Deadline: 26-Oct-22
The King Baudouin Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2022 Jacqueline Nonkels Prize to any person or body who successfully contributes, even in part, to raising awareness and publicizing Belgium’s surrealist heritage, as well as to its preservation, restoration and conservation.
The prize may be awarded for:
- scientifically highlighting, in Belgium or abroad, Belgium’s surrealist heritage through research, publication, work or any other form of dissemination;
- any initiative by a Belgian institution designed to increase awareness and physical accessibility of the Belgian surrealism heritage (e.g. through acquisition, restoration, presentation, new displays or pedagogic projects).
Prize Information
- The Jacqueline Nonkels Fund will award an annual prize of € 5.000.
- The price can be increased with additional support depending on the project and its needs. The total amount of support will not exceed 10.000 €.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is addressed to anyone who is studying surrealism in Belgium, or who deals with the conservation of objects, works or documents relating to Belgian surrealism. The prize is a way of encouraging such effort.
- Any natural or legal person who successfully contributes, even partially, to the knowledge, preservation, restoration, conservation and enhancement of Belgian surrealist heritage.
Criteria
In order to be considered for the Prize, candidates’ entries must respond to the following criteria of admissibility:
- Every part of the application form must have been completed.
- The project initiator should be the representative of a group, a not for profit organization, an institution, a group of volunteers or a local public institution (i.e. not a commercial organization).
- The project:
- must be relevant to the Fund’s objectives;
- can be in its preparatory phase, just starting or already underway.
For more information, visit https://www.kbs-frb.be/en/prize-jacqueline-nonkels-2022-call-projects-individuals