Opens Thursday 5th July 6 – 8 pm—On display until Sunday 29thJuly
Our 5th Emerging Artist Awards exhibition for those that are still finding their 'art feet' with two fortunate artists coming away with an arts grant to help further their arts careers.
Two respected judges will award two grants to fresh new talent – one $1000 Arts West Grant, including a plaque that the artist will hold for one year, a feature article in Gallery36 online magazine, and one $500 Arts West Grant.
This concept was developed to bring out our hidden (emerging) talent – the ones that have had little or no exposure to the public - and assist them by guiding them through a number of processes they will need to understand as they emerge: applications for awards, competitions, funding – exhibiting – advertising – building databases of buyers, galleries etc.
The Emerging Artists Awards Grants have a mandatory ‘accountability process’ that the recipients will also be guided through. The grants must be spent to further artistic endeavor (not to catch up on unpaid fines etc :-)).
Up For Grabs
- All 20 Finalists - Exhibited in the Upstairs Gallery for 3 weeks.
- One Winner - $1000 Arts West Grant, plus $150 Resene Gift Voucher, $150 Gordon Harris Voucher, a feature article in Gallery36 online magazine.
- One Runner Up - $500 Arts West Grant, plus $100 Resene Gift Voucher, $100 Gordon Harris Voucher
- 18 Finalists - $20 Resene Gift Voucher
- 18 Finalists - Profiled in a special edition of Gallery36 the ezine showcasing Emerging Artists
- One People’s Choice Award Winner - $100 MyCanvas Voucher
Click here to view our 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 participants
TCAC Emerging Artist Definition
- The TCAC Emerging Artist is: coming into view; coming into existence; coming to maturity.
- The artists should not yet be contracted by a commercial gallery.
- They should not yet have had major exhibitions (mainly referring to solo exhibitions) in museums and exhibition halls.
- There are no requirements for academic standards. Eg. Self taught artists are welcome to apply. The artists should now be ready to present their work on the exhibition market.
- The TCAC Emerging Artist Awards does not discriminate in terms of the age of the applicants and hereby invites artists of all age groups who comply with the application criteria and the definition of an emerging artist to send their applications.
Our Judges
TBA
Entry Fee
Non Member $15 Member $10
Conditions Of Entry
- Open to Auckland residents only.
- The artist must comply with the definition of a TCAC Emerging Artist.
- All media of contemporary visual art are accepted in order to be open to new developments in art.
- Size: Maximum dimension is 1m x 1m x 1m x 1m
- It is important that the most current work of the artist is presented in the exhibition; therefore, the works should not be older than 2 years and not previously exhibited.
- Photographs of up to 2 works per person may be submitted. Original works are not required for initial selection.
Conditions on Selection
- Presentation: All work must be suitably and professionally presented ready for hanging with no protruding hanging devices at back of frame. String from D Ring device if possible. All work must be clearly labeled on the reverse side. Details must include: the artist's name, address, telephone number and title, medium, retail price of the work.
- TCAC will not accept any artwork that is still wet.
- Work may be for sale, commission will be 25% plus GST on commission only.
- Work is insured by TCAC during the exhibition, but is the responsibility of the artist during transit.
- The exhibition and awards will be selected by an independent judging panel. The judge's decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into.
- All works selected during the final selection process will be hung; these works will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.
- The TCAC reserves the right to photograph and publish any selected work in publicity media.
- Works not collected three months after the close of the exhibition, will become the property of the TCAC
Important Dates
Friday, 15 June 2012 - 4pm Closing Date for entries by submission of photo/s
Monday, 25 June 2012 – by 4pm Finalists advised.
Monday, 2 July 2012 (10am -2pm) Delivery of selected work to gallery
Thursday, 5 July 2012 (6 – 8pm) Opening and Presentation ceremony
Friday, 6 July – Sunday, 29 July 2012 Public exhibition (10-4:30 7 Days)
Monday, 30 August 2012 (10am – 2pm) Collection of unsold work
