About the prize

Mission

PinchukArtCentre Prize is the first private nationwide art prize in Ukraine, to discover, recognize and give long-term support to a new generation of Ukrainian artists.

The prize is open to all Ukrainian artists up to 35 through a highly democratic application procedure. Up to 20 artists will be shortlisted for an exhibition at PAC, opening in October 2011.

Awarded through a competition by a distinguished international jury, the Prize invests in artistic development and the production of new works.

Award 

The PinchukArtCentre Prize awards a Main Prize, two Special Prizes and the People's Choice Prize:

• Main Prize of the PinchukArtCentre is UAH 100.000 and an internship in the studio of a leading international artist.
• Two Special Prizes of PinchukArtCentre are UAH 25.000 each and an internship in the studio of a leading international artists.
• People's Choice Prize is UAH 10.000. 

Main Prize and Special Prize winners are awarded by an International Jury.

People's Choice Prize winner is selected by vote of the visitors of the exhibition of shortlisted artists.

Expert Committee

The PinchukArtCentre Prize 2011 Expert Committee:

• Bjorn Geldhof, Artistic Manager of the PinchukArtCentre;
• Maria Khruschak, art critic and Chief Editor of “Ukrainian Culture”.
• Pavlo Makov, artist; 
• Eckhard Schneider, General Director of the PinchukArtCentre;
• Victor Sydorenko, artist and Director of the Modern Art Research Institute.

International Jury

An international Jury will judge the works by the shortlisted artists to award one main prize and two special prizes.

The Jurors will be announced at the opening of the exhibition of shortlisted artists.

PinchukArtCentre Prize 2009

Winners of the first edition of the PinchukArtCentre Prize were selected in December 2009. Artem Volokitin won the Main PinchukArtCentre Prize and Oleksii Salmanov and Masha Shubina became the winners of two Special Prizes. In addition to the cash prizes, the finalists took part in studio residences of the internationally renowned artists: Artem Volokitin and Masha Shubina trained in the studio of Antony Gormley in London and Oleksii Salmanov in the studio of Olafur Eliasson in Berlin.

Also, the works by Artem Volokitin were presented at the exhibition of 21 artists shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize 2010. Artem Volokitin was included in the shortlists of this international art prize for young artists as a winner of the Main PinchukArtCentre Prize 2009 and the Future Generation Art Prize@Venice project at the 54th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia.