Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz

German art award

The Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz is a prize awarded annually by the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz for outstanding achievement in the arts and alternates between the areas of visual arts, music, theatre, performing arts, film, and literature. The recipients must have a connection to the state either by birth, residence or their artistic work there and are selected by a jury. The prize was established in 1956 with the sculptor Emy Roeder as its first recipient. As of 2019, the main prize is an award of €10,000. There is also a Förderpreise (support prize) of €7,500 for outstanding young artists.^[1]^[2]

Past recipients

Past recipients include:

1956 – Emy Roeder, sculptor^[3]
1957 – Carl Zuckmayer, writer^[3]
1975 – Joseph Breitbach, writer^[3]
1977 – Volker David Kirchner, composer^[3]
1990 – Lothar Fischer, sculptor ^[4]
1995 – Erwin Wortelkamp [de], sculptor and painter^[3]
2000 – Edgar Reitz, filmmaker^[3]
2002 – Martin Schläpfer [de], dancer and choreographer^[3]
2006 – Thomas Lehr [de], writer^[3]
2007 – Hansgünther Heyme, theatre director ^[1]
2008 – Fauré Quartet
2009 – Ursula Krechel, writer^[5]
2010 – Heiner Goebbels, composer^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b s.n. (11 February 2008) "Kunstpreis 2007 für Ludwigshafener Intendanten Hansgünther Heyme". Kulturland Rheinland-Pfalz (an official site of the Rheinland-Pfalz Ministry of Science, Education and Culture). Retrieved 26 February 2019 (in German).
^ Kulturpreise. "Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz". ARCult Media GmbH. Retrieved 26 February 2019 (in German).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ s.n. (24 March 2010). "Ahnen verleiht Kunstpreis des Landes an Heiner Goebbels". Kulturland Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 26 February 2019 (in German).
^ Sturm, Helmut (9 November 2018). "Ein Buch zu Ehren von Lothar Fischer". Mittelbayerische Zeitung. Retrieved 26 February 2019 (in German).
^ s.n. (3 September 2009) "Schriftstellerin Krechel mit Kunstpreis geehrt". Kulturland Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 26 February 2019 (in German).