The four nominees for the 2026 Van Bommel Van Dam Prize have been announced!
Taqwa Ali, Mario Sergio Alvarez, Magdalena Frauenberg and Krystel Geerts are in the running for this prestigious incentive prize, which has been in existence since 1977. Established by the founders of museum van Bommel van Dam with a single clear mission: to give emerging artists a platform at the moment when it really matters. Since then, the biennial prize has proven to be a springboard for emerging talent from the Netherlands and Germany.
The winner will be chosen by a three-member jury: artist Hadassah Emmerich, writer and art critic Hans den Hartog Jager, and Rieke Righolt, director of museum van Bommel van Dam. The prize? A cash sum of 5,000 euros and the purchase of a work for the museum’s collection.
The award ceremony will take place on Friday 29 May – marking the start of a free exhibition featuring work by all four nominees. On view until 4 October 2026.