The award was open to talent below the age of 35 and was rewarded in the categories: essay, review and innovative art critic. In addition to the cash prize in each category, the winners were offered a personal mentor who guided them intensively for a year, helping them in making choices and realizing new critical work. In addition practical beneficiaries were provided by partners of the award: realized in a residency, masterclass, working space or a specific writing assignment. The winning texts were published in collaboration with the media partners.
in 2022, the Prijs voor de Jonge Kunstkritiek was last awarded in 2022.
Winners of the Prijs voor de Jonge Kunstkritiek 2022
The winners were announced on Thursday 15 December 2022 during the festive ceremony at M Leuven in Belgium.
Winner category Essay – Lena van Tijen
Lena receives a cash prize of 3,000 euros and guidance from a personal mentor for a year. In addition, her winning essay will be published in De Groene Amsterdammer and HART.
Winner category Review – Laura Herman
Laura receives a cash prize of 3,000 euros and guidance from a personal mentor for a year. Her winning review is published in Tubelight magazine. In addition, she receives writing assignments worth 1,000 euros from Het Parool.
Winner(s) category Innovative art critic – Zoë Dankert and Alix de Massiac
Duo Zoë and Alix win a cash prize of 1,500 euros.
Overview previous winners
In 2020, the essay award went to Luuk Vulkers and the review award to Esmee Postma. Furthermore, Dagmar Dirkx (Brussels) received an commission for a text for the Prix de Rome 2021, Nadia de Vries (Amsterdam) a writing assignment for Metropolis M and Zippora Elders (Amsterdam/Berlin) a coaching trajectory of De Nieuwe Garde. Her winning essay will also be published by rekto:verso. Claire van der Mee’s essay will be published on the AICA International website. In 2018, Noortje de Leij won the award in the category Essay and Jorne Vriens in the category Review. The newly introduced Prize for Innovative Art Critical Practices went to Boris Van den Eynden. In 2016 Laurie Cluitmans (Essay) and Brenda Tempelaar (Review) were awarded. In 2014 Sarah Késenne (Essay) and Laurens Otto (Review). In 2012 Roos van der Lint (Essay), Joke de Wolf (Review) and Marieke Ladru (Internet Critic) were the winners of the award. In 2010 the winners were Thijs Lijster (Essay) and Lynne van Rhijn (Review). And in 2008 Christophe van Gerrewey was awarded for both his essay as for his review.
Collaboration art institutions
The Prijs voor de Jonge Kunstkritiek was an initiative of the Mondriaan Fund, de Appel Amsterdam, Kunstinstituut Melly, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, M Leuven, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Mu.ZEE en Z33 Huis voor Actuele Kunst, Design & Architecture. With the award they wanted to invest in a future of a high-end art discourse that – without the loss of quality – will also be available to readers with less expertise concerning the subject. The award was supported by the following (media)partners: De Groene Amsterdammer, Knack, H_ART, Metropolis M, Recto:Verso, Tubelight, AICA Nederland, Domein voor Kunstkritiek and De Nieuwe Garde.