswami (14 November 1942 – 29 November 2011), known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was an Indian writer, poet, professor, scholar and editor. She was the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983 ...
(India) (Principal Award), writer and poet *
Li Xianting Li Xianting (; born 1949 in Jilin) is an independent art critic and curator of contemporary Chinese art Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese res ...
(China), art critic * Ganchugiyn Purevbat (Mongolia), artist painter, museum director and lama * Ousmane Sow (Senegal), sculptor *
Dayanita Singh Dayanita Singh (born 18 March 1961) is an Indian photographer whose primary format is the book. She has published fourteen books. Singh's art reflects and expands on the ways in which people relate to photographic images. Her later works, draw ...
(India), photographer * Elia Suleiman (Palestine), filmmaker *
James Iroha Uchechukwu James Iroha Uchechukwu is a Nigerian photographer. He was born in 1972 in Enugu. He is known for his photography, his support to young photographers, and the passing on of his knowledge to the young. He is also regarded at the beginning of the 21 ...
(Nigeria), photographer *
Tania Bruguera Tania Bruguera (born 1968 in Havana, Cuba) is an artist and activist who focuses on installation and performance art. She lives and works between New York City and Havana, and has participated in numerous international exhibitions. Her work is ...
(Cuba), visual artist * Ma Ke (China), fashion designer * Jeanguy Saintus (Haiti), dancer and choreographer * Carlos Henríquez Consalvi (Venezuela/El Salvador), radio broadcaster and museum director


The 2009 Prince Claus Awards

;Theme « Culture and Nature » ;Laureates * Simón Vélez - (Colombia) (Principal Award), architect * El Anatsui - (Ghana), sculptor *
Doual'art doual'art is a non profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in Douala, Cameroon and focussed on new urban practices of African cities. History doual'art was registered as a non profit organization in 1992 and it was establis ...
- (Cameroon), art organization * Liang Shaoji - (China), conceptual artist *
Jivya Soma Mashe Jivya Soma Mashe (1934 - 15 May 2018) was an artist of the Maharashtra state in India, who popularised the Warli tribal art form. Mashe was born in Dhamangaon village in Talasari taluka of Thane district of Maharashtra. At the age of 11, he cam ...
- (India), visual artist * Sammy Baloji - (D.R. Congo), photographer * Santu Mofokeng - (South Africa), photographer * Kanak Dixit - (Nepal), publisher and writer * Institute of History of Nicaragua and Central America - (Nicaragua) * Desiderio Navarro - (Cuba), art and culture critic * Gastón Acurio - (Peru), cook and gastronomist


The 2010 Prince Claus Awards

;Theme « Borders to reality » ;Laureates * Barzakh Editions (Algeria) (Principal Award), independent publisher * Decolonizing Architecture institute (DAi, Palestine), architectonic institute *
Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...
(China), filmmaker, actor and writer * Kwani Trust (Kenya), literary platform and magazine * Ana Maria Machado (Brazil), painter and writer *
Yoani Sánchez Yoani María Sánchez Cordero (born September 4, 1975) is a Cuban blogger who has achieved international fame and multiple international awards for her critical portrayal of life in Cuba under its current government. Sánchez attended primary ...
(Cuba), blogger and human rights activist *
Maya Goded Maya Goded Colichio (born 1967, Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican photographer and documentary film maker. Since 2002 she has been allied with Magnum Photos and has developed a special focus on images of people from hidden or shunned communitie ...
(Mexico), photographer * Kasmalieva & Djumaliev (Kyrgyzstan), visual artist couple * Dinh Q. Lê (Vietnam), visual artist and photographer *
Mehrdad Oskouei Mehrdad Oskouei ( fa, مهرداد اسکویی; born in Tehran, Iran in 1969) is an Iranian independent film producer, film director, screenwriter of documentary films and film educator. Biography Iranian filmmaker, photographer, film produce ...
(Iran), documentary maker *Aung Zaw (Thailand), publisher


