Espaço novobanco, Lisbon
Praça Marquês de Pombal, 3, A - 1250-161 Lisbon_ Portugal
alexandra.conde@art.novobanco.pt
https://novobancocultura.pt/sobre/
Launch year:
2004
Number of artworks:
Over 1000 works, from 300 artists of 38 nationalities
Status of collection:
International
Artistic domains and general information about the collection:
Contemporany photography from living artists, made after year 2000, representing artists from all over the world, with international artists currently accounting for more than 60% of the total.
The Photography Collection won the international award at the "Corporate Art Awards - Mecenati of the XXI Century" on 28 November 2018 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The distinction "For the Outstanding Photography Collection of 21st century living artists" aims to promote collaboration between the world of business and art and is an important recognition of the unique example of cultural patronage, which has created one of the most important corporate collections of contemporary art from the world made up of living artists from the 21st century.
Commission programme / Site-specific order(s) :
In partnership with the Berardo Collection Museum, novobanco photo was launched in 2004 with the objective of rewarding Portuguese artists or those resident in Portugal, who present works related with photography within a given period.
This initiative also involves the holding of a joint exhibition of the artists previously selected by the Selection Jury and culminates with the award of the novobanco photo Prize to the winning artist chosen by the Award Jury.
Name: novobanco photo
Conditions of eligibility:
In partnership with the Berardo Collection Museum, novobanco photo was launched in 2008 with the objective of rewarding Portuguese artists or those resident in Portugal, who present works related with photography within a given period.
This initiative also involves the holding of a joint exhibition of the artists previously selected by the Selection Jury and culminates with the award of the novobanco photo Prize to the winning artist chosen by the Award Jury.
Reward:
€40,000.00 for the winner
Name of the last laureates:
2023 (16th edition) : Nuno Rodrigues Lopes
12th edition of Novo Banco photo - Félix Mula
11th edition of Novo Banco photo - Angela Ferreira
10th edition of Novo Banco photo - Letícia Ramos
9th edition of BESphoto - Pedro Motta
8th edition of BESphoto - Mauro Pinto
7th edition of BESphoto - Manuela Marques
6th edition of BESphoto - Filipa César
5th edition of BESphoto - Edgar Martins
4th edition of BESphoto - Miguel Soares
3rd edition of BESphoto - Daniel Blaufuks
2nd edition of BESphoto - José Luis Neto
1st edition of BESphoto - Helena Almeida
Name: novobanco Revelação
Conditions of eligibility:
novobanco Revelação is a joint initiative of novobanco and the Serralves Foundation with the objective of promoting, launching and supporting art production and creation by young Portuguese artists that use photography as their medium.
Reward:
€7,500.00 for each selected
Name of the last laureates:
12th edition - 2016 - Andreia Santana
11th edition - 2015 Bruno Zhu
10th edition - 2014 - 4 winners - Patrícia Bandeira, Pedro Henriques, Sofia Lopes Borges and Lúcia Prancha.
9th edition - 2013 — Diogo Evangelista, Nádia Rodrigues Ribeiro and André Romão.
8th edition - 2012 — Diana Carvalho, Joana Escoval, Tiago Casanova and by the duo Mariana Caló & Francisco Queimadela.
7th edition - 2011 — Ana de Almeida, Catarina de Oliveira and by the collective of artists comprising Gonçalo Gonçalves, Luís Giestas and Almeida e Silva.
6th edition - 2010 — Carlos Mesquita, Eduardo Guerra, Miguel Ferrão and Mónica Baptista.
5th edition - 2009 — Ana Braga, Inês Moura and Susana Pedrosa.
4th edition - 2008 — David Infante, Nikolai Nekh and Mariana Silva.
3rd edition - 2007 — Catarina Botelho, Pedro Neves Marques and Ivo Andrade.
2nd edition - 2006 — João Serra, Nuno Maya, Bruno Ramos and Frederico Fazenda.
1sh edition - 2005 — João Seguro, Ramiro Guerreiro, Carlos Lobo and Sylvie Rouquet
About the company
Launch year:
1920
International presence:
19 countries : Cabo Verde; EUA; Cayman Islands; Nassau-Bahamas; Spain; South Africa; Luxembourg; UK; Venezuela; Angola; Italy; Ireland; France; Macau; Mozambique; Germany; China; México; Suisse.
Annual revenue:
EUR 72 billion
Number of employees:
8,700
Profile of the company:
Financial services. novobanco was established in August 2014 by a resolution of the Bank of Portugal according to which the majority of assets and liabilities of the former Banco Espirito Santo ("BES"), including the photography collection, was transferred to novobanco. BES was founded in 1920.