A unique trophy especially created by the distinguished jewellery designer Vicky Ambery-Smith will be presented to the winner of the third Prix Pictet by HE Kofi Annan at the award ceremony in Paris, 17 March 2011.
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With the Prix Pictet shortlist exhibition and award ceremony due later this week the international media have turned their attention to the work of the artists involved with the prize.
Design and architectural magazine Blueprint recently covered the work of Prix Pictet Growth shortlisted artist Stéphane Couturier.
In 2011, the Prix Pictet will collaborate with Whitechapel Gallery in the development of a programme of photography debates.
Growth, a book based on the current cycle of the prize, will be published and distributed worldwide by teNeues.
For the third cycle of the Prix Pictet, Pictet & Cie will support the work of the Tusk Trust in Africa.
The Sunday Times Magazine ran a feature on Prix Pictet in last weekends edition, within the 11 page article was a selection of shortlisted work.
Read about the shortlist for the Third Cycle of the Prix Pictet:
Since the new cycle of the Prix Pictet opened at Les Rencontres d’Arles in July 2010, over 450 artists from around the world have submitted portfolios on the recommendation of our international group of nominators. Now, this work has been narrowed down by our independent jury to just twelve artists. This group …
The theme of the Prix Pictet 2010 is Growth. This paradoxical theme has proved to be a rich source of inspiration to the artists and nominators of the third cycle of the Prix Pictet. Over 450 nominated artists submitted many outstanding images, communicating powerful messages about the devastating impact of …
Delegación Principado de Asturias in Madrid will be showing a selection of the portfolios shortlisted for the 2009 prize, on the theme of ‘Earth’. This will be the first time that the works shortlisted for the prize have been exhibited in Spain.
The Prix Pictet and Musée de l’Elysée present the first exhibition of the two winners of the main award, Benoit Aquin and Nadav Kander, and the two commissioned artists, Munem Wasif and Ed Kashi.
The new cycle of the Prix Pictet opened at Les Rencontres d´Arles, France, on 8 July with a special evening screening in the Théâtre Antique, showcasing the four Prix Pictet laureates to date.
The Prix Pictet Earth Commission by Ed Kashi will be presented at the Diemar/Noble Photography Gallery in central London. The Prix Pictet Commission is an annual invitation for a photographer, chosen from the Prix Pictet shortlist, to produce a portfolio of images by visiting a region where Pictet & Cie …
In the years since it was established, the Prix Pictet has become one of the world’s leading awards for photography and sustainability. The prize currently plays to a global audience of over 400 million viewers. The exhibition of work by the twelve artists shortlisted for the second award has been …
The Earth exhibition opened at The Empty Quarter Gallery in Dubai on 9 February 2010, with over 300 people in attendance at the private view (photographs below). After the exhibition at Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, the exhibition at the Empty Quarter is the first exhibition outside Europe of the Earth …
Kofi Annan, the President of Global Humanitarian Forum and Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, will be the Honorary President of the Prix Pictet. Commenting on the issue that lies at the heart of the Prix, Kofi Annan said: “Climate change is not just an environmental issue, as too many …
Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change will deliver the keynote address at the launch of the Prix Pictet in London on 29 April 2008. A trained medical doctor, in 1981, at 41 years old, Dr Brundtland was appointed Prime Minister of Norway for the first …