The 2011 Prince Claus Awards

;Theme « Breaking taboos » ;Laureates *
Ntone Edjabe Ntone Edjabe (born 1970) is a Cameroonian writer, journalist, DJ and founding editor of ''Chimurenga (magazine), Chimurenga'' magazine. Life and career Ntone Edjabe was born in Douala, Cameroon, and he moved to Lagos, Nigeria, where he began hi ...
for '' Chimurenga'' (Pan-Africa) (Principal Award), DJ, writer and publisher * Said Atabekov, (Kazakhstan), visual artist, videographer and photographer * The Book Café, (Zimbabwe), platform for free cultural expression * Nidia Bustos, (Nicaragua), cultural activist and theatre director * Rena Effendi, (Azerbaijan), photographer *
Regina José Galindo Regina José Galindo (born August 27, 1974) is a Guatemalan performance artist who specializes in body art. She was born in Guatemala City. Early work Remarkably, for an artist who is known for the political themes of her work, Galindo grew up ...
, (Guatemala), body and performance artist *
Ilkhom Theatre Ilkhom Theatre (Ильхом Театр Марка Вайля) is a theatre company based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Founded by Mark Weil (Марк Яковлевич Вайль) in 1976, it was the first independent theatre in the Soviet Union, ...
, (Uzbekistan), independent theater * Kettly Mars, (Haiti), poet and writer *
Rabih Mroué Rabih Mroué ( ar, ربيع مروة, born 1967) is a Lebanese stage and film actor, playwright, and visual artist. Rooted in theater, his work includes videos and installation art; the latter sometimes incorporates photography, text and sculptur ...
, (Lebanon), theater maker and visual artist * Riwaq, (Palestine), architectonic organization *
Woeser Tsering Woeser (also written Öser; ; , Han name Chéng Wénsà 程文萨; born 1966) is a Tibetan writer, activist, blogger, poet and essayist. Biography Woeser, a quarter Han Chinese and three quarters Tibetan, was born in Lhasa. Her grandfathe ...
, (
Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
; China), writer, poet and blogger


The 2012 Prince Claus Awards

Theme «Frontiers of Reality » ;Laureates * Eloísa Cartonera (Argentina) (Principal Award), co-operation of designers and writers * Sami Ben Gharbia, (Tunisia), internet activist * Habiba Djahnine, (Algeria), film producer, film festival curator and essayist * Yassin al-Haj Saleh, (Syria), writer and dissident * Widad Kawar, (Jordan), collector and researcher of Arab clothing and jewellery *
Teresa Margolles Teresa Margolles (born 1963) is a Mexican conceptual artist, photographer, videographer, and performance artist. As an artist she researches the social causes and consequences of death.Prince Claus Fund (June 2012''Report from the 2012 Prince Clau ...
, (Mexico), photographer, videographer and performance artist *
Boniface Mwangi Boniface Mwangi (born July 10, 1983) is a Kenyan photojournalist, politician and activist involved in social-political activism. He is known for his images of the post-election violence that hit Kenya in 2007 and 2008. Early life Mwangi was ...
, (Kenya), press photographer and peace activist * Phare Ponleu Selpak, (Cambodia), cultural community organization * Ian Randle, (Jamaica), independent publisher *Maung Thura, alias Zarganar, (Burma), comedian and filmmaker *Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, alias ''
Hadraawi Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (1943 – 18 August 2022), known by the pseudonym Hadrawi, was a Somali poet, philosopher and songwriter. Having written many notable protest works, Hadrawi has been likened by some to Shakespeare, and his poetry has been ...
'', (Somaliland/Somalia), poet and songwriter


