Prince Claus Fund
The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996, named in honor of Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It receives an annual subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Fund has presented the international Prince Claus Awards annually since 1997 to honor individuals and organizations reflecting a progressive and contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. Recipients are mainly located in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The Prince Claus Awards. Honorees are determined by a jury of experts from fields relevant to its mission of culture and development. The most important consideration  of the jury is the positive effect of a laureate's work on a wider cultural or social field. The Prince Claus Fund interprets culture in a broad sense to encompass all kinds of artistic and intellectual disciplines, science, media and education. Outstanding quality is an essential condition for an award. The Principal Award of is presented during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam in December every year. The additional awards of each are presented in the Dutch embassies in the countries where the recipients live in December and January. Every year, the Fund publishes a book including  the awards speech by one of the Honorary Chairmen, an extract of the lecture by a leading thinker, the jury's report and extensive discussions of the laureates' work by experts qualified in the laureates' fields. The 1997 Prince Claus Awards. "The winners of the 1997 awards embody the policy aims of the Prince Claus Fund: Exceptional work in the field of culture and development in Asia, Latin America and notably in Africa." Adriaan van der Staay, Lolle Nauta, Anil Ramdas. The 1998 Prince Claus Awards. "The Art of African Fashion" Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Emile Fallaux, Mai  Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera. The 1999 Prince Claus Awards. "Creating Spaces of Freedom" Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Emile Fallaux, Mai Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera. The 2000 Prince Claus Awards. "Urban Heroes" Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Emile Fallaux, Mai Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera, Bruno Stagno. The 2001 Prince Claus Awards. "Carnival" Adriaan van der Staay, Charles Correa, Mai Ghoussoub, Gaston Kaboré, Gerardo Mosquera, Bruno Stagno. The 2002 Prince Claus Awards. "Languages and transcultural forms of expression" Adriaan van der Staay, Sadiq Jalal al-Azm, Aracy Amaral, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Bruno Stagno . The 2003 Prince Claus Awards. "The Survival and Innovation of Crafts" Adriaan van der Staay, Aracy Amaral, Sadik Al-Azm, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Bruno Stagno. The 2004 Prince Claus Awards. "The positive results of Asylum and Migration" Adriaan van der Staay, Aracy Amaral, Sadik Al-Azm, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Bruno Stagno. The 2005 Prince Claus Awards. "Humour and Satire" Niek Biegman, Aracy Amaral, Sadik Al-Azm, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Mick Pearce. The 2006 Prince Claus Awards. "10 years Prince Claus Awards" (recapitulating visual arts, writing and publishing, theater, cultural education and  debate, cultural heritage and education) Selma Al-Radi, Manthia Diawara, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Amitav Ghosh, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, Mick Pearce, Niek Biegman. The 2007 Prince Claus Awards. "Culture and Conflict" Peter Geschiere, Manthia Diawara, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Mick Pearce, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, Selma Al-Radi. The 2008 Prince Claus Awards. "Culture and the Human Body" The 2009 Prince Claus Awards. « Culture and Nature » The 2010 Prince Claus Awards. « Borders to reality » The 2011 Prince Claus Awards. « Breaking taboos » The 2012 Prince Claus Awards. Theme «Frontiers of Reality » The 2015 Prince Claus Awards. Bregtje van der Haak, Suad Amiry, Salah Hassan , Kettly Mars, Ong Ken Sen, Gabriela Salgado The 2016 Prince Claus Awards. Emile Fallaux, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, Dinh Q Lê, Visual Artist, Neo Muyanga, Manuel de Rivero, Suely Rolnik The 2018 Prince Claus Awards. Theme ‘Louder than Words’ New, the "Next Generation Award", which honours an outstanding creative initiative that contributes positively to the lives and possibilities of young people.