Freiberg Art Prize
The Freiberger City Council decided on 10 October 1996, the Statute for the award of the Freiberg Arts Sponsorship . The city of Freiberg, HypoVereinsbank AG (Freiberg branch) and Fielmann AG (Freiberg branch) jointly award the prize with the aim of significantly promoting art and culture in Freiberg and the Free State of Saxony . The art promotion award can be given annually to a natural person or a group, whereby artistic works of all genres are assessed. The Freiberg Art Promotion Prize consists of a cash prize of 3,750 euros and a certificate.
Award winners
- 1997: Wesselin Gospodinov (painter)
- 1998: Mario & Tanja Würzner (dance couple)
- 1999: Peter Segler (author, publisher, editor)
- 2000: Heiner Träger (painter and graphic artist)
- 2001: not awarded
- 2002: Lydia Fenzel (painter)
- 2003: Freiberg Boys Choir
- 2004: Sebastian Rascher (painter)
- 2005: Esther Hilsberg (composer)
- 2006: Mandy Friedrich (painter)
- 2007: not awarded
- 2008: Bettina Moras (painting)
- 2009: Jens Ossada (painter, poet, sculptor)
- 2010: Johanna Bunk and Albrecht Bunk (musicians)
- 2011: Jeanette Mörz (painter)
- 2012: Sophie Fischer (accordionist)
- 2013: not awarded
- 2014: not awarded
- 2015: The Friday Night Jazz Orchestra of the Freiberg Music School (music)
- 2016: Children's and youth symphony orchestras in the Collegium Musicum eV of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (orchestra)