From the Melbourne Prize Media release - for full information go to the prize website http://www.melbourneprize.org/
Notes from the media release for the Melbourne Prize 2014:
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Celebrating 10 years of opportunity, recognition and reward through the annual Melbourne PrizeVictorian sculptors are invited to enter in one of Australia’s most valuable arts prizes as entries open today for the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014.
Celebrating its tenth year of supporting the arts in Victoria, the Prize provides the opportunity to recognise and reward Victoria’s abundant talent in sculpture through an innovative and inspiring prize and public exhibition of finalists.
With a total prize pool of around $120,000, there are two main categories this year. The $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 plus the new $40,000 Rural & Regional Development Award 2014. There are also awards for professional development and public voting available. The Prize focuses on the urban environment and the importance of sculpture, in all its forms, to inform our civic spaces and enrich public life.
Melbourne Prize Trust Executive Director, Mr Simon Warrender, said the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 will provide significant opportunities for local sculptors, especially with the addition of the new Rural & Regional Development Award 2014. The Federation Square exhibition will enable the public to experience Victoria’s creative talent first hand.
"We are excited to be celebrating our tenth anniversary by significantly adding to the prize and award offering this year and proving opportunities to Victorian sculptors. Victoria is renowned as Australia’s arts capital and the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 and awards will recognise and reward excellence, creativity and talent across the state," Mr. Warrender said.
"The prize this year has been made possible by the support and generosity of our partners and patrons, all of whom understand the importance of fostering our creative resources." He added.
The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 and Awards include the following categories:
Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 - $60,000 cash, generously supported by The Vera Moore Foundation, The Tallis Foundation and the Melbourne Prize Trust.
Rural & Regional Development Award 2014 - $40,000 cash, generously supported by the Geoff and Helen Handbury Foundation, whose focus in supporting this Award is to provide opportunities to sculptors in rural and regional Victoria.
Professional Development Award 2014 - $10,000 cash, plus $2,500 Qantas international airfare credit and a professional practice opportunity in Sculpture & Spatial Practice, School of Art, VCA, The University of Melbourne.
Civic Choice Award 2014 - $4,000 cash, supported by the Melbourne Prize Trust. Awarded from votes cast by visitors to the November public exhibition at Event & Exhibition Partner Federation Square and online at www.melbourneprize.org following the announcement of finalists (see Key Dates).
The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 is unique as it enables entrants to submit either a completed artwork or a proposal for an artwork. This reinforces the link between the idea and the object, thus broadening the scope for creative expression.
Entry forms are available at www.melbourneprize.org. Entries can be made by the individual artist or by nomination. Entries close on 16 June 2014.
The judges this year are Tony Ellwood, Director, National Gallery of Victoria, Juliana Engberg, Artistic Director, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Professor Callum Morton, Head of Fine Art, MADA, Monash University Art Design & Architecture and Sculptor, Professor Marie Sierra, Artist & Head, Tasmanian College of the Arts, University of Tasmania and Simone Slee, Artist & Head, Sculpture & Spatial Practice, School of Art, Victorian College of the Arts, Faculty of VCA and MCM, The University of Melbourne.
Key dates
16 April 2014 - Entries open
16 June 2014 - Entries close
23 July 2014 - Finalists announced
10 - 24 November 2014 - Finalist Exhibition at Federation Square
13 November 2014 - Recipients announced
28 November 2014 - Civic Choice Award 2014 announced
The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 and Awards are made possible through the generous support of partners and patrons of the Melbourne Prize Trust, which can be seen at www.melbourneprize.org. Government Partners include the State Government through Arts Victoria, and the City of Melbourne. The Prize is an initiative of the Committee for Melbourne, with design by Cornwell.
For more information or for interview opportunities call Tony Faccenda at Royce on 0411 231 433/ email at tony@royce.com.au or visit www.melbourneprize.org.
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