KNAW > The Heineken Prizes

	The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art
	Awarded to artists living and working in the Netherlands since 1988, the prize includes a trophy representing painter's tools, and a cash gift of EUR 50,000.
	Historically, prizes have been awarded as follows: 1988: The Amsterdam Prize for Art 1994: Dfl 50,000 1996: Dfl 100,000 (The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art) 2002: EUR 50,000 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art 2010 An independent jury selects the winner of the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art.
	2008 laureate: Barbara Visser The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art 2008 (EUR 50,000) has been awarded to Barbara Visser 'for her photographic and video work, notable for its wide-ranging form and content and consistently distinct signature'. Read more about this year's laureate in the press release: English - Nederlands