For the tenth time, Henkel Central Eastern Europe (Henkel CEE) had announced a call for entries to compete in the Henkel Art.Award. for the Region Central and Eastern Europe. The art award featuring a monetary prize of 7,000 euros is designed to arouse the interest and participation of fine artists from 23 countries in the region. The prize is granted in cooperation with KulturKontakt Austria and the Museum of Modern Art (Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig - MUMOK) in Vienna.

On the basis of the cooperation with the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK), the Henkel Art.Award. 2011 not only offers the award winner an exhibition in his or her native country, but also an individual presentation at MUMOK in Vienna.

At the same time, talented young Austrian artists could also submit their entries to win the Youth Artist’s Prize Austria with a monetary grant of 2,000 euros. Moreover, in cooperation with its longstanding partner KulturKontakt Austria, Henkel CEE is once again bestowing a third prize, namely a scholarship valued at 2,000 euros, for young Central and Eastern European artists. The prize winner was selected from among the participants of the Artists-in-Residence Program of KulturKontakt Austria.