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| Erevan Prize | |
|---|---|
| Name | Erevan Prize |
| Awarded for | Excellence in arts and sciences |
| Presenter | Erevan Foundation |
| Country | Republic of Aramath |
| Year | 1978 |
Erevan Prize
The Erevan Prize is a prestigious international award established to recognize outstanding achievement across a range of artistic, scientific, and civic fields. Modeled on historic prizes and administered by a foundation based in the capital city, the Prize quickly became a focal point for competition among artists, scientists, and institutions. It is associated with prominent exhibitions, symposia, and ceremonies that attract delegations from established academies, cultural institutes, and philanthropic organizations.
The Prize covers disciplines spanning creative arts, physical sciences, social inquiry, and interdisciplinary work, linking laureates to institutional networks such as the Royal Society, Académie française, National Academy of Sciences (United States), Deutsches Museum, British Museum, and Museum of Modern Art. Laureates have included figures with ties to the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Turner Prize, Fields Medal, and Turing Award communities. The foundation maintains partnerships with universities and cultural centers like Harvard University, University of Oxford, Sorbonne University, Moscow State University, Peking University, University of Tokyo, Princeton University, Columbia University, and the California Institute of Technology.
The Erevan Prize was inaugurated in 1978 during a decade marked by cultural diplomacy involving institutions such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, European Cultural Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, and the British Council. Its founding benefactors included philanthropists with connections to the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Carnegie Corporation. Early ceremonies featured collaborations with orchestras like the Vienna Philharmonic and ensembles linked to conservatories such as the Juilliard School and the Royal College of Music. Over time, the Prize’s scope expanded through memoranda of understanding with archives like the Bodleian Library, museums such as the Guggenheim Museum, theaters including the Royal Shakespeare Company, and research centers like the Max Planck Society and CNRS.
Candidates are nominated by recognized bodies and must demonstrate sustained achievement comparable to benchmarks set by prizes such as the MacArthur Fellowship and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Nominating entities have included national academies such as the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (historical interlocutor), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and conservatories like the Milan Conservatory. Eligibility rules emphasize originality, peer-reviewed impact, and public engagement on par with laureates of the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Book Awards. Submissions are accompanied by dossiers referencing work held in archives such as the Library of Congress and collections from galleries like the Tate Modern and Centre Pompidou.
A multi-stage selection process involves screening committees drawn from institutions including the International Council on Monuments and Sites, the World Health Organization advisory panels, and advisory boards comprising members from the European Research Council, Royal Academy of Arts, American Philosophical Society, and leading foundations such as the Wellcome Trust. Shortlists are evaluated by juries that have historically included past winners from the Nobel Prize in Literature, directors from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, chief editors from publications like The New York Times and Le Monde, and eminent scholars with affiliations to the London School of Economics and the École normale supérieure. Final deliberations take place during closed sessions in partnership venues such as the Hermitage Museum and the Palace of Westminster.
Winners receive a monetary award, a commemorative medal designed by artisans associated with workshops like those at the Windsor Castle and the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin, and residencies hosted by institutions such as the Getty Center, Villa Medici, Bellagio Center, and the Cité internationale des arts. Additional benefits include publication contracts with presses comparable to Penguin Books, archival support from repositories like the Getty Research Institute, and exhibition opportunities at venues including the Louvre, Uffizi Gallery, and the Royal Opera House. The Prize also provides research grants modeled after programs at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and networking access to festivals such as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Venice Biennale.
Laureates include influential artists, scientists, and public intellectuals who have simultaneously achieved recognition from bodies such as the Nobel Committee, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Royal Geographical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Recipients’ work intersects with institutions like the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the International Court of Justice (through public policy laureates), the World Bank (through development researchers), and major publishing houses including HarperCollins and Oxford University Press.
The Prize has been cited in critical reviews published by outlets such as The Guardian, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, Le Figaro, and The New Yorker for elevating careers and catalyzing institutional collaborations akin to those observed after awards like the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing or the Turner Prize. Scholarly analyses in journals affiliated with Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and periodicals such as Nature and Science have examined the Prize’s influence on cultural policy and research funding landscapes, comparing its ripple effects to initiatives by the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme.
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