{"id":8542,"date":"2016-08-01T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T07:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/kyiv\/?p=8542"},"modified":"2021-07-21T14:05:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T12:05:31","slug":"malevich-award-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/kyiv\/en\/2016\/08\/01\/malevich-award-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Malevich Award 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Kazimir Malevich Artistic Award, founded in 2008 at the initiative of the Polish Institute, witnesses the memory and recognition of Kazimir Malevich, an artist of Polish origin who was born in Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of the award is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

–       to remind and place emphasis on the importance of Malevich as a symbol of the world cultural heritage;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–       to point the attention of the Ukrainian elite on the Ukrainian roots of Poles who achieved world recognition;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–       to place emphasis on the role of Poland as a country that celebrates creative achievements of modern Ukrainian artists in the context of common Polish and Ukrainian cultural heritage;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–       promotion and increase of the prestige of modern artists who were born in Ukraine and help in development of intelligible criteria of assessment of artists who create actual art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Malevich award is given once in two years to an artist aged below 40<\/strong> who was born in Ukraine, regardless of their current place of residence, for their contribution to the contemporary art development. The quality, mastery, achievements and significance of works<\/strong> are assessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are no limitations based on education or directions of activity. Candidates for the award may be nominated by Ukrainian and foreign cultural institutions, scientific centers, artistic associations, galleries and museums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the goal of the Malevich Award is also to activate the international cooperation between cultural institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously the award was granted to Alevtyna Kakhidze  (2008), Stas Voliazlovskyi (2010), Zhanna Kadyrova (2012), and Lada Nakonechna (2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award will be granted by an international jury<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lada Nakonechna<\/strong>, laureate of the Malevich Award 2014 (Ukraine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pavlo Makov<\/strong>, artist (Ukraine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma\u0142gorzata Ludwisiak<\/strong>, director of the Center for Contemporary Art „Ujazdowski Castle” (Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ewa Figel<\/strong>, director of the Polish Institute in Kyiv (Poland) \u2013 head of the jury<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waldemar Tatarczuk<\/strong>, director of the Labyrinth Gallery in Lublin (Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alisa Lozhkina<\/strong>, deputy director at Mystetskyi Arsenal, editor-in-chief ART UKRAINE magazine (Ukraine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natalia Zhevaho<\/strong>, founder of the „Cultural Project” educational organization (Ukraine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary of the jury \u2013 Maria Zaichenko (Polish Institute in Kyiv).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send your application, motivational statement (up to 500 words) and a set of 10 photos\/reproductions (up to 10 Mb) along with the description of projects (up to 200 words) beforeOctober 15, 2016<\/strong> to the address of the Polish Institute in Kyiv:maria.zaichenko(at)instytutpolski.org<\/strong><\/a> with the subject line „MALEWICZ 2016”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the application form>><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jury will select three finalists from the nominees and announce their names on November 1, 2016<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The laureate will be selected by the simple majority by means of the secret ballot procedure the day before the Ceremony<\/strong> of awarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grand ceremony will take place on November<\/strong> 18,<\/strong> 2016<\/strong>  in the  FEDORIV Hub<\/a> space (Velyka Vasylkivska st., 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Laureate <\/strong>of the Kazimir Malevich award 2016 will receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n