Artisan at the 2012 AbaF Awards

We are excited to announce that on Tuesday night, artisan in partnership with BCM won the Australia Council Young and Emerging Artists category at the Queensland AbaF Awards! 

L-R: artisan CEO Liana Heath with Victoria Reichelt of the Australia Countil for the Arts and Paul Cornwell of BCM. Photograph by Sarah Keayes.

The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) annual awards night gives businesses the chance to showcase innovation in their support of the arts. 

The Australia Council Young and Emerging Artists award was given to artisan and BCM in recognition of the Emerging Curator Mentorship Program created by the partnership.

Established in 2011, the Emerging Curator Mentorship Program aims to support the development of future leaders within the arts. With financial support from BCM, artisan's Gallery team is responsible for selecting an emerging curator and providing guidance throughout the mentorship. The Emerging Curator is responsible for curating three exhibitions per year within BCM's Crucible Gallery and presenting curator talks at each exhibition opening.

The program has been a fantastic initiative and we are proud to have received recognition from  AbaF. Thank you to our wonderful partner BCM and the great team here at artisan, particularly our dedicated Gallery team.

We will now go on to be finalists at the national AbaF awards in Melbourne this October.

Read more about all of the AbaF Queensland winners here.

Clayton Utz Launch Art Award

Clayton Utz is proud to support the Arts through the Clayton Utz LAUNCH Art Award. The Award offers a $10,000 winner's prize and exhibition space for the finalists and is awarded to Queensland-based artists or artists with a strong connection to Queensland.

Entries close on 24 August, with finalists announced on 10 September. The winner will be announced on 4 October.

This year's judge will be multi award winning artist Michael Zavros.

Visit the website www.claytonutzartaward.com.au  for full details and online entry.

Queensland Regional Art Awards 2012

A quick reminder.....

If you haven't already entered, there is not much time left:

  

Closing 13 July -  Queensland Regional Art Awards 2012

The Queensland Regional Art Awards is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to highlight the wealth of creative talent located outside the capital city and provide a platform for further professional development.

The theme for 2012 is ‘the essential character of Queensland’. Artists can choose to reflect or reinterpret the State’s icons, which may include aspects of its diverse and distinct landscape or a depiction of unique individuals, places or landmarks that are significant to a community or the state. Artists may also choose to explore the theme by responding to recent or historic events that have shaped the State, including man-made and natural events.

Awards

• The Wayne Kratzmann Art Prize $7000 total value, Incl. $5000 cash prize, acquisitive, plus a two week residency in Brisbane
• Xstrata Young Artist Development Award* $5000 cash award; non-acquisitive
• Art Shed Brisbane People’s Choice Prize $750 art supplies
• AFTA Textile Prize value $1200 prize package Incl. scholarship and airfare to attend the annual TAFTA forum
• Digital Art Award* $2500 value Incl. two weeks fully funded residency at ‘The Edge’ Brisbane

Exhibition

All entries will feature in the Flying Arts online gallery and be eligible for the People’s Choice Prize. The judging panel will view all entries and shortlisted works will be freighted to Brisbane for final judging. The prizes will be awarded and a selection of works will be chosen by the curator to tour throughout Queensland in 2013.

ENTRIES CLOSE 13 July

For more information and entry forms CLICK HERE

Or contact the Program Coordinator. Email: projects@flyingarts.org.au Phone: 3216 1322