Roland Gräfe Foundation Art Prize 2027 — €7,500 for Painters of the Vogtland (Germany and Czech Republic)
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Roland Gräfe Foundation Art Prize 2027 — €7,500 for Painters of the Vogtland (Germany and Czech Republic)

Roland Gräfe Stiftung

January 15, 2027 (107 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Vogtland (Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Vogtland); foundation seat in Radebeul, Germany

The Roland Gräfe Foundation for Art and Culture (Radebeul) awards its art prize at irregular intervals to professional artists in a region shaped by economic and structural change. The 2027 edition, themed 'The Vogtland — Here! — Today! — Now! — Painting', looks for painters who trace the landscape, towns and people of the Vogtland across Thuringia, Bavaria, Saxony and the Czech border region.

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One painter receives the fifth Art Prize of the Roland Gräfe Foundation, worth €7,500, with a prize-winner exhibition in 2027, a catalogue the winner can help design, and a planned second exhibition in the artist's home region. The prize is presented in September 2027; the winner is asked to give one work to the foundation's collection. An independent jury chooses the winner.

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Professional visual artists whose residence and/or main place of work is in the Vogtland — the Thuringian, Bavarian, Saxon and Czech Vogtland. Painting in oil, acrylic or mixed media only: no prints and no watercolours. Documents may be in German, Czech or English.

Dates & details

Deadline
application period 1 October 2026 – 15 January 2027; postal entries
Programme dates
Award ceremony and prize-winner exhibition expected September 2027
Costs to the artist
Postage and colour prints of up to 10 works
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€7,500 prize, catalogue and exhibition
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Free (no application fee)