Udílení cen v českém výtvarném umění a jejich role v podpoře umělců

This bachelor thesis entitled Award giving in the Czech fine arts and its role in supporting artists deals with the topic of art competitions. Those have in recent years become the subject of extensive controversy in the field of (not only) the domestic art scene. They respond to the past events when several laureates in both Czech and foreign prestigious competitions decided to symbolically reject the award and thus demonstrate that the principle of competition in the fine arts is problematic for several reasons. In the field of fine arts, there have recently been lot of discussions about whether competing in art makes sense at all and whether this is the most appropriate way to support artists. The first theoretical part of the thesis deals with an introduction to the issue of art competitions in the Czech fine arts which were created to support contemporary art. Furthermore, the post-revolutionary development, as well as the current tendencies and their economic and social aspects will be outlined. The second practical part most clearly reflects the goal of the work "How should art prizes develop to represent some form of (long-term) support for artists as many of them declare?" It is based on the qualitative research that traces the most fundamental problems and opportunities related to specific art competitions in the Czech environment. The research will be conducted on the interviews with (in the past awarded) artists, as well as with the organizers of the institutions explored. Together with a comparison with foreign procedures and other forms of support for artists the results of the research will be applied as practical recommendations to be put into practice.