The PORTRAITS - Hellerau Photography Award celebrates its fifth birthday in 2020. In the big annual exhibition, the works of all finalists will be shown; numerous solo exhibitions by other contestants, a large solo show by the current artist in residence, Mary Gelman (RUS), and numerous public events complete the competition program. The winners will be announced at the vernissage in February 2020 (1st prize: 5,000 EUR, 2nd prize: 2,000 EUR, 3rd prize: 1,000 EUR, residency prize: a scholarship in HELLERAU - European Center for the Arts). For the annual exhibition, a catalog with the works of all finalists will be published.

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Carena Schlewitt (*1961, Leipzig) 2018- Artistic Director of HELLERAU – European Centre of the Arts

Carla van de Puttelaar (*1967, Zaandam, NL), Photographer and Art Historian Lives and works in Amsterdam Lecturer (for example at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague)

Matthias Creutziger (*1951, Härtensdorf), Photographer 1989- Gesellschaft für Photographie, Cologne (Germany) Ca. 60 solo exhibitions, various group exhibitions all over Europe Residencies in Europe, Asia, South Africa, North America and Australia 1992 - 2008 Photographer at HELLERAU – European Centre of the Arts 1st Prize of the Gesellschaft für Fotografie 2000 – 5th Portrait Exhibition Germany

Matthias Flügge (*1952, Demmin), Art Historian, Curator 1977- Editor of »Bildende Kunst« 1991- Chief Editor of »neue bildende kunst« 1995 Member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin (Fine Arts). 2012- President of the Academy of Fine Arts Dresden

Christiane Mennicke-Schwarz (*1969, Hamburg), Art Historian, Curator 2003- Artistic Director of Kunsthaus Dresden

Andreas Krase, Curator 2005- Curator (Photography) at Technische Sammlungen Dresden

Jens Heinrich Zander, Architect, Curator Art projects and consulting for Studio Olafur Eliasson, James Turrell et al. Founder of FORUM FÜR KUNST IN DER GEGENWART DRESDEN 2003-2010 Managing Board of Europäische Werkstatt für Kunst und Kultur Hellerau e.V. 2009 Conception »ARTSUMMER« at HELLERAU – European Centre of the Arts 2013 Consultant »7. OSTRALE – Internationale Ausstellung zeitgenössischer Künste«

Ulrike Lerchl (*1961, Dresden), Designer Studied design at the Fachschule für Werbung und Gestaltung in Berlin 2005- CEO of Oberüber Karger Kommunikationsagentur GmbH 2012 Foundation of the agencie’s project »KunstStoff« for the promotion of young artists 2014- Engagement as advisor for KULTURPATEN DRESDEN