“Let it GROW Again!” Wins Czech ICOM Committee Prize for Best International Exhibition

Rona Pondick, Slim Jack, 2011-22, Patinated bronze, 47 x 24 x 27 in (119.38 x 60.96 x 68.58 cm)

We are honored to announce that the group exhibition Let it GROW Again! featuring Rona Pondick as a participating artist, has been awarded the Czech ICOM Committee Prize, recognizing it as the Best International Exhibition of the Year. 

The exhibition was co-curated by a Czech organizing institution in collaboration with the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria. It centered on the “tree”—a symbol of deep significance throughout art history—exploring its mythology, symbolism, and environmental dimensions. Through the intersection of art and nature, the exhibition offered a profound reflection on a millennia-long dialogue between the two. 

In its official statement, the jury remarked: 

“The intensive partnership with the leading Austrian art museum in Vienna's Belvedere resulted in an exceptionally ambitious exhibition project that explored the motif of the tree – an extraordinarily significant symbol in art history. The exhibition brought its mythology, rich symbolism, and role as a source of inspiration closer to the viewer. It became a celebration of the thousand-year symbiosis of art and nature, while at the same time prompting urgent reflections on environmental protection.”