The fact that the International Ceramics Fairs Oldenburg are appreciated by the nationwide trade scene is proven by the NEUE KERAMIK Award, for which a total of 2,000 euros has been donated since 2009 by the publisher of the trade magazine “NEUE KERAMIK/New Ceramics”. The award honours outstanding ceramics achievements in the fields of vessels, sculpture and ceramics painting. Eligible for the competition for the Prize of the NEW CERAMICS are ceramicists, who are represented with a booth on the ceramic days.
In addition to the prize money of 1,000 euros, they receive an additional 1,000 euros as a scholarship for a study visit to one of the international study places for ceramics, e.g. in Denmark, Italy, China or the USA.
The award also includes a curated solo exhibition, which will be shown for six weeks alongside the ceramic days of the following year. The cooperation partner for this exhibition is the Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte – an obvious proof that contemporary ceramics have long claimed their place as an artistic discipline.