In 2017 it is the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art who houses the exhibition related to Esterházy Art Award, organised 5th time.
The Esterházy Private Foundation established Esterházy Art Award in 2009. By awarding this prize, the Foundation intends to patronize talented Hungarian artists. An independent jury awards the prize to two, or a maximum of three artists, receiving each a 5.000 euro award.
In 2009 it was artist pair Lőrinc Borsos, also Dániel Horváth, and Ákos Siegmund, in 2011 László Attila Karácsonyi, András Király, Ábel Szabó, in 2013 József Csató, Patríczia Kaliczka, Olívia Kovács, and in 2015 Tamás Kaszás, Mira Dalma Makai and Zsolt Tibor received the Esterházy Art Award.
Nominated artists in 2017: Ádám Albert, Dániel Bernáth, Máté Dobokay, Sári Ember, Ákos Ezer, Márk Fridvalszki, Áron Galambos, Zsófia Keresztes, Adrian Kiss, Ádám Kokesch, Gábor Koós, Gábor Kristóf, Áron Kútvölgyi-Szabó, Zsolt Molnár, Imre Nagy, Gábor Pintér, Péter Puklus, Zsófia Schwéger, Csaba Szentesi, Dávid Utcai, Zuzana Zurbolová.
Esterházy Award 2017
15. December 2017. – 14. January 2018.
MegnyitóOpening: December 14, 2017, 6:00 pm