Jossi Wieler honored in Stuttgart

Jossi Wieler is an artist who has been closely associated with the state through his work for many years, said State Secretary Jürgen Walter, Chairman of the Foundation Council, explaining the decision.

Wieler succeeded in uniting the social and the psychological in his work. He is also exemplary in his way of working and his enlightened humanism. Wieler, born in Kreuzlingen in 1951, has been artistic director of the Stuttgart State Opera since 2011.

Established in 2002, the Baden-Württemberg Cultural Prize Foundation of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken and the Baden-Württemberg Foundation awards the Cultural Prize every two years, alternating thematically. It is endowed with a total of 25,000 euros and is divided into a main prize and a sponsorship prize. The latter goes to the Zeitraumexit association from Mannheim.