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10th ALBANY ART PRIZE 2018
National Acquisitive Prize For Contemporary Australian Painting
$25,000 Acquisitive prize + studio residency
$2,500 Highly Commended Prize
$2,500 People’s Choice Prize
ENTRIES OPEN: September 8th, 2017
ENTRIES CLOSE: 4pm (WST), January 8th, 2018.
Exhibition Dates: 30th March - 6th May, 2018 - Albany Town Hall
CITY OF ALBANY ART PRIZE 2018
A National Acquisitive Prize for Contemporary Australian Painting
About the prize
Entering its 10th year in 2018, The City of Albany Art Prize is an important event in the cultural calendar of the Great Southern region, bringing the best of Australia’s contemporary painting practice to Albany. The Prize is integral to the ongoing development of the City’s already sizeable art collection via the major acquisitive prize, which is sponsored by The Jack Family Charitable Trust.
The Jack Family Charitable Trust and the Trustees, alongside the City of Albany, continue to recognize the important role that the Arts play in the broader community.
Albany is located 409 km south of Perth within the hub of a 40,000 square kilometre region known as the Great Southern.
For thousands of years, Noongar Aboriginal people of the Mineng group lived by Albany's
sheltered waters. Much of their story is lost in time but Noongar people play an increasingly
prominent role in Albany today. In 1826 Albany became the first European settlement in Western Australia.
Bounded by the Southern Ocean, the picturesque Stirling and Porongurup Ranges and the Great Southern hinterland, today Albany is one of WA’s most popular holiday destinations with a thriving cultural centre.
Exhibition detail
Prizes
$25,000 Acquisitive prize plus a 4 week studio residency in Albany with $2,500 for expenses
$2,500 Highly Commended Prize (non-acquisitive)
$2,500 People’s Choice Prize (non-acquisitive)
The winning artwork will be acquired by the City of Albany for their permanent artwork collection.
Venue
Carol Pettersen Hall, Albany Town Hall, York St, Albany. WA.
Dates
30 March – 6 May 2018
Open Daily 10am – 4pm
Entry requirements and details
Selection process
Three national Art Industry professionals will be involved in the selection process to
determine the final 30 artists and will judge the winners for the 2018 Art Prize.
Once the 3 judges are confirmed, we will advertise this information on our website.
Entry process
Entry is available online at
www.albanyartprize.com.au. Entries will not be
accepted via email or post.
The Albany Art Prize 2018 is open to artists aged over the age of 18, living and
working within Australia.
Artists are invited to submit up to three, two dimensional, wall based works
incorporating some form of painting process.
The entry is to be the work of the entrant and must have been produced between
March 2017 and March 2018. (12 month period).
Paintings in multiple parts are acceptable but must be considered as a single work
with a MAXIMUM size of 1.5 (Height) x 1.5 metre (Wide) including the frame.
Artworks must not exceed 20kg.
Artworks must be clearly labeled with the Artist’s name and artwork title.
Artworks must be the original work of the artist and not infringe copyright.
Artworks must be completed at the time of submission of entry details and images.
All works must be available for sale. If the artist is registered for GST, the selling price
must be GST inclusive.
Commission: A commission of 25% plus 10% GST will apply in the event of an artwork
sold during the exhibition.
Artworks must be submitted ready to hang with ‘D’rings or ‘Triangles’ to support the
weight of the artwork. Works requiring direct wall mounting or other installation
specifications must be discussed with the Co-ordinator prior to submission.
The City of Albany reserves the right not to exhibit a work if, in the opinion of the
judges, the images submitted earlier are not an adequate representation of the actual
work received.
You will need the following documents to accompany your application:
A Curriculum Vitae (up to 2 pages);
An artist’s statement (max 100 words) for each entry;
Digital images of the actual artwork being entered (maximum of 3 images per entry);
Images must be jpegs with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi at 15cm x 15cm but not
larger than 5MB in size
Entries submitted for selection will not be considered if not presented in the
prescribed format.
No other support material should be included.
Entry fee
Artists may submit up to three artworks with a fee of $33 per artwork (ie: 3 artworks
entered = $99). This fee is non-refundable if the artist is not selected in the final
exhibition.
Entries close 4.00pm Monday 8th January 2018 (Western Standard Time)
Please note that entries received after the closing date and time will NOT be accepted.
No late changes will be accepted.
Selected finalists and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by
Friday 16th February, 2018 of the selection outcome.
Publicity and promotional material
The City of Albany reserves the right to document, reproduce or otherwise use any
artwork entered into the Art Award for purposes associated with the Award, without
charge.
Authorship of the artwork will be publicly acknowledged.
The Artist grants to the City of Albany a non-exclusive licence to reproduce the work
in material form, to photograph, publish and/or communicate it to the public for prizerelated
purposes, and anything incidental to such purposes, including marketing,
publicity, educational and publication uses for the City of Albany Art Collection, in all
media, including but not limited to electronic/digital, broadcasting and print media, in
perpetuity.
The Artist warrants that the work is original and does not infringe the copyright, moral
rights or other rights of any third party.
Care and responsibility
The City of Albany will pay for the freight of the selected 30 works to travel from
the relevant Capital City transport depot to Albany and back again.
The artist will be responsible for transport and insurance of the work to and
from the transport depot in their capital city to meet the freight deadlines as
advised by the Co-ordinator.
The City of Albany will exercise reasonable care of exhibited works in its custody
however Artists are responsible for insurance of the artwork in transit. Adequate
precautions must be taken in packing of works as no responsibility will be taken for
damaged or lost works. Packaging must be suitable for return.
All exhibited artwork will be insured for loss or damage from fire, accident, theft or
vandalism from the date of receipt at the Albany Town Hall, till the exhibition
completion.
Insurance will be limited to $25,000 on any one artwork and the artist will be
responsible for a $100 excess on any single item.
Announcement of winners
The winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition at the Albany Town
Hall on Thursday 29th March 2018. The exhibition closes on Sunday 6th May 2018.
Three national Art Industry professionals will be involved in the selection process to
determine the final 30 artists and will judge the winners for the 2016 Art Prize. (Please
visit the website for biographies).
The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into. The winner
will be contacted by phone after the judging process is complete.
Studio residency
The Acquisitive Prize winner has the opportunity to spend up to four weeks staying in
a self-contained studio cottage at the Vancouver Arts Centre in Albany. The
residency includes $2,500 towards expenses (including travel).
During the residency the Artist will be required to present an artist talk. This and any
other public programming opportunities, will be negotiated with the Coordinator.
Enquiries:
City of Albany Visual Arts Officer: Indra Geidans
08 6820 3747 Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
indrag@albany.wa.gov.auwww.albanyartprize.com.au
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