Six Artists Receive Prince Claus Fund Impact Award 2024 for Socially Engaged Work
On December 3, 2024, the Prince Claus Fund Impact Award 2024 was presented to six artists at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. This biennial award, which was initiated in 2022, recognizes artists who engage with communities and tackle pressing contemporary issues. Each recipient received an undisclosed amount of prize money. Prince Constantijn awarded the honors, highlighting how the winners challenge prevailing narratives. The jury, led by curator Pablo Leon de la Barra, included novelist Kettly Mars, filmmaker Anocha Suwichakornpong, photographer Sammy Baloji, and practitioner Avni Sethi. The awardees are Chinese poet Mu Cao, Haitian artist Myrlande Constant, Vietnamese filmmaker Nguyễn Trinh Thi, Guatemalan poet Rosa Chávez, Guinea-Bissau filmmaker Sana Na N'Hada, and Ghanaian artist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi.
Key facts
- Six artists received Prince Claus Fund Impact Award 2024
- Award ceremony held at Royal Palace of Amsterdam on December 3, 2024
- Award established in 2022 and given biennially
- Prize money is undisclosed and no-strings-attached
- International jury chaired by Pablo Leon de la Barra
- Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands presented awards
- Award recognizes work with meaningful social impact
- Artists come from China, Haiti, Vietnam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, and Ghana
Entities
Artists
- Mu Cao
- Myrlande Constant
- Nguyễn Trinh Thi
- Rosa Chávez
- Sana Na N'Hada
- Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi
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- Pablo Leon de la Barra
- Kettly Mars
- Anocha Suwichakornpong
- Sammy Baloji
- Avni Sethi
- Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
Institutions
- Prince Claus Fund
- National Film Institute (INCA)
- Ghana Education Service
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- China
- Haiti
- Vietnam
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ghana
- Mexico
- Thailand
- Belgium
- India
- Cuba