Marianne Werefkin Prize

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The Marianne Werefkin Prize , spelled as it is Marianne Werefkin Prize , is a prize for artistic achievements by female sculptors from the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen 1867 e. V. It was the first art award for women only. The name goes back to the expressionist painter Marianne von Werefkin .

history

The Marianne Werefkin Prize was founded in 1990 by the Association of Berlin Women Artists at the suggestion of Jörn Merkert . Marianne von Werefkin was named after the award. The first award ceremony took place in 1990 without a jury. At the suggestion of Merkert, the sculptor Pomona Zipser was selected as the first prize winner. The second award in 1992 was then determined by a jury.

When the Marianne Werefkin Prize was awarded in 1995/96, 140 female artists applied, from which the jury then selected Katharina Meldner . In 1999 the jury selected the artist duo Ulrike Bock and Brigitta Sgier from 109 applications . In 2001, the jury was no longer made up of art historians and museum directors, but of the association's female artists, who chose a winner from 106 applications.

In 2005, for the first time, the prize was no longer restricted to Berlin artists. 752 German artists applied, from which an expert commission selected Heike Ruschmeyer . In 2007 the award was no longer advertised nationwide. The jury nominated a total of 16 female artists and also limited itself to the genre of sculpture. It was won by Paloma Varga Weisz .

In 2018, Roey Victoria Heifetz was nominated for the first time as a trans woman .

conditions

The conditions vary in each application year. Sometimes only female artists from Berlin are allowed to apply, then artists from all over Germany. Applicants should be able to prove that they have completed an academic education at a university of fine arts .

Doping

The prize is endowed with 5000 euros, which are mainly raised by sponsors and donors. An exhibition in the Berlinische Galerie was associated with the award until 2018 . The nominated artists and the winners will be exhibited in 2020 in the Berlin Haus am Kleistpark .

Prize winners

literature

  • The Marianne Werefkin Prize 1990-2007 Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, 2007, ISBN 978-3980776226
  • Remember and encourage. The Berlinische Galerie tries to do both with its art prizes , Tagesspiegel, November 19, 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marianne Werefkin Prize for artist, the daily newspaper, November 5, 1995
  2. ^ First trans woman nominated for artist award. Monopol (magazine) , February 4, 2018, accessed February 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ The Marianne Werefkin Prize at Kulturpreise.de, accessed on February 20, 2013
  4. ↑ exhibitions. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Appearance , Tagesspiegel May 5, 1999
  6. ^ Marianne Werefkin Prize. In: VdBK1867. Accessed June 7, 2020 (German).