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Thuringian Youth Art Prize 2025: Creative talents honored in Gotha!
The Eva Maria Dicken Prize 2025 promotes Thuringian children's and youth art. Works of art are on display in the KunstForum Gotha until August 10th.
Thuringian Youth Art Prize 2025: Creative talents honored in Gotha!
This year the KunstForum Hannah Höch in Gotha took placeEva Maria Dicken Prize 2025awarded, which is now being held for the 14th time. This prize has established itself as a platform to honor the creative work of children and young people between the ages of 12 and 19 in Thuringia. An exciting theme accompanied this year's works: "Here and in me. My place in this world".
The jury, consisting of main and youth jurors, had to select the best works of art from around 50 submitted works of art. Ready! The winners in the 12 to 15 age group are:
- 1. Platz: Lina-Marie Lehmann aus Jena für ihr Werk „Heartcore“.
- 2. Platz: Shahnaz Hamid aus Erfurt mit „Zwischen Blüten und Meer – Ein flüchtiger Augenblick der Ruhe“.
- 3. Platz: Edith Taylor aus Erfurt für „Die Blicke der Anderen“.
And the 16 to 19 age group was also well represented:
- 1. Platz: Ellen Zornow aus Golmsdorf mit ihrem Werk „Zusammen“.
- 2. Platz: Franz-Leonard Bindi aus Jena für „In Begleitung“.
- 3. Platz: Hanna Nieland aus Gotha für „Licht im Dunkel“.
A group prize went to the talented Lills Gerhardt, Charlotte Hoerselmann, Maia Weise and Merle Ladiges from Gotha.
A variety of works of art can be seen until August
All submitted works provide exciting insights into the topics of location, home and belonging. The art forms that the young artists were allowed to choose ranged from collages to photo art to urban art. The exhibition is open untilAugust 10, 2025in the KunstForum Hannah Höch, which every art lover in Thuringia should take advantage of. Organizers are encouraging visitors to cast their vote in the People's Choice Award, which will also contribute to the awards - so don't miss out!
Support for cultural education
As part of the promotion of culture in Thuringia, the cultural agent program, which will be extended until 2027, has also proven successful. State Secretary Tina Beer emphasizes how important cultural education is for creative thinking and social understanding. This complements the objectives of the Eva Maria Dicken Prize, which offers young people new perspectives and forms of expression.
The patronage of this creative competition lies with the Friedenstein Foundation Gotha, which, in collaboration with the Dicken family from Wuppertal, the LAG Jugendkunstschulen Thüringen e.V. and the Friends of the Kunstsammlungen Schloss Friedenstein Gotha, ensures the success and visibility of the initiative. Every year an important connection between art and life is created.
For further information and details about the exhibition, those interested can visit the award website: dickenpreis.de.
Art lovers in Thuringia can only hope that enthusiasm for art and culture will remain strong in the future. After all, a good knack for cultural promotion is what it takes to inspire the creative minds of tomorrow!
For more about the participating artists and the program, see the reports from Oscar on Friday, Friedenstein Foundation and LJK Thuringia recommended!