Sotheby’s Prize 2019 Awarded to Two Brazilian Indigenous Art Projects
The 2019 Sotheby’s Prize, celebrating its third edition, has awarded $250,000 to two exhibition projects in Brazil focusing on indigenous cultures. The prize, established to honor curatorial excellence and support institutions exploring overlooked art history, was shared between OPY and Indigenous Histories. OPY is co-presented by Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Casa do Povo, and Kalipety. Indigenous Histories will be hosted by MASP in October 2021. The jury included Connie Butler, Donna de Salvo, Emilie Gordenker, Nicholas Serota, and Allan Schwartzman. Additionally, $10,000 grants were given to Newberry Library, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Art Museum Houston, and Fisk University Galleries. Schwartzman stated the recognition aims to embrace Brazil's timely issues relevant globally. The announcement was made on November 11, 2019.
Key facts
- Sotheby’s Prize 2019 winners announced on November 11, 2019.
- Prize amount: $250,000, shared between two projects.
- Winning projects: OPY and Indigenous Histories.
- OPY co-presented by Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Casa do Povo, and Kalipety.
- Indigenous Histories presented by MASP in October 2021.
- Jury: Connie Butler, Donna de Salvo, Emilie Gordenker, Nicholas Serota, Allan Schwartzman.
- Additional $10,000 grants to Newberry Library, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Fisk University Galleries.
- Prize celebrates curatorial excellence and overlooked art history.
Entities
Institutions
- Sotheby’s
- Hammer Museum
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Mauritshuis
- Van Gogh Museum
- Arts Council England
- Pinacoteca de São Paulo
- Casa do Povo
- Kalipety
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP)
- Newberry Library
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Contemporary Art Museum Houston
- Fisk University Galleries
Locations
- Brazil
- São Paulo
- Los Angeles
- New York
- The Hague
- Amsterdam
- Chicago
- Richmond
- Houston
- Nashville