TORONTO.- Continuing a longstanding tradition of supporting Canadian contemporary art, Scotiabank announced the shortlist for the inaugural Scotiabank Photography Award, the largest award in Canada for an established Canadian photographer: · Roy Arden…
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…
Local Woman Immortalized in Bronze as Folkestone’s Mermaid
FOLKESTONE.- Georgina Baker has been selected as Folkestone’s answer to Copenhagen’s famous “Little Mermaid” statue. Local resident Georgina will strike the distinctive “Mermaid” pose as the model for a life-size bronze st…
Jewish Museum in London Shortlisted for Major Award
LONDON.- The redeveloped Jewish Museum has made the shortlist for next week’s BT Visit London Awards in the Best New Tourism Experience category. This nomination acknowledges the significant contribution the new Jewish Museum makes to the cultural…
International Shortlist for the Third Prix Pictet, World’s Leading Prize in Photography, Announced
LONDON.- The shortlist for the Third Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability, is announced today. The theme for this year’s edition is Growth. The shortlisted artists are: Christian Als (Denmark) Edward Burtyn…
International Shortlist for the Third Prix Pictet, World’s Leading Prize in Photography, Announced
LONDON.- The shortlist for the Third Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability, is announced today. The theme for this year’s edition is Growth. The shortlisted artists are: Christian Als (Denmark) Edward Burtyn…
International Shortlist for the Third Prix Pictet Announced
LONDON.- The shortlist for the Third Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability, is announced today. The theme for this year’s edition is Growth. The shortlisted artists are: Christian Als (Denmark) Edward Burtynsky (C…
Tate Britain in London Shows Works by the Four Artists Competing for the Turner Prize
LONDON (AP).- The Tate Britain museum is to exhibit works being considered for this year’s Turner Prize. Four artists are competing for Britain’s best known contemporary art prize, which in the past has often been controversial. The exhibit will open…
Royal Institute of British Architects Announces Shortlists for Five Special Awards 2010
LONDON.- The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) today announces the shortlists for five special awards which honour the UK’s best new school buildings, conservation projects, public spaces and smaller projects; the shortlist for the RIBA…
United Kingdom’s Largest Painting Prize Announces Shortlist
LIVERPOOL.- The final shortlist for the UK’s biggest painting competition, the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, is announced today. Almost 3,000 entrants submitted work in the hope of being one of the 45 shortlisted artists and in with a chance…