The City of Idar-Oberstein's sponsorship prize for art and culture for 2023 was awarded to the Symphonisches Blasorchester Obere Nahe e.V. The city is now awarding the culture prize for this year. Following a revision of the funding guidelines, the public is now more closely involved in the awarding of the prize: Proposals can be submitted by all natural persons.
Since 2002, the city of Idar-Oberstein has awarded the annual sponsorship prize for art and culture. It is endowed with 2,500 euros and the prize money is provided by Kreissparkasse Birkenfeld. The aim of the prize is to support and initiate a wide range of artistic and cultural activities and disciplines. It can be awarded for outstanding artistic achievements as well as for special merits in the training of young artists. The prize is to be awarded primarily to individuals and groups from Idar-Oberstein.
Previously, the Culture Prize was awarded by resolution of the Culture Committee. This procedure was changed by the new version of the funding guidelines; a jury now decides on the awarding of the prize. Proposals for the Cultural Award can be submitted until September 30, 2024. This is a cut-off deadline, which means that proposals submitted after this date may no longer be considered. The same applies to proposals submitted anonymously. Nominations of previous award winners are also not permitted.
After the submission deadline, the Cultural Office checks the admissibility of the proposals and forwards them to the jury. The jury consists of the Lord Mayor, the members of the Cultural Committee and a representative of the sponsor and the winner of the last three years. In addition, the eligible proposals are published and the nominees are briefly introduced. The jury then selects the winner in a closed meeting.
- Proposals for the cultural award can be submitted in a sealed envelope with the keyword "Kulturpreis" to the city administration, Georg-Maus-Straße 1, 55743 Idar-Oberstein. The complete funding guidelines and previous award winners can be found on the municipal website at www.idar-oberstein.de/kulturpreis.