LONDON.- Russell Hill announced as overall winner of the Catlin Art Prize 2011, now celebrating its fifth year at The Tramshed, Shoreditch. To celebrate the fifth year of The Catlin Art Prize, the 2011 exhibition invited former winners and key artists …
Leigh Anne Lester Wins 2011 Hunting Art Prize
HOUSTON,TX.- The graphite drawing was selected from 110 finalist pieces in the 31st annual award program, which is sponsored by the global oil services company and is the most generous annual art prize in North America for painting and drawing. The ann…
Art 41 Basel Announces Art Statements: Spotlighting Solo Shows by Emerging Artists
BASEL.- For Art 41 Basel the Art Statements sector spotlights 26 solo projects by young artists. Selected by the Art Basel Committee from more than 300 applications, the participating artists come from 14 different countries. The Art Statements sector …
National Portrait Gallery Announces Annual BP Portrait Art Prize Shortlist
London.- The shortlist for this year’s BP Portrait Award have been unveiled. The winner, who will be announced on the 14 June, will receive £25,000 prize money and a commission worth £4,000. The annual BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious por…
Canadian and Indian Photographers Compete for The Grange Prize
TORONTO.- Two Canadian and two Indian photographers will have the opportunity to win The Grange Prize, Canada’s largest cash prize for photography and the only major Canadian art prize whose winner is chosen by the public. Each year, The Grange Pr…
ArtPrize 2011 Registration Dates Announced
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- Officials of ArtPrize, a radically open art competition giving away the world’s largest art prize, have announced the 2011 registration dates for venues and artists and special dates for submitting art to be installed in the Gra…
Maxxi Opens Two Exhibitions in Support of the Work of Young Italian Artists
ROME.- Four site-specific installations that transform the museum space inside and out, 3,015 portfolios of young artists, 150 videos and 2 online databases, an “open call” to all those artists who have yet to present their work to the public…
Art Gallery of Ontario Announces Toronto-Based Artist Kristan Horton Wins $50,000 Grange Prize
TORONTO.- After a forty-day public vote, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan announced that Toronto-based artist Kristan Horton is the winner of The Grange Prize 2010. The $50,000 prize is Canada’s largest photography prize, also grantin…
Art Gallery of Ontario Announces Toronto-Based Artist Kristan Horton Wins $50,000 Grange Prize
TORONTO.- After a forty-day public vote, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan announced that Toronto-based artist Kristan Horton is the winner of The Grange Prize 2010. The $50,000 prize is Canada’s largest photography prize, also grantin…
Toronto-Based Artist Kristan Horton Wins $50,000 Grange Prize
TORONTO.- After a forty-day public vote, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan announced that Toronto-based artist Kristan Horton is the winner of The Grange Prize 2010. The $50,000 prize is Canada’s largest photography prize, also granting $…