This year, the Edstrandska Scholarship Foundation has awarded a scholarship of SEK 500,000 each to the artists Maria Jacobson, Marcus Matt and Ruben Risholm. In addition, four newly graduated master's students at Malmö Art Academy will also receive a scholarship of SEK 100,000 each. This year, this scholarship is awarded to Johnny Höglund, Ingrid Jacobsen, Marcus Wallström and Hannes Östlund.
About the Edstrandska Foundation Scholarship
The Edstrandska Foundation awards a total of SEK 1,900,000, making it one of the largest scholarship funds for the visual arts in Sweden. The foundation has been awarding scholarships since 1951, and since Malmö Art Academy was founded in 1995, new graduates have benefited from this.
Many of the most prominent artists working in Sweden and the Nordic countries have received the scholarship. They have described the importance of receiving the grant early in their careers. Since 2011, Malmö Art Academy has been responsible for the scholarship exhibition.
Exhibition and scholarship award
All scholarship recipients will show their works between 23 October and 23 November at the Academy's galleries KHM1, Friisgatan 15b and KHM 2, Bergsgatan 29 in Malmö. The exhibition will be open Wednesday-Friday 12.00-18.00 and Saturday and Sunday 12.00-16.00.
The scholarship ceremony will take place on 23 October at 18.00 in gallery KHM1, opening hours during the evening are 17.00-19.00. A warm welcome!