The 2013 Prince Claus Awards

;Laureates *
Ahmed Fouad Negm Ahmed Fouad Negm ( ar, أحمد فؤاد نجم, ; 22 May 1929 – 3 December 2013), popularly known as el-Fagommi الفاجومي (), was an Egyptian vernacular poet. Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer Sheikh Imam, as well a ...
, (Egypt) (Principal Award), poet and critic *
Alejandro Zambra Alejandro Andrés Zambra Infantas (Santiago, Chile, b. September 24, 1975) is a Chilean poet, short story writer and novelist. He has been recognized for his talent as a young Latin American writer, chosen in 2007 as one of the " Bogotá39" (the b ...
, (Chile), writer *Carla Fernández, (Mexico), fashion designer and cultural historian *Christopher Cozier, (Trinidad and Tobago), multi-media artist and cultural activator *Idrissou Mora-Kpaï, (Benin), documentary filmmaker * Lu Guang, (China), photographer *Naiza Khan, (Pakistan), visual artist *
Recycled Orchestra of Cateura The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura ( es, Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Cateura), also known as the Recycled Orchestra, is an orchestra composed of children from Asunción, Paraguay who play musical instruments made from scrap materials ...
, (Paraguay), youth orchestra *Óscar Muñoz, (Colombia), visual artist * Teater Garasi, (Indonesia), performing arts * Zanele Muholi, (South Africa), photographer and visual activist


The 2014 Prince Claus Awards

;Laureates *
Ignacio Agüero Ignacio Agüero (born 7 March July 1952) is a Chilean documentary filmmaker who famously co-directed ''No to Pinochet'' television spots during Chile's 1988 referendum. He is also known for his work as a character actor in art films and TV minis ...
(Chile), (Principal Award), filmmaker *
Rosina Cazali Rosina Cazali (born in 1960) is a Guatemalan art critic and independent curator. She serves as an advisory committee member for CIFO (The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation). Cazali works as a columnist for '' El Periódico'', a Guatemalan newspaper ...
, (Guatemala), writer and curator *
Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...
, (Philippines), filmmaker *
FX Harsono FX, F-X, F/X, Fx, fx, or ''variation'', may refer to: People Arts, entertainment, and media Effects Fx, effects, as in: * Effects unit, Guitar effects * Sound effects * Special effects Music Groups and labels * f(x) (group), South Korean girl ...
, (Indonesia), visual artist * Gülsün Karamustafa, (Turkey), visual artist * Tran Luong, (Vietnam), media artist * Museo Itinerante Arte por la Memoria, (Peru), art collective * Lia Rodrigues, (Brazil), choreographer * SPARROW Sound & Picture Archives for Research on Women, (India), women's archive


The 2015 Prince Claus Awards

;Laureates *
Newsha Tavakolian Newsha Tavakolian ( fa, نیوشا توکلیان; born 1981) is an Iranian photojournalist and documentary photographer. She has worked for ''Time'' magazine, ''The New York Times'', ''Le Figaro'', and ''National Geographic''. Her work focuses o ...
(Iran), (Principal Award), photojournalist * Latif Al-Ani (Iraq), photographer * Amakhosi (Zimbabwe), community-oriented theatre group and cultural hub * Jelili Atiku (Nigeria), performance artist * Jean Pierre Bekolo (Cameroon), filmmaker *
ETCETERA ''Et Cetera'' ( or (proscribed) , ), abbreviated to ''etc.'', ''etc'', ''et cet.'', ''&c.'' or ''&c'' is a Latin expression that is used in English to mean "and other similar things", or "and so forth". Translated literally from Latin, means 'an ...
( Argentina/Chile), art collective * Perhat Khaliq (China), musician and singer-songwriter *
Fatos Lubonja Fatos Lubonja (born 1951) is an Albanian writer and dissident. Life Fatos is the son of Todi Lubonja, who was a close associate of Communist leader of Albania Enver Hoxha and head of Albanian national television until the early 1970s. In the ...
(Albania), author, editor and public intellectual * Ossama Mohammed (Syria), filmmaker * Oksana Shatalova (Kazakhstan), visual artist and curator *
Y'en A Marre Y'en a Marre ("Fed Up") is a group of Senegalese rappers and journalists, created in January 2011, to protest ineffective government and register youth to vote. They are credited with helping to mobilize Senegal's youth vote and oust incumbent Presi ...
(Senegal), collective of young musicians and journalists ;Committee Bregtje van der Haak, Suad Amiry, Salah Hassan, Kettly Mars, Ong Ken Sen, Gabriela Salgado


