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Meeting of the jury for the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
43 nominations encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year.
The Jury responsible for conferring the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts will meet this coming 4th and 5th May in Oviedo. This is the first of the eight international awards convened by the Princess of Asturias Foundation this year, now in their 42nd year. A total of 43 candidatures encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for the Award. The meetings will be held at the Reconquista Hotel, Oviedo.
As stated in the Foundation’s Statutes, 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 is to be granted to “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.”
Each Princess of Asturias Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the Award, a diploma, an insignia and a cash prize of fifty thousand euros.
The members of the Jury will hold an initial meeting with the media at 11:00am on Wednesday 4th in the hotel’s “Salón de Consejos” reception room (first floor) immediately prior to its formal constitution and the start of its deliberations, which will commence at 11:30am. Each jury shall have a chairperson and an acting secretary. Both shall be appointed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation and shall have voice and vote.
The Jury’s decision will be announced at 12:00 noon (GMT+2:00) on Thursday 5th, in the “Salón Covadonga” reception room in the same hotel (ground floor), following which the members of the Jury will be available for interview.
Composition of the Jury
The Jury will be made up of the following persons:
- Ricardo Martí Fluxá (chair)
- Catalina Luca de Tena y García-Conde, Marchioness of Valle de Tena (acting secretary)
- Claude Bussac
- José María Cano de Andrés
- Dionisio González Romero
- Antonio Lucas Herrero
- Joan Matabosch Grifoll
- Carlos Mena Ostériz
- Helena Pimenta Hernández
- José María Pou Serra
- Sandra Rotondo Urcola
- Benedetta Tagliabue
- Carlos Urroz Arancibia
- Tadanori Yamaguchi
In order to minimize the risk of contagion and spread of the virus, the following recommendations apply regarding news coverage of the Jury meetings:
- Attendance is limited to one graphic reporter (photo or video) and one news writer per news medium.
- Bring a mask and wear it correctly at all times, covering mouth, nose and chin.
- Keep a safe distance.
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