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Queen Beatrix rewards young Dutch painters

One of the highlights of the Dutch royal calendar is the annual ceremony for the 'Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst', roughly translated as the 'Royal Award for Free Painting'. Instituted in 1871 by King William III the awards for young talent have been handed out by his subsequent successors, from Queen Emma through Queen Beatrix.

The present Queen of the Netherlands is a great promotor of the annual price, which is usually handed out in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. But since the palace is being renovated, the ceremony has been moved to The Hague.

,,I hope we will be able to use the Palace in Amsterdam again next year", the Queen said in a brief speech before handing out the four awards (of 6.000 euro each).

This year's winners are Sebastiaan Verhees (Berlin), Alex Jacobs (Amsterdam), Bas de Wit (Maastricht) and Helen Verhoeven (Den Haag).

Posted on October 12, 2008 at 11:37 PM | Permalink

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