Schwabing Art Prize

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Since 1961, the Schwabing Art Prize has been awarded annually by the city of Munich to persons or institutions that have their seat in the Munich district Schwabing or whose achievements have been made "in the spirit of Schwabing tradition". It is based on a civic initiative of the writer Florian Seidl and the then Süddeutsche Zeitung co-partner Hans Dürrmeier  [ de ].

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Until 2012, two prizes of 5,000 Euro each as well as an unendowed Honorary Prize were awarded. Donors are the Kulturstiftung der Stadtsparkasse München, Karl Eisenrieder – Cafė Münchner Freiheit, Constantin Film AG and the Landeshauptstadt München. The prize winners are selected by a jury of five members.

In 2013, thanks to a further foundation of the Stadtsparkasse München, three prizes of 5,000 Euro each were awarded for the first time.

Laureates

1961 until 1970

1971 until 1980

1981 until 1990

1991 until 2000

2001 until 2010

2011 until now

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References

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  2. Artis, volume 24. Nienhaus 1972, p. 15 ( , p. 15, at Google Books).
  3. Stadt München: Schwabinger Kunstpreis 2011
  4. "Doctor Döblingers geschmackvolles KASPERLTHEATER". www.dr-doeblingers-kasperltheater.de. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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