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The Kazimir Malevich Artist Award was founded in 2008 in honour of the artist's 130^th anniversary of the date of birth. The „MALEWICZ" Award has been founded by the Polish Institute in Kyiv to honour the memory and affirm Malevich, an artist of polish decent, who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine.

I The Aim of The Award:

• To remind and highlight the importance of the great figure that was Kasimir Malevich as a symbol of global cultural heritage.
• To draw to the attention of the Ukrainian Elite, the Ukrainian roots of Poles (people of polish decent) who have attained global acclaim.
• To emphasize/highlight the role of Poland, as a country that celebrates the artistic accomplishments of Ukrainian Contemporary Artists in context of a shared Polish-Ukrainian cultural heritage;

A large number of Poles where born in Ukraine, who's artistic accomplishments became a part of  the world  cultural  domain. To name a few: the  acclaimed writer Joseph Conrad, the artist Kasimir Malevich, the danseur/choreographer Vaclav Nijinsky, the composer Karol Szymanowski  among many others. The majority of these eminent artists are not associated directly neither with Poland nor with Ukraine. The creation of The „MALEWICZ" Award is an opportunity to remind us about the accomplishments of ethnic Poles, who are at the same time sons and daughters of Ukraine, and who have been part of the construction of global culture.

• To promote and bring together prestigious contemporary artists, who where born in Ukraine.
• As well as to support the establishment of comprehensive and professionalized evaluation criteria of artists, who create contemporary art.

II Availability

The „MALEWICZ"  Award  is handed out once every two years to an artist, up to age of 40 years old, who was born in Ukraine, regardless of where he/she is currently residing,  for his/her achievement in the development of contemporary art and importantly:

quality, mastery, achievement and knowledge;

There are no limits or requirements as to artist's level of education, the genre of art the artist works in, or the involvement or membership in artistic or cultural associations.

III The Financial Aspect:

The founding of the „MALEWICZ" Award has been made possible through the cooperation of Polish and Ukrainian organizations.

The winner of the „MALEWICZ" Award will receive:

• A monetary award totalling three thousand euros (3000 EUR) from the Polish Institute in Kyiv.
• A grant totalling five thousand euros (5000 EUR) from the Open Ukraine Foundation for the realization of a residence in the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw
• A grant totalling five thousand Ukrainian Hryvnias (5000 UAH) from the Foundation of the Centre for Contemporary Art for the realization of a residence in the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw
• A grant totalling five thousand euros (5000 EUR) from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute for the realization of a residence in the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw

IV The Realization of The Project:

The „MALEWICZ" Award will be handed out in December 2008 by an international jury which is composed of curators, critics, and professional managers of art institutions:

Jerzy Onuch, director of the Polish Institute in Kyiv (Poland-Ukraine), head of jury

Natalia Filonenko, director of the Unstable Thoughts Institution, kurator (Ukraine)

Wojciech Krukowski, director of the Centre for Conteporary Art "Ujazdowski Castle" (Poland)

Monika Szewczyk, director of the Arsenal Gallery in Bialystok (Poland)

Julia Vaganova, director of Centre for Contemporary Art NaUKMA (Ukraine)

Secretary to the Jury - Olena Zots (Polish Institute in Kyiv).

The candidates can be nominated by Ukrainian and/or international cultural or educational institutes, associations, galleries and museums.

The nominations together with the detailed jusficication of the nominee (up to 500 words) must be submitted by the 31st of October 2008.

The submissions should be adressed to the Polish Intitute in Kyiv at: info@polinst.kiev.ua

The subject line should read: „MALEWICZ"

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From the list of nominated candidates the jury  will  elect  three  (3)  finalists , who's names will be  announced on the 1st of December 2008 through the means of a Polish Institute  press release .

The proceedings  and diliberations of the jury will remain confidential.

The Award ceremony will take place on the 12th of December 2008 in Kyiv.