The laureates are: choreographer Birūta Komskienė, painter Arvydas Šaltenis, film director and script writer Marija Kavtaradzė, artist Darius Žiūra, artist, art historian and critic Laimutė Kreivytė and poet, prose writer Alvydas Šlepikas.
Initially, the prize panel selected 12 finalists out of 37 candidates.
The Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize is awarded to artists from Lithuania and the World Lithuanian community for their most significant culture and art creations in the last 7 years, and for creations reflecting an artists’ long-term contribution to culture and art.
A monetary prize amounts to EUR 44,000.
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