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Reza Abedini (1967, Iran), Principal Prince Claus Laureate
Reza Abedini is a graphic designer and a professor of graphic design and visual culture at Tehran University.
Lida Abdul (1973, Afghanistan)
Lida Abdul is a visual artist who uses diverse media including video, film, photography, installation and live performance to explore and visualise issues of ‘home’ and identity.
Christine Tohme (1964, Lebanon)
Christine Tohme is a cultural organiser, art activist and curator. In 1994 she founded Ashkal Alwan, the Lebanese Association for the Plastic Arts, a non-profit organisation that initiates and supports contemporary artistic practice.
Erna Brodber (1940, Jamaica)
Erna Brodber is a writer, cultural historian and social activist who has carried out pioneering research on oral history in Jamaica and is an important role model in her society.
Henry Chakava (1946, Kenya)
Henry Chakava is an innovative, courageous and enterprising publisher. He has published work by important writers and new voices in African literature, encouraged publication in local languages, and produced locally oriented textbooks.
Frankétienne, (1936, Haiti)
Frankétienne is a poet, writer, dramaturge and teacher. An important figure in the cultural history of Haiti, he is the author of the first novel in Haitian Creole and has written more than 30 titles.
Madeeha Gauhar, (1956, Pakistan)
Madeeha Gauhar
is an outstanding actor, theatre director and women’s rights activist. In 1983 she set up the Ajoka Theatre, which produces challenging, socially relevant works and performs in the streets and community spaces.
Michael Mel (1959, Papua New Guinea)
Michael Mel
is a performance artist, thinker, communicator, curator and teacher. He lectures in Expressive Arts at Goroka University and his performance/installation work is innovative and culturally significant.
Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) (since 1991, Nigeria)
CORA
is an innovative, non-profit, activist platform for public experience, engagement and debate on cultural issues in Nigeria.
Al Kamandjâti Association (since 2002, Palestine)
Al Kamandjâti Association
is a non-profit organisation that gives music lessons to Palestinian children, particularly those living in refugee camps and marginalised villages in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon.
The National Museum of Mali in Bamako (reopened in 1981, Mali)
The National Museum of Mali is a vibrant and outstanding cultural institution. The Museum plays a major role in the prevention of cultural looting and trafficking in the region, it educates local communities, and preserves and interprets local aesthetic heritage.
Reza Abedini
Marking the 10-year anniversary of the Prince Claus Fund, the 2006 Prince Claus Awards will be dedicated to a revisiting and celebration of all the themes and sub-themes of previous years.
The Committee for the 2006 Prince Claus Awards
Presentation of the 2006 Prince Claus Awards on 13 December 2006
Reza Abedini (Principal Award)
Lida Abdul
Christine Tohme
Erna Brodber
Henry Chakava
Frankétienne
Madeeha Gauhar
Michael Mel
Committee for Relevant Art
Al Kamandjâti Association
The National Museum of Mali
