ArtRightNow - Australian Art Prizes Closing in the next 30 days

Chroma Student Art Competition

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Closes on 31 Mar 2010
The Chroma Student Art Competition is open to students enrolled in atertiary art course with a duration of at least one year. Students must be a resident of either the USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand or Australia and seventeen or older and enrolled in an art course. Paintings will need to have incorporated some Chroma paints in their work. Refer to the Chroma website for the specific registration details.
30 semi-finalists are selected from 3 rounds, closing December 31 2009, March 31 2010 and July 31 2010.

Prizes

Grand Prize - $5,000
Best Acrylic - $1,000
Best Oil - $1,000
Popular Choice - $1,000 for each of the three rounds
Finalists x 30 - $50 each

Contact: For more information call 1800 023 935.

Venue: online, but the Chroma Office in Australia is Chroma Australia Pty. Ltd, 17 Mundowi Road Mt Kuring-Gai, Nsw, 2080 Australia.

City of Hobart Art Prize

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Closes on 17 Mar 2010
The City of Hobart Art Prize is open to artists, designers and craftspeople nationwide - this year the two categories for this award are digital media and ceramics.

The City of Hobart Art Prize seeks to:

promote art, craft and design practice in a way that is inclusive
encourage experimentation within and across art, craft and design forms
present an exciting exhibition that offers a ‘snap shot’ of contemporary practice
provide the city of hobart with a collection of significant works
showcase the work of tasmanian artists, craftspeople and designers within a national context.

The judging panel for the 2010 will be:

Jose Da Silva, associate curator (film, video and new media) Queensland art gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Brian Parkes, Associate Director And Senior Curator, Object Gallery, Sydney
Jane Stewart, Coordinating Curator Of Art, Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery, Hobart.

Prizes

Prize for Digital Media (acquisitive) - $15,000
Prize for Ceramics (acquisitive) - $15,000
Mona Prize (non-acquisitive) - $7,500
The Myer People's Choice Award - $1,000

Entry Fee: The entry fee for 2010 is $30.00

Venue: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 40 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania.

Contact: The Cultural Development Coordinator on 03 6238 2778 or email boothb@hobartcity.com.au

Head On Portrait Prize

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Closes on 14 Mar 2010
Head On is the nation's major innovative showcase for Australianportrait photography, reflecting a vibrant, diverse cross-section ofnew and traditional photographic practices.

The show's main selection criteria are the quality and impact of the image, rather than the celebrity of the photographeror subject. As a result Head On is regarded by the arts community andreviewers as the most critically important photographic portrait prizein the country.

Venue: Australian Centre for Photography, 257 Oxford Street Paddington NSW 2021.

Contact: For more information email moshe@headon.com.au or call 61 2 9665 5865.

National NAIDOC Poster Competition

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Closes on 31 Mar 2010
The National NAIDOC Poster Competition is an opportunity for talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to have their artwork showcased across Australia as part of NAIDOC celebrations.

Indigenous Australians are encouraged to enter the NAIDOC Poster Competition and nominate fellow community members to receive National NAIDOC Awards.

Prizes:

The winning entry will collect $5,000 as well as featuring on the NAIDOC poster and will be displayed across Australia in workplaces, schools and community organisations.

Contact: For more information send an email to info@naidoc.org.au

Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland (for 2009).

Sidney Myer International Ceramics Award

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Closes on 02 Apr 2010
This is a biennial event - next scheduled for 2010.

The Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award is organised by the Shepparton Art Gallery in association with La Trobe University.

Entries for the new award, The Sidney Myer Fund AustralianCeramic Art Award, are now open for both Australian andInternational ceramic artists. With an expansion to $55,000 inprize monies, the new award confirms its place as the premierAustralian/International acquisitive art award.

There will be three recipients of the award, each of whom willreceive a significant stipend to produce a body of work forexhibition, on the understanding that the gallery will select onework for its collection. Costs associated with the exhibition willbe borne by the gallery, including freight and the production of afully illustrated catalogue. The gallery will also pay airfares andaccommodation for recipient artists to attend the opening event andpresent at the associated seminar.

Prizes

Prizes on offer are: SIDNEY MYER FUND PREMIER AWARD: $15,000

Australian Artist - $25,000 (as the cash component)
International Artist - $25,000 (as the cash component)
Emerging Australian - $5,000 (as the cash component)

Venue: Shepparton Art Gallery, Eastbank Centre, 70-90 Welsford StWelsford St, Shepparton VIC 3632

Contact: For more information call 03 5832 9861.

Swell Currumbin Sculpture Festival

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Closes on 15 Mar 2010
This is an outdoor sculpture show with many works displayed on the coastline along the Currumbin Beach ocean walkway in Queensland, Australia. The sculptures are exhibited over ten days, with festivities on the weekends including additional sculpture talks and workshops..

The sculptures are built for the outdoor environment and utilise materials such as steel, bronze, timber, stone, glass and copper. Swell Smalls is an exhibition of smaller works that will be displayed at The Way of Design Gallery adjacent to the beachfront along Pacific Parade, Currumbin.

The following awards are offered:

Gold Coast City Council's $20,000 Acquisition Award
Satterley Property Group Public Art Acquisition $20,000
Satterley Property Group Public Art Acquisition $10,000
People's Choice - $3000
Kids' Choice - $2000
Emerging Artist Award - $1500

The Gold Coast City Council has $20,000 to acquire public art at their discretion.

Curators for 2010 -The curatorial panel includes Queensland Government Architect Philip Follent, renowned artist Donna Marcus, Director of the Swell Festival Natasha Edwards and curaotr Dev Lengiel.

Entry Fee for 2010: $45 inclusive of GST.

Venue: Currumbin Beach Ocean Walkway, Currumbin, 4223, Queensland.

Contact: For more information call 07 5525 6392 or email info@swellsculpture.com.au Swell Sculpture Festival PO Box 457 Currumbin Qld 4223

The Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Closes on 31 Mar 2010
Prize announced on Friday 11 June 2010 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm.

The aim of the exhibition is to enhance the recognition of, and offer a unique award to emerging artists. Originally open to young artists under the age of 35 and living in South-East Queensland, The Churchie has now opened its doors to all artists over the age of 18 years nationwide. The prize is held each May.

The churchie national emerging art exhibition was established in 1987. Its founders comprised art patrons, collectors and art gallery directors invited by parents of students attending the Anglican Church Grammar School to form a committee for the churchie.

Prize:

Winner - $10,000

Venue: Churchie, Morris Hall Building, Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane QLD, Australia 4169

Contact: For more information call the Churchie staff on 07 3896 2200 or email enquiries@churchieemergingart.com

Fees for 2010 - $35 for the submission of up to 3 works per exhibition year and 25% commission on sales.