kulturpreis appreciation prize '25
Exhibitions bring art, culture, and scientific findings closer to the public, provide new perspectives and better understanding, and serve both educational and entertaining purposes. In times of multimedia oversupply, it is a major challenge to offer outstanding experiences or convey complex content in a way that arouses audience enthusiasm.
The 2025 Special Prize is intended to honor exhibition designs that address different sections of the population in an innovative, contemporary and, if possible, barrier-free way, while offering visitors new perspectives on the environment and society through impressive sensory experiences.
Individuals or initiatives (associations, offices, studios, etc.) that develop, design or convey the content of temporary or permanent exhibitions in or near Lower Austria can apply for the 2025 Special Prize for Exhibition Design.
Documentation in digital form that is suitable for presenting the award-winning project comprehensively and comprehensibly (descriptions, photos, videos, websites, etc.) as well as a biography must be submitted.
The cultural prizes are awarded in different categories; in 2025 these are:
- Fine arts
- Performing Arts
- Adult education, public library services, local history research, writing local history books, work for museums
- Media art – artistic video, art in electronic space and art that transcends the boundaries of disciplines
- literature
- Music
- Special Prize 2025 – Exhibition Design
- Folk culture and cultural initiatives
The Lower Austrian Cultural Prizes have been awarded since 1960 and are enshrined in the Lower Austrian Cultural Promotion Act. Two recognition prizes of €6,000 each and one appreciation prize of €13,000 are awarded for each category.
The recognition award is intended to support artists and cultural workers who have already achieved professional recognition for their work. The award can be submitted by an individual or a group of people (e.g., an association).
The award is intended to honor the complete work of an artist or group of people of national importance.
Please submit a detailed biography, including information on your artistic training, career, and previous exhibitions, as well as documentation of your current artistic work (good visual material and written documentation with information on technique, format, and year of creation), and—if available—publications related to the work (e.g., catalogs, newspaper articles, exhibition reviews). Due to space and security reasons, we cannot accept original works.
