Nominees GRA Awards 2020 revealed

Each year the Gerrit Rietveld Academie invites external professionals to be part of our GRA Awards jury. The juries are asked to nominate remarkable and topical projects by graduating students in the categories of Thesis, Autonomous Arts and Applied Arts.

A full jury report with their findings and winners can be found here.

We are proud to announce that…

..the jury members for the Thesis Award this year, Wineke van Muiswinkel and Roos van der Lint, nominated Clémence Hilaire (Fine Arts), Matilda Kenttä (TXT (Textile)) and Johannes Reisigl (VAV-moving image).

... the jury members for the Autonomous Arts Award this year, Femke Herregraven and Charl Landvreugd, nominated Mayis Rukel (VAV-moving image), Alexis Stephenson (Ceramics) and Nomin Zezegmaa (Fine Arts).

... the jury members for the Applied Arts Award this year, Farida Sedoc and Duran Lantink, nominated Irene Ha (Fashion), Simon Marsiglia (designLAB) and Eric van Zuilen (DOGtime Unstable Media).

Part of the prize for all nominees is a video portrait and a financial contribution. Winners will receive an award designed by Ben Zegers.

Recently, a number of nominees, staff and jury members have raised the question of whether an award is still appropriate, given the prevailing climate generally and within the academy in particular. The Rietveld Academie intends to respond to this question by discussing and evaluating it with the community in the new academic year.

Autonomous Arts

Mayis Rukel | VAV - moving image | WINNER

Alexis Stephenson | Ceramics

Nomin Zezegmaa | Fine Arts

Applied Arts

Irene Ha | Fashion

Simon Marsiglia | designLAB

Eric van Zuilen | DOGtime Unstable Media

The jury has selected three exceptional nominees from almost 70 students in this category. For the jury, it does not feel right to select one winner from these three very different students from three different departments of equal quality. The jury has therefore decided not to announce a single winner, so the three nominees will share the GRA Award this year.