“The Romanian Union of Fine Arts Awards are an excellent annual occasion for a collegial evaluation of the artistic activity and cultural production of the previous year. It is an opportunity to identify and reward both the performance and the involvement of artists in the Union’s social and cultural life.

Our attention is focused on all types of expression in the field of visual arts, but also on art critique, specialized literature, including art history, research and curatorship. We also intend to map the remarkable artistic productions in Bucharest, which is a strong scene with a spectacular dynamic of events, but also in the region, where we have noticed an effervescence worthy of interest. In this context we have to mention Timișoara, a city that has become a great cultural center, of course also helped by the happy context of its designation as European Capital of Culture in 2023. The frequency of cultural events has increased all over the country and the interest of artists to create visibility and imagery, I believe, or at least I hope, that it has also been stimulated by the projects that the Union of Fine Arts has been promoting regularly in recent years through Annuals, Biennales, the National Contemporary Art Salon, the Romanian Union of Fine Arts Awards, etc.”

Petru Lucaci, President of the UAPR.