Jakopič Award Explained

The Jakopič Award, also known as the Rihard Jakopič Award (Slovenian: Jakopičeva nagrada or Nagrada Riharda Jakopiča) is an art award in Slovenia awarded each year for achievements in the fine arts children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1969 by the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and Design, the Museum of Modern Art and the Slovene Fine Artists' Association. It is awarded on 12 April, the anniversary of the birth of the painter Rihard Jakopič after whom it is named.[1]

Levstik Award laureates

Year Recipient
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 Bogdan Borčić
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 Emerik Bernard[2]
1990
1991
1992 Lujo Vodopivec
1993 Marjan Tršar
1994 Lojze Logar
1995 Rudolf Kotnik
1996 Gustav Gnamuš
1997 Valentin Oman
1998 Živko Marušič
1999 was not awarded
2000 Lojze Spacal[3]
2001 Matjaž Počivavšek
2002 Zdenko Huzjan
2003 Marjetica Potrč
2004 IRWIN group
2005 Franc Purg
2006 Bogoslav Kalaš
2007 Srečo Dragan
2008 Marko Pogačnik
2009 Tadej Pogačar
2010
2011 Zmago Lenardič

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.culture.si/en/Rihard_Jakopi%C4%8D_Award Jakopič Award on Culture.si Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia site
  2. refused the award
  3. posthumously