Home Page

We’re turning ten – and would love to meet you in the 10th annual PORTRAITS – HELLERAU PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD exhibition! During the next few days, the following satellites and residency shows will also open their doors:

 
 

Every year, catalogues with the works of all finalists are published by the Kunstagentur Dresden. Shipping is free worldwide. Order the 2025 limited edition now!

Ute Behrend
Martin Mulik

Who we are

The PORTRAITS – Hellerau Photography Award was created in 2015. Our output so far: fifty exhibitions, stunning works by over four hundred international artists and tens of thousands of enthusiastic visitors.

Martin Mulik

International Competition for Portrait Photography

»Surface«, »Counterparts«, »Togetherness«, »Change«, »Presence«, »Uncovered«, »Dignity«, »Singularity« and »Echoes of Truth«: these were the major thematic exhibitions that HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts organized together with Kunstagentur Dresden in recent years.