The Jindřich Chalupecký Award () is a prize awarded annually to young visual artists. Candidates must be Czech citizens under the age of 35.
History
The prize was established in 1990 by
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...
,
Jiří Kolář
Jiří Kolář (24 September 1914, Protivín – 11 August 2002, Prague) was a Czech poet, writer, painter and translator. His work included both literary and visual art.
Life
Kolář was born in Protivín on September 29, 1914, in a work ...
and
Theodor Pištěk.
Until 2000, it was awarded in cooperation with the
National Gallery in Prague
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, but following a dispute between
Milan Knížák
Milan Knížák (; born 19 April 1940) is a Czech performance artist, sculptor, noise musician, installation artist, political dissident, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art associated with Fluxus.
Biography
Early life
Milan ...
and
David Černý
David Černý (born 15 December 1967) is a Czech artist. His works can be seen in different locations around Prague as well as in his own, Prague-based museum, called Musoleum.
Early life
Černý was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From 1988 t ...
the administration was moved to
Brno
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(Dům umění města Brna and Dům pánů z Kunštátu).
Background
The prize is awarded by an independent jury, and is managed by the civic association
Jindřich Chalupecký Society ().
[ It is named after the art critic and art historian Jindřich Chalupecký.
The winner receives CZK 50,000 together with a further CZK 100,000 for an exhibition, project or catalogue, and a six-week scholarship in New York.]Reflex
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, and an award based on the voting on the website of the magazine carries CZK 30,000 and an auction of works by the finalists.
Laureates
Source
Jindřich Chalupecký Society
See also
*List of European art awards
This list of European art awards covers some of the main art awards given by organizations in Europe. Some are restricted to artists in a particular genre or from a given country or region, while others are broader in scope. The list is organized ...
References
External links
Jindřich Chalupecký Society
Jindřich Chalupecký Award in VVP AVU
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European visual arts awards
Czech awards
Awards established in 1990