page_title: Figari Award
section_title: Format
hierarchical_section_title: Figari Award / Format
caption_attribution_description: Fotografía del pintor Pedro Figari, maestro del impresionismo uruguayo.
context_page_description: The Figari Award is given annually to visual artists from Uruguay in recognition of their careers. It was instituted in 1995 by the Central Bank of Uruguay, at the initiative of the then president of the institution, economist and sculptor Ricardo Pascale. Since 2010, the organization of the award has been in the charge of the Museo Figari, under the National Directorate of Culture of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
  It is a recognition of artists in activity that represents a consecration in their line of work. Of non-competitive nature, in each edition an organizing committee proposes a qualified jury that is in charge of analyzing the situation of the most outstanding artists, reviewing their achievements, career, and impact in the local and international scope.
context_section_description: Since its inception, the modality and format of the award has been changing, although not its purpose. In the first edition a call was made, five finalists were selected, and a First Prize was awarded. As of the second edition, the competition was eliminated and three prizes of equal economic value were awarded. Some editions were characterized by rewarding three artists of the same discipline or with similar formal characteristics.
  Beginning in its tenth edition, the participation of the Uruguayan Association of Art Critics (AUCA) was included in the selection and organization. This lasted until 2009, when a loan agreement was signed with the Ministry of Education and Culture and the award began to be managed by the National Directorate of Culture, and the "Figari Space" became the headquarters of the Museo Figari.
  Since its 15th edition, the Figari Award has been given annually to a single artist, in recognition of his or her career and encouragement to national creation.
  In 2011, a retrospective was held at the National Museum of Visual Arts with the works of the 47 artists honored in the award's 15 editions.
caption: Pedro Figari
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