| ART 4 LIFE ART PRIZE In support of Breast Cancer Council Queensland One entry per artist - Size should not exceed 2sqm - Entries must be for sale. Paintings to have been completed in the past two years Details: Theme is "Australian Portrait". The theme refers to any aspect of portraiture executed in traditional or contemporary painting style. Works can be in any medium on canvas, paper or hardboard. Entries Open 1st June Entries Close 12 noon 30th June Enter on-line - competition runs till 12 noon 31st of June Voting commences 1st -31st July and will be decided by an online popular voting system. Next Competition Entries open July 1st 2008. WARWICK ART PRIZE 08 Section #1 $5000 Acquisitive Painting Prize Section #2 $1000 Non Acquisitive Sculpture Award. Section #3 $1000 Non Acquisitive Contemporary Textile Award. Section #4 Non Works on Paper Award. Additional Prize $750 Non Acquisitive Warick Daily News Local Artist Award. Important dates: Entries Close friday 11 July Opening and presentation of prizes Friday 22 August. Warick Art Gallery 49 Albion St Warick Qld. Karina.devine@southerndowns.qld.gov.au KENILWORTH 11th Annual Art Exhibition Entries close 12th September 2008 27th Sept - 5th October Total Prize Money $6,300 email kac@kenilwortharts.org.au TATTERSALL CLUB LANDSCAPE ART PRIZE 2008 $20,000 Call for Artists Deadlines: 25 July 2008, Brisbane QLD The Tattersall's Landscape Art Prize is one of Australia's most lucrative Landscape Art Prizes. The Art Prize is acquisitive. In 2008 the Club celebrates its nineteenth annual Art Prize. PRIZES Winning Entry: $20,000 Highly Commended: Two business class airfares to Europe sponsored by Emirates Members Choice: $5,000 gift voucher for Hardy Brothers Jewellers e-mail us at: bernie@apq.com.au THE SUNSHINE COAST ART PRIZE Is a national contemporary painting and 2D art award. It is an initiative of Caloundra City Council and principal partner Sajen legal. The winner will receive $15,000 plus a 4 week residency in Maleny on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland to the value of $5,000. There is also a non-acquisitive people's choice award valued at $2,500 that will be announced at the end of the exhibition. Entries Open: 14 Dec. - Entries Close: 30 March. THE GALLIPOLI ART PRIZE VALUED AT: $15,000 (ACQUISITIVE) The Gallipoli Art Prize Organising Committee invites any eligible artist to submit a painting (subject to the conditions) in competition for the Gallipoli Art Prize of $15,000 which includes the Club's acquisition of the work for the Gallipoli Memorial Club Museum Fund. The Gallipoli Art Prize will be awarded to the artist who best depicts the spirit of the Gallipoli Campaign as expressed in the Club's "Creed". SWELL SCULPTURE FESTIVAL Provides the community with a free outdoor event that creates a visual splendor amongst a natural coastal setting and the experience of interaction and wonder as artists create large durable artworks specifically built for the outdoor environment. 2008 Call for entries now open - Applications close 1st April 2008 Acquisition and Awards of up to $30,000 include the Gold Coast City Council's $20,000 Acquisition Award. This continued support of Swell Sculpture ensures that the purchased artwork will be permanently installed in the division 14 precinct following the exhibition. Visual Art: judged by Kelly Gellatly Outstanding Entry prize: $1000 Format: 2D or 3D accepted in any medium Maximum size and weight: 1.2m x 1.2m and 10kgs No works in multiple pieces To enter: Send 2 identical and good quality photographs of your artwork (no larger than A4 size), an 80 word statement of inspiration, medium used, dimensions, price (including 35% commission) or 'Not For Sale' and entry form with payment. Please note that judging will be done from your photographs and statement. THE OLA COHN MEMORIAL SCULPTURE AWARD A non-acquisitive sculpture prize and exhibition, with a cash prize of $5,000. The Award is conducted by the Centre for Adult Education (CAE) and is open to living, practicing artists, who are citizens of Australia, and have been a resident of Victoria for the previous twelve months. The winning sculpture will be required to be made available for display at the CAE Flinders Street and/or Ola Cohn Centre for the Arts Campuses for a three month period following the announcement of the Award winner. Schedule: 12 May Entries Close 23 May Notification of preselection outcome (invitation to submit actual artwork for final selection) 6 Jun final date for delivery of finalists' artworks 22 Jun announcement of Award and exhibition launch Download the entry form for more information ART AWARDS The Cancer Council of Victoria Indigenous Art: judged by Liz Liddle Outstanding Entry prize: $1000 See 'Visual Art' category for entry details. NCA ART EXHIBITION 2008 We are proud to announce that the NCA will be running in 2008. Scheduled for mid May, this year's theme will be 'Freedom'. The Exhibition will look different to the past few years in relation to our categories; those being limited to Painting, Photography and Fashion/Jewellery. We will have our regular awards; the Resident of Newtown Award, and; the People's Choice Award. Applications close May 1st 2008 chriss@newtownmission.org.au MELBOURNE PRIZE FOR URBAN SCULPTURE 2008 $60,000 cash Comprising: $30,000 cash, supported by the Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund; and $30,000 cash for the International Travel Grant, supported by the City of Melbourne. The International Travel Grant will provide the recipient with a free itinerary for international travel for career development. Artist fee for finalist $2,000 (incl. GST) each will be provided to a maximum of 10 finalists to assist with costs associated with the public exhibition. Supported by Australian Art