Obwalden Culture Prize
The Obwalden Culture Prize is the highest cultural award in the canton of Obwalden .
Allocation mode
The award, endowed with CHF 5,000, has been awarded by the Obwalden government council since 1969, usually every three to four years; it is not awarded. The prize is awarded for special services to cultural values and artistic creation. In particular, the prize is to be awarded to a work that has had and still has a fruitful influence on cultural life in the canton of Obwalden.
Award winners
The previous winners are (partly with a quote from the award reason):
- 2019 Fotohaus Reinhard : «for the cross-generational oeuvre of the three photographers Joseph, Sepp and Daniel Reinhard , which is broadcast as long-term documentation of aesthetically high quality far across the canton»
- 2015 Josef Gnos (* 1945): «for his rich and sustainable musical and cultural work in the canton of Obwalden and far beyond»
- 2013 Romano Cuonz : "for his rich and high-quality literary work and his diverse journalistic contributions to Obwalden culture"
- 2010 Alois Spichtig : «for his artistic and spatial work as well as his work in and for the Museum Bruder Klaus »
- 2007 Ruedi Rymann : «for his musical work and his services to customs and folk culture in Obwalden»
- 2006 Karl Imfeld : «for his literary and folklore work»
- 2003 Adrian Hossli
- 1999 Eugen Bollin (* 1939), father in the Benedictine monastery Engelberg
- 1996 Franz Bucher
- 1990 Bepp Haas , landscape paintings and glass paintings
- 1990 Julian Dillier
- 1983 Zita Wirz (1917–1990), author, historical publications
- 1977 Meinrad Burch-Korrodi
- 1973 August Wirz (1915–1984): composer, head of the Sarnen Music Society, Obwalden state archivist, historical and folkloric publications
- 1971 Xaver Ruckstuhl , (1911 Niederbüron, † 1979 Engelberg), brother in the Benedictine monastery Engelberg, sculptures and church interior designs
- 1969 Caspar Diethelm
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fotohaus Reinhard receives the Obwalden Culture Prize 2019 (PDF), media release from the canton of Obwalden from August 21, 2019
- ↑ Obwaldner Kulturpreis: “Where OW 777 appears, something is going on” In: Obwaldner Zeitung , October 21, 2019
- ↑ Josef Gnos receives the Obwalden Culture Prize 2015 (PDF), media release of the Canton of Obwalden from October 16, 2015
- ↑ Romano Cuonz receives the Obwalden Culture Prize 2013 (PDF; 177 kB), media release by the canton of Obwalden from January 28, 2013
- ^ Romano Cuonz receives Obwalden Culture Prize , report by Swiss radio and television from September 14, 2013
- ↑ Alois Spichtig receives the Obwalden Culture Prize , media release from the canton of Obwalden
- ↑ Alois Spichtig receives Obwalden Culture Prize , notification of 20 minutes from January 21, 2010
- ^ Culture award for Ruedi Rymann , communication from March 14, 2007 on news.ch
- ^ Obwaldner Kulturpreis for Karl Imfeld , news from the Tagesschau from February 8, 2006
- ↑ Eugen Bollin: Madeleine in the Garden ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Exhibition 2011 in the Valley Museum Engelberg
- ↑ a b Engelberg Monastery: Art
- ↑ At the Obwalden musician August Wirz ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Contribution of the Swiss radio DRS
- ↑ Summer concert of June 27, 2009, In memory of August Wirz on the website of Feldmusik Sarnen
