15th Westerwald Prize

The Westerwald Prize was awarded for the first time in 1973 in order to present outstanding ceramic works in a competition and an exhibition. It is additionally intended to facilitate dialogue between ceramics and art in our region and to foster cultural exchange in Europe.

The jury's decision to participate in the 2nd round has now been made. You can find the answers to all questions regarding transport and insurance in the competition conditions below:

 The exhibition will be officially opened on 27 September at 7 pm.

 The following prizes will be awarded:

FREEFORM CERAMICS

First Prize: 10,000 euros

Second Prize: 6,000 euros

New Talent Prize: 3,000 euros

SALT-FIRED (TOWN OF HÖHR-GRENZHAUSEN PRIZE)

Prize: 10,000 euros

The members of the 2024 jury are:

Achim Schwickert, Westerwald County Commissioner

Prof. Tulga Beyerle, Director of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg

Oriol Calvo Vergés, Director of the Ceramics Museum of Argentona (Barcelona, Spain) and IAC Representative for Southern Europe

Vasi Hîrdo, Editor in Chief of Ceramics Now Magazine (www.ceramicsnow.org)

Jorunn Veiteberg, curator and art critic