Prêmios

In recognition of the contribution from critics, artists, researchers, institutions and active personalities in the field of visual arts to national culture, in 1978 abca,sponsored by FUNARTE, instituted an Annual Award in the form of a trophy. Since then, this prize has been awarded to personalities in the art world.

The trophy has had different versions since its creation, being designed by renowned artists. All categories are named after a critic of recognized contribution to Brazilian culture and visual arts. Since 2000 the trophy has remained the same. The present administration chose to maintain this image for believing that it contributes even more to its immediate visual recognition.

Today, besides the trophy, abcagrants honorable mentions and, as special tributes, honors personalities in the visual arts scene.

The Award has gone through changes and additions along its story. Designed at first to put the artist in evidence, shortly after two other categories were defined; today there are ten, all encompassing visual arts:

Gonzaga Duque Award – for associated critic for their activities or book publication.

Mário Pedrosa Award – for contemporary artist.

Sérgio Milliet Award – for researcher (associated or not), for research published.

Ciccillo Matarazzo Award – for active personality in the art world.

Mário de Andrade Award – for art critic, for their trajectory.

Clarival do Prado Valladares Award – for artist, for their trajectory.

Maria Eugênia Franco Award – for exhibition curatorship.

Rodrigo Mello Franco de Andrade Award – for institution’s

Antônio Bento Award – for media repercussion

Paulo Mendes de Almeida Award – for organization of exhibition

Criteria and Types of Award

The criteria and types of award are defined in Item No. 11 of abca’s Regulations. Those can be summarized in the following way: prizes are awarded through the votes of all members – on national level – from nominations that any member can send to be discussed and approved at the entity’s General Assembly. Voting takes place through ballots. Counting is carried out by a members commission, being presented before the Assembly for verification and approval. Prizes are awarded at a ceremony.

The Trophy (foto do conjunto de troféus)

Since 2000, the trophy awarded to the winners is a sculpture by Nicolas Vlavianos, a Greek sculptor rooted in Brazil for over 20 years, with a vast and recognized production as a contemporary artist. A sculpture that is the object of desire of so many!

Mentions and/or tributes in the form of plaques and diplomas are annually awarded to personalities or institutions that have stood out in the field.

abcaAwards 2003 / 2008

GONZAGA DUQUE AWARD

2003 - Enock Sacramento/SP

2004 - César Romero/BA

2005 - Lélia Coelho Frota /RJ

2006 - Adalice Araújo/PR

2007 - Ana Maria Belluzzo/SP

2008

MÁRIO PEDROSA AWARD

2003 - Cildo Meirelles/RJ

2004 - Mário Cravo Neto/BA

2005 - Nuno Ramos/SP

2006 - Emmanuel Nassar/PA

2007 - César Romero/BA

2008

SÉRGIO MILLIET AWARD

2003 - Percival Tirapeli/SP, for the publication of the book "Igrejas Paulistas: Barroco e Rococó"  (São Paulo: Ed. Unesp/Imprensa Oficial do Estado, 2003)

2004 - João Candido Portinari/RJ for the publication of “Candido Portinari Catálogo Raisonné” (Rio de Janeiro: Ed. Projeto Portinari, 2004)

2005 - Ângela Ancora da Luz/RJ, for the publication of the book “Uma Breve História dos Salões de Arte. Da Europa ao Brasil” (Rio de Janeiro: Caligrama Edições, 2005)

2006 - Luiz Alberto Ribeiro Freire/BA, for the publication of the book “A Talha Neoclássica na Bahia” (Rio de Janeiro: Versal, 2006)

2007 -  Tadeu Chiarelli/SP, for the publication of the book “Pintura não é só Beleza. A Crítica de Arte de Mário de Andrade”. Florianópolis: Letras Contemporâneas, 2007

2008

CICCILLO MATARAZZO AWARD

2003 - Ariano Suassuna/PE

2004 - Ferreira Gullar/RJ

2005 - Ângela Gutierrez/MG

2006 - Emanoel Araújo/SP

2007 - Priscila Freire/MG

2008

MÁRIO DE ANDRADE AWARD

2003 - Adalice de Araújo/PR

2004 - Ivo Zanini/SP

2005 - Osmar Pisani/SC

2006 - Walter Zanini/SP

2007 - Annateresa Fabris/SP

2008

CLARIVAL DO PRADO VALLADARES AWARD

2003 - Francisco Brennand/PE

2004 - João Câmara Filho/PE

2005 - Gilvan Samico/PE

2006 - Nelson Leirner/RJ

2007 - Anna Bella Geiger/RJ

2008

MARIA EUGENIA FRANCO AWARD

2003 - Maria Alice Milliet/SP, for curating the exhibition "A Subversão dos Meios" (Itaú Cultural/SP, October/2003 – March/2004 )