The 2016 Prince Claus Awards

;Laureates *
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul ( th, อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; ; ) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, ...
(Thailand), (Principal Award), filmmaker * Kamal Mouzawak (Lebanon), chef and food activist * The Second Floor (T2F) (Pakistan), interdisciplinary cultural centre * Bahia Shehab (Egypt/Lebanon), graphic designer, artist, educator * La Silla Vacía (The Empty Chair) (Colombia), interactive online portal * Vo Trong Nghia (Vietnam), architect ; Committee Emile Fallaux, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, Dinh Q Lê, Visual Artist, Neo Muyanga, Manuel de Rivero, Suely Rolnik


The 2017 Prince Claus Awards

;Laureates * Vincent Carelli (Brazil) (Principal Award), filmmaker * Ma Jun (China) (Principal Award), environmental activist * Khadija Al-Salami (filmmaker, Yemen) * L’Art Rue (art collective, Tunisia) * Brigitte Baptiste (scientist, Colombia) *
Amar Kanwar Amar Kanwar was born in New Delhi in 1964 where he continues to live and work as a filmmaker. Kanwar studied at the Department of History, Ramjas College, Delhi University (1982-1985), and at the Mass Communication Research Center, Jamia Millia ...
(film director, India) *
Diébédo Francis Kéré Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) is a Burkinabé-German architect, recognized for creating innovative works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature. In 2022, he became the first African to receive the ''Pritzker Arc ...
(architect, Burkina Faso)


The 2018 Prince Claus Awards

Theme ‘Louder than Words’ New, the ''Next Generation Award'', which honours an outstanding creative initiative that contributes positively to the lives and possibilities of young people. ;Laureates *Market Photo Workshop, (South Africa), (Principal Award), Training institute and cultural platform * Dada Masilio South Africa) (Next Generation Award)(dancer and choreographer) * Adong Judith (playwright, film and theatre-maker, Uganda) * Marwa al-Sabouri (architect and urban thinker, Syria) * Kidlat Tahimik (artist in many disciplines, Philippines) * Eka Kurniawan (writer, Indonesia), * O Menelick 2 Ato (independent platform, Brazil)


The 2019 Prince Claus Awards

* Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq, (
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
) (Principal Award) * Ambulante (documentaries, Mexico) * Mariam Kamara (architect, Niger) * Bill Kouélany (artist & writer, Congo-Brazzaville) * Djamila Ribeiro (philosopher, Brazilië) *
Anocha Suwichakornpong Anocha Suwichakornpong ( th, อโนชา สุวิชากรพงศ์, born 1976) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter and producer. She is Visiting Lecturer on Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University. Her fi ...
(filmmaker, Thailand) * Mónica Ojeda Franco (writer, Ecuador), Next Generation Laureate


The 2020 Prince Claus Awards

* Ibrahim Mahama, (Ghana, Visual Arts) (Principal Award) * Açik Radyo, (Turkey, Media) *
Diamantina Arcoiris Diamantina may refer to: Geography Australia * Diamantina Bowen (1833-1893), ''grande dame'' of Queensland and the wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland. * ''Diamantina Cocktail'', 1976 album by Little River Band * Diama ...
, (Colombia, Design) * Fendika Cultural Center, (Ethiopia, Music and performance) * Tunakaimanu Fielakepa, (Tonga, Cultural Heritage) * m7red, (Argentina, Architecture).


References


Awards per year and profiles starting from here


External links

* {{official website, http://www.princeclausfund.org Dutch awards Awards established in 1996