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The Chur Culture Prize celebration 2025

19. August 2025

The 2025 Culture Award ceremony in Chur was a vibrant statement for cultural diversity, the promotion of young talent and local identity. Congratulations to all the award winners.

On Friday, 15 August 2025, the city's cultural scene gathered at the Theater Chur for the public presentation of the City of Chur's recognition and sponsorship awards - a ceremony that combined recognition, sponsorship and a lively atmosphere.

Recognition awards - for special cultural commitment

This year, three personalities were honored with an endowed recognition prize of CHF 4,000 each:

• Gion Mathias Cavelty, writer, whose diverse works combine numerous literary influences to form a characteristic style
• Miguela Tamò, visual artist, trained in Florence, with many years of work in Chur and current exhibitions in the city
• Iris Peng, production manager, who realizes her passion not on stage but behind the scenes - looking back on over 20 years of intensive theater work

Sponsorship awards - up-and-coming culture in the spotlight

Also endowed with CHF 4,000 each, the sponsorship prizes are aimed specifically at young creative artists - namely:

• Happy for Real, a rock band from Chur that has just released its new concept album "Solar Storm".
• Nora Bertogg, a singer who has long been known to the Chur public and provided the musical backdrop to last year's award ceremony.
• Annina Hunziker, actress and native of Chur, who recently caught the eye in the Swiss-German-Romansh series "L'ultim Rumantsch", which brought her particular attention.

Atmosphere and festive mood

As always, the official ceremony was not the only highlight. Afterwards, there was a great atmosphere in the Theaterplatz - people celebrated, laughed and congratulated in an open atmosphere. The city of Chur once again showed how important cultural diversity and community are to it.

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