The Jury of The Leopold Bloom Art Award – Caroline Hancock (independent curator and art critique, Great Britain), Alice Maher (visual artist, Ireland), Andrzej Szczerski (art historian and curator, Poland) – preselected 6 artists for the finalists’ exhibition.
The shortlisted artists are: Zsombor Barakonyi, Róbert Batykó, Csaba Kis Róka, Attila Szucs, Agnes von Uray, Júlia Vécsei.
The Award-Giving Event will take place on Saturday, September 3, 2011.
The Leopold Bloom Art Award is aimed at supporting progressive contemporary painters in Hungary and their presence in the international art scene. The Award will be granted for the first time in 2011. It does not only go to support the work of the awarded artist, but also helps in the successful realization of the winner’s international exhibition.
The Leopold Bloom Art Award is realised in co-operation between the Maurice Ward Group (Ireland) and ACAX | Agency for Contemporary Art Exchange.
The Leopold Bloom Art Award
20. August 2011. – 04. September
MegnyitóOpening: September 3, 2011, 7:00 pm