"Kunstverein Ost (KVOST) was established in 2018 and is dedicated to promoting artists from Central and Eastern Europe whose life or work are shaped by the former Eastern Bloc."
"The €10,000 prize is established in memory of Claus Michaletz, the publisher and founder of the Secco Pontanova Foundation, whose focus is the exchange between Germany and Eastern European, Baltic and Southeastern European countries."
"The residency will take place over the course of six weeks from August to September 2026. Of the prize money, €8,000 are allocated to the scholarship holders, and the remaining €2,000 will serve for purchasing a work by the selected artist for the Secco Pontanova Foundation."
Kunstverein Ost, established in 2018, promotes artists from Central and Eastern Europe whose work relates to the former Eastern Bloc. The organization announces the KVOST Stipendium, awarded since 2022 in combination with the Claus Michaletz Preis, honoring the publisher and Secco Pontanova Foundation founder. The €10,000 prize supports a six-week residency from August to September 2026 in Berlin. Recipients receive €8,000 in funding, working space, transportation, and a €2,500 exhibition budget. The remaining €2,000 purchases a work for the Secco Pontanova Foundation. Artists explore Leipziger Strasse/Döhnhoffplatz or other geographical and biographical aspects of the East. Works are exhibited during Berlin Art Week. Previous recipients include artists from Romania, Poland, and Georgia.
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