Overview
- The inaugural ceremony was held Tuesday at Munich’s Bergson Kunstkraftwerk, marking the first presentation of the Bayerischer Kunstpreis.
- Kabarettist Gerhard Polt, 83, accepted the Bavarian minister-president’s honorary award after a laudation by Markus Söder, receiving standing ovations.
- Polt’s speech celebrated unexpected human encounters and concluded with his line, “Wir geben der Lächerlichkeit durch unsere Existenz eine Chance.”
- Nine €10,000 category awards were presented, including Benjamin Appl (Voice), Tanja Kinkel (Creative Work), Theater Pfütze Nürnberg (Program), Haus der Kunst (Exhibition), Polina Lapkovskaja (Performance), Burg Ranfels (Special Place) and Christoph Kürzeder (Cultural Ambassador).
- The gala also promoted the host venue, which won the Innovation award, featured the Jazzrausch Bigband, and was broadcast by Bavarian public television.