Culture award of the city of Villach

The City of Villach's Culture Prize has been awarded once a year by the City of Villach since 1985 for special creative achievements in the cultural field that are suitable for sustainably enriching cultural and intellectual life in Villach.

The award can be given to natural persons, but in exceptional cases also to associations, institutions or working groups. Each award winner can only receive the award once.

Award winners

1985: Hans Bischoffshausen (visual arts)
1986: Franz Stimpfl (literature)
1987: A cappella choir Villach (music)
1988: Fritz Sitte (journalism)
1989: Gerda Fröhlich (music)
1990: Alfred Meschnigg (theater)
1991: Werner Kofler (literature)
1992: Konrad Koller (visual arts)
1993: Michael M. Kofler (music)
1994: Heinz Pototschnig (literature)
1995: Bruno Gironcoli (visual arts)
1996: Uli Scherer (music)
1997: Hans Schamberger (music)
1998: Konrad Paul Liessmann (literature)
1999: Cornelius Kolig (visual arts)
2000: Heidelinde Weis (acting)
2001: Walter Dick (music)
2002: Gernot Kulterer (architecture)
2003: Valentin Oman (visual arts)
2004: Hans Staudacher (visual arts)
2006: Gerd Schuller (music)
2007: Irmgard Bohunovsky-Bärnthaler (visual arts)
2008: Martin Traxl (journalism)
2009: Carinthian consensus group
2010: Nikolaus Fheodoroff (music)
2011: Barbara Putz-Plecko (visual arts)
2012: Heinz Peter Maya (visual arts) posthumously
2013: Maria Luise Caputo-Mayr (literature)
2014: Sigismund Seidl (music)
2015: Walter Auer (music)
2016: Association Erinnern - Villach (with Hans Haider)
2017: Lisa Huber (* 1959) (visual arts)
2018: Angelika Kaufmann (illustrator)
2019: new stage in Villach

Web links

Culture award of the city of Villach. In: villach.at (conception and award winner from 1985)

Individual evidence

↑ The 2016 Culture Prize was awarded to the “Verein Erinnern” - as a strong signal against forgetting. (No longer available online.) In: villach.at. October 30, 2016, formerly in the original ; accessed on November 12, 2019 (no mementos ). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.villach.at

↑ The 2017 Culture Prize was awarded to Lisa Huber: “She carries Villach in her heart.” In: villach.at. October 6, 2017, accessed November 3, 2017.

↑ Angelika Kaufmann is the City of Villach's Culture Prize Winner. In: villach.at, November 15, 2018, accessed on November 17, 2018.

↑ Villach | “Neuebuehne” grabbed the coveted culture award. In: Small newspaper . November 11, 2019, accessed on November 12, 2019 (beginning of article freely available).

[1] The 2016 Culture Prize was awarded to the “Verein Erinnern” - as a strong signal against forgetting. (No longer available online.) In: villach.at. October 30, 2016, formerly in the original ; accessed on November 12, 2019 (no mementos ). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.villach.at

[2] The 2017 Culture Prize was awarded to Lisa Huber: “She carries Villach in her heart.” In: villach.at. October 6, 2017, accessed November 3, 2017.

[3] Angelika Kaufmann is the City of Villach's Culture Prize Winner. In: villach.at, November 15, 2018, accessed on November 17, 2018.

[4] Villach | “Neuebuehne” grabbed the coveted culture award. In: Small newspaper . November 11, 2019, accessed on November 12, 2019 (beginning of article freely available).