The contest is open to the public and has two categories – “Cultural Activities” and “Conservation of Cultural Heritage”. In 2006, the contest was met with a huge response: more than 16,000 contestants participated. In the “Cultural Activities” category, the greatest number of responses came from regular gatherings of artistic blacksmiths in Brtnice, called “Brtnice Anvil”. In the “Conservation of Cultural Heritage” category, the restored portal of a granary in Luka nad Jihlavou won the top prize.
In 2006, the Vysočina Region also awarded the “Vysočina Regional Prize” for the most beautiful non-fiction (or popular non-fiction) book with a financial award to the book’s publisher, based on the number of points awarded by a jury made up of the librarians of the Vysočina Region. In addition, financial and other gifts were awarded to Jan Šikl, director of the winning Czech documentary film in the category “Czech Delight” at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, and sculptor Radomír Dvořák for the creation of two sculptural reliefs in the quarries near Lipnice nad Sázavou.
Every year, the Vysočina Region supports efforts in the field of amateur art:
to organizers of local run-up and national shows of amateur art held in the Vysočina Region
to artists from the Vysočina Region for participating in national shows in other regions
Table – Financial support for amateur art in the year 2006 (in CZK)
Table – Individual events in non-professional arts in 2006 (national shows – support in CZK)
Table – Participation at performances by performers from the Vysočina Region (support in CZK)