“Hans-Thoma Day” with Alemannic local festival

The “Hans-Thoma Day” is a special experience for guests, locals and art-lovers.
Annually, since 1949, this event takes place on the second week in August in honour of the great painter Hans Thoma. In conjunction with this commemoration day, Bernau celebrates a large Alemannic local festival. More than 100 locals wearing traditional costumes impress with music, singing and dancing. The highlight is the awarding of the “Hans-Thoma Prize”.

Large Baden-Württemberg County Prize for Fine Arts

The Hans-Thoma Prize is supported with €25,000 and is given to artists every two years, who have already exhibited an accredited piece or who show large potential to achieve such success in the future. They must be born in Baden-Württemberg or work mainly here.

The previous prize winners include Otto Dix, Anselm Kiefer, Fritz Klemm, K.R.H. Sonderborg, Dieter Krieg and Thomas Ruff.

This year the Hans-Thoma prize is awarded to Mrs Professor Karin Sander. The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, 14th August 2011 at 10:30 in the resort park, in the Innerlehen district.