14 May — 9 Oct 2008

Announcement
Prize for Young Dutch Art Criticism

Prize for Young Dutch Art Criticism

De Appel, Witte de With (Rotterdam) and The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB) have initiated the bi-annual Prize for Young Dutch Art Criticism. The award is designed to encourage a new generation of critics and essayists focusing on contemporary art. It has been created with the aim of stimulating rigorous critical reflection by investing in the future of a qualitative art discourse.

The prize was launched in May with an opinion article from writer and jury Chairman Oscar van den Boogaard in the Flemish weekly Knack (BE) and the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. In this article Boogaard asserts,“The art critic can function as a bridge between the artwork and the spectator, he can unlock art for the public. He can educate, inspire and surprise the reader. He can become a personal art guide.” This article was accompanied by a call for submissions to The Prize for Young Dutch Art Criticism.

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