This prize was born in Munich by the Adalbert Stifter Association and was awarded for the first time in 1994. In 1995-1998 it was awarded together with the Bernard-Bolzano-Foundation in Prague . Since 2000, it is granted together with Prague ’s Union for Good Neighbourly Relations (Unie pro dobrě sousedství česky a německy hovořicích zemí, Praha)

The prize is given to both a Czech and a German personality, who are engaged in breaking down prejudices, promoting Czech-German reconciliation and improving co-operation.

The Art Prize itself comprises of Works of Art made by German and Czech artists.

The winners are selected by two juries, which each have three to four members. The German jury elects the Czech winner; the Czech jury elects the German winner. The members of the German jury are elected by the Adalbert Stifter Association and accordingly the members of the Czech jury are elected by the Union für gute Nachbarschaft (Union for Good Neighbourly Relations) in Prague . Each jury works independently and their decisions are binding.

The prize is awarded every year in the autumn, with the venues alternating between Germany and the Czech Republic and in co-operation with the respective cities and regions.

The recipients of the 2003 Art Prize for Czech-German Understanding were:

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Recipients of former years were:

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