Lorenzo il Magnifico Award Schilderen 2009
1e prijs in Florence voor Reinder Ourensma
Reinder Ourensma heeft op uitnodiging deelgenomen aan de zevende editie van de Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea in het historische Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italië.
Tijdens de afsluitende Award ceremonie van deze internationale kunstmanifestatie voor hedendaagse kunst, die van 5 - 13 december 2009 plaatsvond, is door een internationale jury aan Reinder Ourensma de 1e prijs Schilderen - the Lorenzo il Magnifico Award - toegekend.
In 2001 the United Nations recognized the Florence Biennial as an official partner in their program "Dialogue Between Civilizations" - a program well executed by the Biennial, which has seen an increasing number of participants from all parts of the world. In the latest edition, 816 artists in 73 nations with different ethnic, linguistic and religious traditions, found through art a common language with which to communicate their cultural values in perfect harmony with Kofi Annan's statement that the Biennale likes to remind also in this occasion:
"I believe that dialogue is an opportunity for people of different cultures and traditions to get to know each other better, whether they live at opposite ends of the world or in the same Street. Artists have a special role to play in the struggle for peace. Artists speak not only to people but for people. Art is a weapon against ignorance and hatred and a representative of human conscience. Art opens new doors for learning, understanding, and peace among people and nations."
The Biennale is organized under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic with the official endorsement of the Ministry of Culture, the Region of Tuscany, the Province and the City of Florence. Numerous recognitions have also come from the Embassies of the countries of origin of the Artists.
The President of the Biennial
Prof. Pasquale Celona