7 young talents have been nominated for the Hendrik de Vries Grant for Visual Arts and Literature, an incentive prize from the municipality of Groningen for young artists that is awarded annually. This year's nominees in the Visual Arts category are: Marnix Sixma, Davey Smand and Katayoon Valamanesh. Renske Marike van Dijk, Meinte Dirksen, Thomas van Essen and Maartje Terpstra have been nominated in the Literature category. Who do you think deserves the Audience Award?
Who are they? What kind of work do they do? During Wildvang on Sunday 11 December they will be put through their paces about their plans. There are also interviews with last year's winners, Leonard Witte and Ivo Smit. What did they have in mind with the price and how did that work out? Here they briefly tell you about it.
Wildvang
Wildvang is a talk show (in Dutch) with sharp artistic reflections led by presenter Wilbert van de Kamp, an exhibition full of work by the nominated talents, music by Swoolish (with vintage LPs) and more. Be there when Alderman for Culture Kirsten de Wrede presents the prizes. Read more about Wildvang here.
Vote for the Audience Award
The winner of the Hendrik de Vriesstipendium is chosen by a jury of experts. But there is also a public prize of € 1,000. And your vote counts! Who do you think deserves the audience award? Vote for your favorite nominee. Online or offline.
Read or listen to the plans of the nominees and cast your vote at kunstpuntgroningen.nl/stem between 8 December and 8 January. Or visit the exhibition in Kunstpunt between December 11 and January 8, choose your favorite and vote via the ballot box.
About the Hendrik de Vries Grant
In 1986, the municipality of Groningen established the Hendrik de Vries Grant as a tribute to the poet and painter Hendrik de Vries (1896-1989). The stipend is an incentive prize for professional young artists, intended to stimulate their artistic development. It concerns 2 stipends of 6,000 euros each year. In 2022, the jury consists of: Emily Kocken (chairman), Barend van Heusden, Bart Nijstad, Sandra van Voorst, Ernst Arbouw and Rosa Everts.