The Mortier Award and the Mortier Next Generation Award were established to draw inspiration for our time from the legacy of Gerard Mortier, the impresario and visionary of the performing arts, who died in 2014. The awards honour personalities who, like Mortier, pursue new ways of artistic expression.
The Mortier Next Generation Award
The Mortier Next Generation Award is presented every two years. It is awarded to support projects by artists who are at the start of their career and show exceptional talent. The award is endowed with € 30.000. It includes a short-term fellowship of several months at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Berlin Institute of Advanced Study), which, each academic year, offers residencies to an interdisciplinary group of scientists and artists. The design and organisation of the Mortier Fellowship reside with the Wissenschaftskolleg. The call for Applications for the Award is open and the deadline for applications is 15 November 2024.
Prize
The prize money of € 30.000 is earmarked for the submitted project. With the prize money of 30,000 euros, the winner will have the opportunity to have their project performed as part of the Ruhrtriennale 2026.
The Mortier Lifetime Achievement Award
It is presented every two years to outstanding personalities in international cultural life in recognition of a lifetime achievement in the spirit and ideas of Gerard Mortier. It is a non-material honour without financial endowment.
The Mortier Lifetime Achievement Award is presented on the basis of nominations. All members of the association are entitled to submit proposals. The jury is required to invite all association members to submit proposals before beginning its deliberations. There is no provision for self-application for the award.
Find out more on both awards on the Mortier Award website!