The Bank Austria Art Prize 2011 was awarded on 24 February 2012 during a gala event in the "Theater an der Josefstadt" in Vienna.
• Bank Austria Art Prize with a total prize pool of EUR 218,000 awarded for the second time this year
• High-calibre jury chose the winners from no less than 333 candidates
• Prize-winners in the four categories:
o "Regional" category: "Sprachsalz" literature festival in Hall (Tyrol)
o "International" category: The "Black Sea Calling" project of the "Rotor" Association in Graz, and Musikhaus Doblinger in Vienna for its 2011 New Year's Production
o "Communication of art" category: Kunstraum Lakeside in Klagenfurt
o "Cultural journalism" category: Irene Suchy, Culture Editor, Ö1
further information:
Bank Austria (Information in German)
Kunstraum Lakeside-Team: Hedwig Saxenhuber, Maria Mack and Nora Leitgeb with Willibald Cernko, Chairman of the Board at Bank Austria (Fotocredit: Bank Austria)