The Princess of Asturias Foundation

42 nominations encompassing 21 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition

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The meeting of the Jury responsible for awarding the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, the second of eight international awards that will be bestowed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, will be held on 5th June. The awards will be bestowed this year for the 40th time in their history. Forty-two candidatures, encompassing twenty-one different nationalities, have been nominated for this award.

As an exceptional measure, the Jury meeting will be held via video conference due to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jury’s acting secretary will be appointed by the Foundation, as established in the Regulations for the Awards. Furthermore, its chairperson will be the same as in the previous edition so as to facilitate the holding of the meeting, as approved by the institution’s Board of Trustees.

As stated in the Statutes of the Foundation, the Princess of Asturias Awards are aimed at rewarding “the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions”. In keeping with these principles, the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts shall be aimed at recognizing “the work of fostering and advancing the art of film-making, theatre, dance, music, photography, painting, sculpture, architecture or any other form of artistic expression”.

The Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolizing the accolade, a diploma, an insignia and a cash prize of €50,000.

The Jury’s decision will be announced at the end of the meeting that same Friday morning/early afternoon via a press release and on the Foundation’s website and social networks. A recording of the reading of the Minutes of the Jury by its chairperson will also be made available to the media via the Virtual Press Room.

Jury composition

The jury will be made up of the following members:

José María Cano de Andrés
María de Corral López-Dóriga
Oliver Díaz Suárez
Dionisio González Romero
Sergio Gutiérrez Sánchez
Ricardo Martí Fluxá
Fernando Masaveu Herrero
Joan Matabosch Grifoll
José María Pou Serra
Emilio Sagi Álvarez-Rayón
Benedetta Tagliabue
Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo
Aarón Zapico Braña
Miguel Zugaza Miranda (acting president)
Catalina Luca de Tena y García-Conde, Marchioness of Valle de Tena (acting secretary)