Prešeren Award (the so-called Grand Prešeren Award) (Slovene: Prešernova nagrada) is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia awarded each year to one or two eminent Slovene artists. It has been bestowed since 1947 on the 8 February national cultural holiday which commemorates the anniversary of the death of Slovene Romantic poet and liberal mind France Prešeren. On the same day the Prešeren Foundation Awards are awarded to up to six artists.

Since 1962 these awards have been conferred only for exceptional achievements in the field of arts. Members of the Awards Board are representatives of various artistic disciplines who are nominated by the government and elected in Parliament.

[edit] See also

• List of Prešeren laureates

[edit] References

• Slovenia: Prešeren Award and Prešeren Foundation Awards
• A list of Prešeren laureates. Acquired 4 April 2008. (Slovene)
• O nagradah: Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev Kranj (Slovene)

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