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HRH Prince Constantijn, Minister Sigrid Kaag and 2020 Prince Claus Laureates in online Awards ceremony on 2 December
24 November 2020 - Amsterdam. On 2 December, the seven 2020 Prince Claus Laureates will be announced in a video presentation accessible to viewers around the globe via the Prince Claus Fund’s website. His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Honorary Chair of the Prince Claus Fund, and Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation will both take part in the online ceremony.
Minister Kaag also spoke during the 2019 Prince Claus Awards ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam:
“Creating art can also be an act of bravery. Of hope. …Of daring to see a future that others cannot or will not. Art is also about defying skepticism. About ignoring those who say ‘it’s always been this way. We can’t do anything to change that.’ Because we can.” - Sigrid Kaag, 2019 Prince Claus Awards ceremony
The Prince Claus Awards honour individuals and organisations for their excellent, ground-breaking work in culture and development. The Awards are normally presented in the Royal Palace, Amsterdam, in the presence of 400 invited guests. In this unusual year, the Awards Ceremony will be a little different, and a worldwide audience can watch the presentation of the 2020 Prince Claus Awards and the transformative power of culture the Laureates represent in Argentina, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Pakistan, Tonga and Turkey.
Announcement of the 2020 Prince Claus Awards
2 December 18:00 - 18:30 CET
Watch the ceremony on the Prince Claus Fund website: https://princeclausfund.org/awards
The Prince Claus Fund supports, connects and celebrates artists and cultural practitioners where cultural expression is under pressure in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe. The Fund is supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Postcode Lottery and individual and institutional donations.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
For more information about the 2020 Prince Claus Awards and to arrange press interviews with the Laureates, contact Martine Willekens, PR Prince Claus Fund [email protected] +31.65.36.00431
