On Wednesday, June 8th 2011, the Jury of the Meurice Prize for contemporary art met in closed session. Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Patron of the Prize, Montse Aguer, Director Centre d'Etudes Dali, Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, Winner 2009/10, Colette Barbier Director of the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard, Philippe Dagen, Writer and Professor at Paris I, Jennifer Flay, Managing Director of FIAC, Marta Gili, director of the Musée du Jeu de Paume, Henri Loyrette, Director of the Louvre, Maryvonne Pinault, Collector, Marc-Olivier Wahler, Director of the Palais de Tokyo and Franka Holtmann, General Manager of the Hotel Meurice have therefore shortlisted six artists and their gallery (galleries by alphabetical order):
1. Galerie Chez Valentin: Nicolas Moulin
2. Galerie Jousse Entreprise: Louidgi Beltrame
3. Galerie Loevenbruck: Fabien Giraud & Raphaël Siboni
4. Galerie Lucile Corty: Emilie Pitoiset
5. Galerie Marcelle Alix: Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc
6. Galerie Michel Rein: Didier Faustino

On October 10th 2011, the Jury will select the winners, the artist and his gallery, who will be awarded severally the Meurice Prize for contemporary art: 10 000 € to the artist and 10 000 € to his gallery.

The exhibition of the six finalists will be open to the public from October 10th to 23rd, 2011
Rendez-vous on Monday, October 10th for the revelation!

True to its heritage and its interest in the art of its times, in 2008 and under the impetus of General Manager Franka Holtmann, Le Meurice founded the Meurice Prize for contemporary art, and in doing so asserted its support of young French artists.
This act of corporate patronage is a non-profit initiative which each year provides financial support that will help an artist on the French scene gain international recognition. The Meurice Prize for contemporary art is an international award with an endowment of 20,000 euros.
It concerns all disciplines in the visual and plastic arts (painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, etc.). The Meurice Prize distinguishes a project of international stature, proposed by an artist and their gallery, a week before the Fiac contemporary art fair in Paris. Previous winners are Zoulikha Bouabdellah, represented by La B.A.N.K Gallery in 2008/2009, Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, represented
by In Situ Gallery in 2009/2010, and Eric Baudart represented by Chez Valentin Gallery in 2010/2011.

The Meurice Prize for contemporary art is supported by Beaux Arts Magazine.