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Culture Minister Mindaugas Kvietkauskas told a press conference: “This year the award was considered by a renewed commission. The president has embarked on a mission of utmost importance to culture. This year, the commission has worked in difficult circumstances, remotely. “
“The Commission has made its decisions independently and objectively. My request was, first and foremost, to objectively evaluate the national culture of artistic value.”
“Culture is going through a difficult period, it faces great challenges. Unfortunately, we have a lot of painful losses. The news reached us yesterday that we had lost Peter Bingel. This is a great loss for the entire Lithuanian culture. I believe that the awards that we will announce soon are together a ray of hope that the cultural life in Lithuania has not stopped. Also that creativity, integrity, creativity are capable of overcoming difficult circumstances and going further. Congratulations to all the winners, whose names we will hear. “
The Chairman of the Commission, Audrius Stonys, was pleased and thanked the members of the Commission and those who nominated candidates. “It just came to our attention then. Not only because of changing conditions, but also because culture and art are difficult substances to measure. Probably the only criterion is the light that the art people emit. “
“I think this award is a sign of respect and gratitude to the enlightened people of our culture,” he continued. – If there is no surname that someone expected, it is not because the artist is not worthy. And not because we don’t see its merits. The list is very short, with only 6 names. “
Photo from personal archive / Audrius Stonys
The national awards were won by:
The writer Saulius Tomas Kondrotas won the award for a world without borders in literature.
The cinematographer Jonas Vitoldas Tomaševičius, for the heights of Lithuanian cinematographic poetics.
Actress Regina Šaltenytė: for a constant mastery of the performing arts.
Musicologist Rūta Stanevičiūtė – for the vision of the modernization of music culture and the openness of critical thinking.
Architect Gintaras Balčytis: for an architecture open to the city and the people.
Artist Eglė Ridikaitė – for updating cultural heritage in contemporary painting.
The Lithuanian National Art and Culture Awards recognize the most important cultural and artistic works created by creators from the Lithuanian and global Lithuanian community over the past 7 years. Also works created throughout life.
The annual bonuses amount to 800 basic social benefits. The diplomas and badges of the winners of the Lithuanian national arts and culture awards will be presented on the occasion of the Lithuanian State Restoration Day.
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