2004 - Ana Maria Belluzzo/SP, for curating the Exhibition “Cor. Não Cor – Exposição Retrospectiva de Hércules Barsotti” (MAM/SP, September–October/2004)

2005 - Charles Cosac/SP, for curating the Exhibition “Farnese de Andrade, Desenhos e Objetos” (CCBB/SP/RJ, February to April and April to June/2005 and Museu Oscar Niemeyer/Curitiba, July to August/2005)

2006 - Lisbeth Rebollo Gonçalves/SP, for curating the exhibition "Aldo Bonadei – Percursos Estéticos” (Museu de Arte Contemporânea USP - Ibirapuera,  October 2, 2006 to January 28, 2007)

2007 - Daisy Peccinini/SP, for curating the exhibition “Centenário 1907-2007. Mário Zanini: Territórios do Olhar”, realized at MAB-FAAP (March 25 to May 13)

2008

RODRIGO MELLO FRANCO DE ANDRADE AWARD

2003 - Museu de Arte Contemporânea/USP

2004 - Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil/SP/RJ/Brasília

2005 - Pinacoteca do Estado/SP

2006 - Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado/SP

2007 - Instituto Tomie Ohtake/SP  (foto da Elvira e do Ricardo)

2008

ANTÔNIO BENTO AWARD

2003 - Caderno 2/Jornal O Estado de S. Paulo

2004 - TV Cultura/SP

2005 - Caderno Mais/Folha de S.Paulo

2006 - Programa Balanço do Século XX. Paradigmas do Século XXI – TV Cultura/SP

2007 - Agulha Revista OnLine/CE

2008

PAULO MENDES DE ALMEIDA AWARD

2003 - "Arte da África", realized at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil/RJ (October and December of 2003)

2004 - “Sonhando de Olhos Abertos. O Dadaísmo e o Surrealismo. Vera and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Museu de Israel, Jerusalem”,  organized by Museu de Israel for Museu Oscar Niemeyer/Curitiba (July 7 to August 29 of 2004)  and Instituto Tomie Ohtake/São Paulo (September 24 to November 21 of 2004)

2005 - “Henry Moore - Uma Retrospectiva / Brasil 2005”, organized by the British Council and The Henry Moore Foundation (Pinacoteca  do Estado, April to June of 2005)

2006 - “Volpi. A Música da Cor” – organized by Museu de Arte Moderna/SP (April 2 to July 5, 2006)

2007 - Centenário Martinho de Haro/SC, organized by Museu de Arte de Santa Catarina (October 9 to December 2)

2008

Honorable Mentions

2003

Ruth Laus/SC

Sonia von Brusky/SP, for the exhibition "Homenagem a Pierre Restany – Sculptures by Sonia Von Brusky”  (MAC USP  Anexo, August 21 to September 22, 2003)

Bienal do Mercosul/RS (Porto Alegre, August/September, 2003)

Fundação Cultural de Blumenau/SC

Jornal São Paulo Hoje / CBI/SP  (Canal Brasileiro da Informação) - Canal 16 uhf

2004

Biblioteca Haroldo de Campos/SP

IMESP/Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo

Museu da Vale do Rio Doce/ES

Dr. Manoel Francisco Pires da Costa, President of Fundação Bienal de São Paulo

Special Tribute

2003

Aldemir Martins/SP

Tomie Ohtake/SP

Antônio Candido/SP

Geraldo Alckmin/SP

2004

Alice Brill/SP

Francisco Stockinger/RS

Humberto Espíndola/MS

Oscar Niemeyer/RJ

Special Mention

2005

Antonio Gonçalves Filho/SP

Daisy Peccinini/SP

Raul Córdula/PE

Museu de Arte Contemporânea/Centro Dragão do Mar/CE

Tributes

2005

Benedito Nunes/PA

Conceição Piló/MG

Franz Krajcberg/BA

Matilde Matos/BA

2006

Fundação Cultural de Itajaí/SC

Juarez Paraíso/BA

Marcelo Grassmann/SP

Odetto Guersoni/SP

In Memorian: Osmar Pisani/SC

2007

Rubens Gerchman/SP – in memorian

Ennio Marques Ferreira/PR

Mário Gruber/SP

Wesley Duke Lee/SP

2008

Affonso Ávila/MG

Aracy Amaral/SP

Caciporé Torres/SP

Fernando Velloso/PR

Nicolas Vlavianos/SP

Museu de Arte de São Paulo “Assis Chateaubriand”

Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro

Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo