H13 Lower Austria Prize for Performance

Since 2007, Kunstraum Niederoesterreich awards the H13 Lower Austria Prize for Performance, to date Austria’s only prize for performance in the context of visual art. Endowed with 5.000 EUR, the ambition of the H13 Prize is to showcase the diversity and relevance of contemporary performance and to make it accessible to a broader audience – in Austria and beyond.

Two weeks are regularly reserved for the H13 program in the Kunstraum's annual calendar, which can be used for a variety of performative practices. The call for entries is thematically open. In this way, the prize also tackles the question of how to present performance in (and/or for) an exhibition context. In addition to the prize money, a production budget of 3.000 EUR is provided. All artists based in Austria who work in the field of performance are eligible to apply.   

One of the stated goals of the H13 Prize is to offer performance artists the opportunity to network internationally and gain visibility. Since 2023, Kunstraum Niederoesterreich has therefore been awarding the prize regularly in collaboration with renowned international partner institutions. Previous H13 partners have been: Bergen Kunsthall (2023), Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Mudam) (2024), and Studio Voltaire (2025).