Awarding of prizes within the framework of the Internationalen Keramiktage Oldenburg

And the winner is...

 

Detlef Schmidt Wilkens Prize

The winner of the Detlef Schmidt-Wilkens Prize for Ceramics 2024 is Dorothee Wenz from Schwabenheim, Germany. Heidrun Schmidt-Wilkens presents the certificate on her behalf.

It is part of the Werkschule's programme to convey quality criteria. That is why we make quality standards comprehensible at the Oldenburg Ceramics Days and award special works: with the Ceramics Prize for the best three works in the themed show "brandnew - brandneu".

A jury of experts from across the region will select the winner. She receives the Detlef Schmidt Wilkens Prize for Ceramics, which is endowed with €1750.

Prize of the
NEUEn KERAMIK

The winner of the NEUEn KERAMIK 2024 prize is also Dorothee Wenz from Schwabenheim, Germany. Here together with Monika Gass, author and curator at Verlag Neue Keramik GmbH.

The fact that Internationalen Keramiktage Oldenburg is appreciated by the national professional scene is proven by the prize of NEUE KERAMIK, endowed with 2000 euros, donated since 2009 by the publisher of the trade magazine "NEUE KERAMIK/NEW CEREMICS" Bernd Pfannkuche. The prize honours outstanding ceramic achievement in the fields of vessels, sculpture and ceramic painting. It is awarded by a jury of experts among the Keramikmarkt participants.

Prize Scope:

  • 1,000 EUR prize money

  • 1,000 EUR as a travel grant to an international study location for ceramics in e.g. Denmark, Italy, China and the USA

  • A curated, six-week solo exhibition the following year at the Oldenburg State Museum for Art and Cultural History

The
Audience Award

The winner of the Audience Award 2024 is Johanna Beil from Hamburg, Germany. In the picture: Axel von Besser, prize sponsor, presents Johanna Beil with the certificate.

Your opinion counts: Which works from the "brand-new" theme show appeal most to visitors? For the audience award, everyone is asked to take a close look at the works, to judge and evaluate them. It is always exciting to see which ceramic work of art the visitors choose as their favourite! 500 euros in prize money will be awarded to the ceramicist with the highest score, donated by Axel von Besser.

Overview of award winners

 

2023

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Nausika Raes, Belgium
Detlef Schmidt Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Category Function: Margot Thyssen, Belgium
Category Object/Sculpture: Youkjung Sin, Bad Ems
Category Innovation: Hyojung Yun, Kiel
Audience Award
Margret and Wolf Ewert, Visbek

 

2020

This year, due to corona, no prizes could be awarded.

The prize winners:inside 2019 from left to right: Min Soo Lee, Peter Beard, Johanna Beil, Marieke Ringel and Atshushi Kitahara.In 2020 no prizes could be awarded due to Corona.2021 Prize of the NEUEn KERAMIK Ricus Sebes, Germany

The 2019 award winners from left to right:
Min Soo Lee, Peter Beard, Johanna Beil, Marieke Ringel and Atshushi Kitahara.

2022

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Sebastian Scheid, Germany
Detlef Schmidt Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Category Function: Katrin Najorka, Krauschwitz
Category Object/Plastic: Christine Duncombe-Thüring, Wiesbaden
Category Innovation: Guilherme Manuel Férias, Portugal
Audience Award
Johanna Beil, Hamburg

 

2019

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Marieke Ringel, Great Britain
Detlef Schmidt Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Category Function: Min Soo Lee, Diessen
Category Object/Plastic: Atshushi Kitahara, Halle
Category Innovation: Peter Beard, Great Britain
Audience Award
Johanna Beil, Hamburg

2021

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Ricus Sebes, Germany
Detlef Schmidt Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
Audience Award
Unfortunately had to be cancelled due to pandemic.

 

2018

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Si-Sook Kang, Kellinghusen
Detlef Schmidt Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Category Function: André von Martens, Gosda
Category Surface: Caroline Peeters, Netherlands Category Innovation: Keith Varney, Great Britain
Audience Award
Dagmar Langer, Karlsruhe
and Angelika Janßen, Bruges/Lower Rhine

 

2017

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Beatrijs van Rheeden, Netherlands
Detlef Schmidt-Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Category Function: Jeremy Nichols, Great Britain
Category Surface: Eddie Curtis, Great Britain Category Innovation: Job Heykamp, Netherlands Audience Award
Ines und Christoph Hasenberg, Siegburg

2016

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Rachel Wood, Great Britain
Detlef Schmidt-Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Category Function: Eddie Curtis, Great Britain
Category Surface: Nicole Thoss, Höhr-Grenzhausen Category Innovation: Sangwoo Kim, currently France
AudienceAward
Sangwoo Kim, currently France
3rd Cup Prize on behalf of OTM
Karin Bablok, Hamburg

2015

NEUEn KERAMIK Prize
Carolin Wachter, Werder
Detlef Schmidt-Wilkens Prize for Ceramics
Category Function: H. Leischke and B. Hasse, Dresden
Category Surface: Lauriane Firoben, France
Category Innovation: Rebecca Maeder, Switzerland Audience Award
Carla de Vrijer, Netherlands
2nd Cup Award on behalf of OTM
Barbara Hertwig, Berlin