For the tenth time, Henkel Central Eastern Europe (CEE) bestowed the Henkel Art.Award. for Central and Eastern Europe, featuring a monetary prize of 7,000 euros and two individual exhibitions – thus comprising a total value of 35,000 euros. The prize was given to the Russian artist David Ter-Oganyan. The promotional prize for Austrian artists, the Henkel Young Artists Prize Austria, was given to the Styrian-born artist Stefan Glettler.
“On the basis of this competition and art prize, Henkel aims to make a contribution to European integration and the cultural understanding of the Central Eastern Europe region. We are delighted and are very proud that the prize has gained such a reputation. In these 10 years 4,500 artists from more than 20 Central and Eastern European countries have submitted more than 25,000 works of art“, says Günter Thumser, President of Henkel CEE, on the occasion of the gala award ceremony held at the Imperial Stables of the museum of modern art stiftung ludwig vienna (mumok) in Vienna.
