- presented by Radio FM4

The Elevate Artivism Award is awarded to an Austrian artist or artist group, who or which engages in sociopolitical issues and is actively working for positive and sustainable change. In the spirit of the Elevate Festival (combining contemporary music and political discourse), this award should encourage artists to engage in activism. Important criteria are: the quality of the artistic work itself; the effectiveness of the work; innovation and sustainability.

Bands, artists, groups and initiatives (all art forms) can be nominated in a public call for nominees (May 11th to June 30th 2015). The Elevate team and FM4 will choose five finalists out of all nominations.

This award is presented in cooperation with Radio FM4. The top five contestants will be presented by FM4 and voted on in the public voting phase on FM4's website as well as on this website from October 1-15 2015.