The Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts will award the 2025 Art Promotion Prize in the category of Visual Arts to four outstanding emerging artists, including Ju Young Kim. The award honors artistic positions that, through their individuality and formal precision, set new impulses for contemporary art in Bavaria.
The Bavarian Art Promotion Prizes are awarded annually in the categories of Music, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Dance, and Literature. An independent expert jury decides on the recipients. The prize is endowed with 7.000 Euros for individuals and up to 12.000 Euros for ensembles.
The jury emphasizes that Ju Young Kim skillfully opens subtle spaces between familiarity and estrangement – spaces that arise from her own experiences of transition between countries and cultures. She translates this perspective into a distinctive and precise artistic language that compellingly combines personal experience with formal clarity.
This year's award ceremony will take place in November at the Bergson Kunstkraftwerk, followed by an exhibition of the winners' works in the new year at the GALERIE FÜR KÜNSTLER:INNEN.
Award Ceremony
18 November 2025
Bergson Kunstkraftwerk
Am Bergson Kunstkraftwerk 2
81245 Munich
Exhibition
20 January – 1 March 2026
Opening
21 November 2025
6 – 10 pm
GALERIE DER KÜNSTLER*INNEN
Maximilianstraße 42
80538 Munich
