Between October 1st and 31st 2024 the professional jury will assess all entries (digitally) with a grade from 1 to 10. This will lead to 40 paintings with the highest grades. Those will become the Finalists.
You can find more information on the procedure here.
Hannelore Houdijk
Hannelore Houdijk (1975) is a fine art painter. She graduated at a young age from the art academy in Breda and later earned a master's degree from the Dutch Art Institute in Enschede.
Edwin Becker (1963) has been working at the Van Gogh Museum since 1992, specialising in visual and applied art from the fin-de-siècle, resulting in presentations of surprising and undiscovered themes and artists.
Lisette Pelsers (1956) is an art historian and worked in the museum sector for many years. From 2012 to 2024 she was director of the Kröller-Müller Museum.
The painting 'Stay Beautiful' by Haitham Alhamad is the winner of the Audience Award of Painting of the Year 2024 ! During the voting round, his painting received no less than 615 votes.