The Hendrik de Vries ’08 grants were awarded on 21 January 2009. These grants were established by the Municipality of Groningen in 1986 as a tribute to the poet, painter and draughtsman Hendrik de Vries (1896-1989). Every year, the Municipality makes two grants, each worth € 6000, available to two up-and-coming talents in the creative arts. This year, the prize was oriented toward the visual arts.
There were six candidates. The Frank Mohr Institute was well represented with no fewer than three former students (Freija Eshuijs, Daniël Machado Valentim and Alex Winters) and by the current first-year student Sonja-Vanessa Schmitz. The other candidates were Feiko Beckers and Michael Karr.
In conjunction with her sister Sarah, Freya Eshuijs won one of the grants. The jury was extremely enthusiastic about their co-production.
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