Resources and the Melbourne Prize Trust. FLETCHER JONES ART PRIZE Artists are invited to submit applications for the $30,000 acquisitive painting prize. Closing date: Friday 30 May 2008 (5.00pm) 2008 WATERHOUSE NATURAL HISTORY ART PRIZE. ENTRIES OPEN - Entries close Friday 30 May 2008. Entry forms can be downloaded from this website, or collected from the South Australian Museum. Prize money in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize will be raised to a total of $107,500 from 2008. $50,000 prize for overall winner Prizes in Categories A, B and C will remain the same, be divided as follows: * 1st = $10,000 * 2nd = $5,000 * 3rd = $2,500 $5,000 prize for People's Choice. THE PARLIAMENT PLEIN AIR PRIZE $20,000 In establishing the a plein air painting competition, The Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize Committee recognises this great and often overlooked aspect of Australian painting, with an acquisitive prize aimed at developing a collection of plein air paintings of NSW subjects, in perpetuity for the people of the New South Wales. THE ROBERT JACKS Drawing Prize Entry forms will be available for download from the website in late March. Non-acquisitive prize $5,000. WAVERLEY ART PRIZE Open to artists from all over Australia. All works selected for showing will automatically be entered in the Mayor's Prize and the Open Prize. Open Prize -$5,000 - Mayor's prize - $1,000 - Printmaking Prize $1,000 -Oil Prize - Paints to the value of $1,000 Drawing Prize - $1,000 Works on paper - $1,000 - Mixed media -$1,000 All prizes are acquisitive. THE BLAKE PRIZE FOR RELIGIOUS ART One of the more prestigious art prizes in Australia. For 55 years it has been awarding a prize for works of art that explore the subject of religious awareness and spirituality. In difference to art prizes that are awarded for distinct subject areas such as landscape or portraiture, the Blake has always invited a much more open, personal and idiosyncratic response, so much so that it has earned the criticism, ire and sometimes applause of critics and the public alike. After all, what is religious art? ENTRIES CLOSE: Friday 27 June FINALIST EXHIBITION OPENING: Thursday 4 September. FINALIST EXHIBITION DATES: Friday 5 September - Saturday 4 October THE SIGNATURE OF M ART PRIZE With its $150,000 first prize and a total prize pool of $180,000 will be one of the largest art projects in this nation's history. The winning artwork will be auctioned with all profits going the AFL Foundations 'Ladder Project'. JOHN LESLIE ART PRIZE Shifting Landscapes - Focusing on the Natural World The theme for the 2008 prize is paintings depicting the natural world with references to, and perceptions of, the important issues contained within. Timeline 30 July: Closing date for receipt of entries. 31 August: All selected artists informed. 29 September: Selected artists to deliver work to the Gallery. 3 October: Judging of prize. 3 October: Official opening of exhibition and announcement of award winner Exhibition Dates: 4 October to 16 November 2008 - 16 November: Exhibition closes Conditions of Entry and an Application Form are available for download. OFF THE WALL the independent Artist showcase. Art Brisbane deadline 3rd March 2008 Art Sydney 07 deadline 1st August 2008 Applications should include: * A copy of your current CV * 4 x A4 hard copy colour images and 72dpi jpeg images of your work (via email) - You do not have to exhibit the exact work that you submit as part of the application, but the work you send in should be representative of your working style. These images will be used for selection and website promotion purposes. THE 2008 FLEURIEU ART PRIZE, The $50,000 Fleurieu Art Prize 2008 - and associated art prizes are now calling for entries. Artists are invited to enter by 1 August 2008. Entry forms can be downloaded from www.artprize.com.au or by phoning: 08 8323 7984 WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE Offers prizes totaling $13,000 including: * an acquisitive award of $10,000 * The Special Commendation non-acquisitive award of $2,000 and * The Viewers' Choice, a non-acquisitive award of $1,000. Key dates for entrants, Thursday 1 May 2008 Call for entries Friday 8 August entries close REDLANDS ART AWARDS Are a biennial contemporary painting competition open to all Australian artists. Presented by Redland Yurara Art Society and Redland Art Gallery, Redland Art Awards 2008 features four non-acquisitive prizes. $10,000 is awarded as first prize with runner up awards of $4,000 and $2,500 as well as the Meredith Foxton People's Choice Award of $500. ANL ART PRIZE 2008 The Mission to Seafarers Victoria is calling for entries for the 2008 ANL Maritime Art Prize & Exhibition. Theme "The Relationship Between Humanity & The Sea" Entries Close 8th August, 2008 Entry Fee $33 inc. GST See the Forms Link to download an Entry Form. THE 2008 BLACK SWAN PRIZE for Portraiture. The Black Swan Prize for Portraiture is poised to become a major player in Australian portraiture competitions by establishing a valid alternative to the Eastern State Portraiture Prizes. Beginning with the 2007 Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, to be held at the historic Perth This exciting event began with a bang in 2007 with a special retrospective exhibition of entrants of the Archibald Prize. Held in Perth, Western Australia, it was a huge success with over 5000 people attending the exhibition in a 6 day period. In 2008 the competition begins afresh with artists invited to paint a portrait of a well known/respected Australian. This year the 1st prize is $20,000 with a special People's Choice Prize of $5,000. In 2009 the 1st Prize will be $25,000 and in 2010 it will be $30,000. |
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