Unveiling the 2024 ECC Awards
On the occasion of the Closing Ceremony of Personal Structures, the winners of this year’s ECC Awards were announced
Again this year, the jury of the ECC Awards has been celebrating excellence across participants of Personal Structures 2024. All the exhibitors were automatically eligible for consideration, providing an exciting opportunity for wider recognition in their respective fields.
A group of esteemed industry experts carefully selected the winning artworks, celebrating excellence in the categories of Painting & Mixed Media, Sculpture & Installation, Video & Digital Art, Photography, and University & Research Projects. The jury was composed of a group of professionals working in the arts including Amit Gupta, Founder & Editor in Chief at STIRworld; Steve Bisson, Head of the Photography Department at Paris College of Art, Founder of Penisola Edizioni, and Editor-in-Chief at Urbanautica; Alexandra Laqueur, Managing Director and Maria Nek, Co-founder of the European Cultural Academy; and Saskia Fernando, Director of Saskia Fernando Gallery, Paradise Road Group and Founder of KALĀ platform. The winners received a unique limited edition artwork by the Dutch artist René Rietmeyer, founder of the European Cultural Centre.
The list of nominees and winners for 2024 is the following:
Painting & Mixed Media
The ECC Award goes to Chen Mei-Tsen with the project Paradise, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo.
Shortlisted projects
- Chen Mei-Tsen with the project Paradise, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo
- Daniel Pešta with the project Forgotten Innocence, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
- Faiza Butt with the series Phantasmagoric, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo
Sculpture & Installation
The ECC Award goes to Emily Young with the installation Embodied Consciousness, exhibited at Palazzo Mora and Marinaressa Gardens.
Shortlisted projects
- Areez Kakti with the installation The Rhapsode’s Tools Will Build the Rhapsode’s House, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
- Bibi Smit with the installation Surge, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
- Emily Young with the installation Embodied Consciousness, exhibited at Palazzo Mora and Marinaressa Gardens
Photography
The ECC Award goes to Sandra Cattaneo Adorno with the project Ten Years, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo.
- Elizabeth Heyert with the project The Travelers, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo
- Sandra Cattaneo Adorno with the project Ten Years, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo
- Yiwei Gallery with the project Land/Mind/Scape, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
Video & Digital Art
The ECC Award goes to Yao Jui-chung with the project Republic of Cynic: 1989, exhibited at Palazzo Mora.
Shortlisted projects
- Chien-hua Huang with the project Cohabitation with Whom?, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
- Concept2048 with the project Whisper of the Sea, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo
- Yao Jui-chung with the project Republic of Cynic: 1989, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
University & Research Projects
The ECC Award goes to Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Art and Design with the project Cultural Disruptors, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
Shortlisted projects
- Joshibi University of Art and Design with their project exhibited at Palazzo Bembo
- USC Roski School of Art and Design with the project Whispers From the Corner of My Eye, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
- Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Art and Design with the project Cultural Disruptors, exhibited at Palazzo Mora
Download the Personal Structures 2024 Digital Catalogue for an in-depth look at their projects!