Prince Claus Fund announce the 2015 Prince Claus Laureates

This year's Principal Prince Claus Award goes to Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian. Among the other 10 Laureates are Nigerian performance artistJelili Atiku, Amakhosi , a theatre and cultural organization from Zimbabwe, Cameroonian filmmaker Jean-Pierre Bekolo , and Y’en a Marre , a collective of hip-hop musicians and journalists from Senegal.

All 2015 Laureates will receive their Award at a ceremony held in the presence of members of the Dutch Royal Family at the Royal Palace Amsterdam on 2 December. The Prince Claus Fund Gallery in Amsterdam will exhibit works by Principal Laureate Newsha Tavakolian 27 November 2015 – 4 March 2016.

2015 Prince Claus Laureates

Newsha Tavakolian (1981, Iran), photojournalist and artist
Latif Al-Ani (1932, Iraq), photographer
Amakhosi (1980, Zimbabwe), theatre and cultural organisation
Jelili Atiku (1968, Nigeria), performance artist
Jean-Pierre Bekolo (1966, Cameroon) filmmaker
Grupo Etcétera (1997, Argentina/Chile), public-art collective
Perhat Khaliq (1982, China), musician and singer-songwriter
Fatos Lubonja (1951, Albania), writer, editor & public intellectual
Ossama Mohammed (1954, Syria), filmmaker
Oksana Shatalova (1972, Kazakhstan), visual artist, critic and curator
Y’en a Marre (2011, Senegal), collective of hip-hop musicians and journalists

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