endowed with 20.000€

ARGEkultur receives Austrian Art Prize

ARGEkultur(Bild: Andreas Tröster)

This year's prizes, each worth €20,000, go to eight artists, a collective and a duo of architects. ARGEkultur from Salzburg is delighted to receive the prize. Choreographer Doris Uhlich, who caused a stir with her "Powder Dance" at the opening of the Salzkammergut Capital of Culture, was also awarded a prize. 

"The Austrian Art Prize honors personalities who are not only established greats in this country, but also important ambassadors of the Austrian art and culture scene beyond our borders.
Many of the award winners have done pioneering work in their respective disciplines and have courageously and persistently pursued their visions," says State Secretary for Art and Culture Andrea Mayer.

"We are delighted to receive this award! The award is a great recognition of our work to date. Our thanks also go in particular to all employees, partners, artists, cultural practitioners and our audience," say ARGE directors Daniela Gmachl and Sebastian Linz.

ARGEkultur is the largest independent cultural center in Salzburg. It sees itself as a place of dialogical cooperation and critical debate.

Art prize winners at a glance

• ARGEkultur Salzburg (cultural initiatives)
• Ingrid Wiener (visual arts)
• Doris Uhlich (performing arts)
• Karin Berger (Film Art)
• Helga Bansch (Children's and Youth Literature)
• Marina Faust (Artistic Photography)
• Robert Schindel (Literature)
• Ursula Endlicher (Media Art)
• Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Music)
• Heidi Pretterhofer/Michael Rieper (Hans Hollein Art Prize for Architecture)