The first and only annual national award for young visual artists in Croatia.
One artist gets awarded by 2 month residency in a prestigious USA institution and a solo exhibition in Zagreb.
The Award was established 2002.
Institute for Contemporary Art - SCCA, Zagreb

Radoslav Putar
(Varaždin 20.7.1929 - Zagreb 18.7.1994)
The Award was named after Radoslav Putar, eminent art historian, critic and curator, who by his effort significantly directed Croatian culture towards the contemporary visual arts language.