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Australian Stencil Art Prize

Miss Link, Nesting, copyright Australian Stencil Art Prize

L’Australian Art Prize est né de discussions entre les producteurs d’événementiel culturel Jacinta Walpole et l’ artiste Nicholas Fintan, au sujet de la qualité de l’art au pochoir dans le Sydney Innerwest et d’un désir de diffusion. Vers la fin de 2008 Jacinta a reçu une petite subvention de démarrage du Conseil de Marrickville et le Prix est né.
Avec un formulaire d’inscription, les artistes ont été invités à soumettre une photo de leur oeuvre sur papier, toile ou autre support. Le jury comprend l’artiste contemporain James Powditch, la pochoiriste Vexta, Andrew Mac (Citylights project and Until Never Gallery), Nicholas Fintan (Australian Stencil Art Prize Curator), Fenella Kernebone (Triple J Radio), et Kath Melbourne (Marrickville Council) et Satta van Daal (Melbourne Stencil Festival).
Les finalistes exposés (entre 18 et 48 ans) sont MOX (Newtown, NSW), E.L.K. (Kaleen, ACT), Punkerlily (Brunswick East, VIC), Ralf Kempken (Fitzroy, VIC), Doohickey (Erskineville, NSW), Gail Butler (Bondi, NSW), Poncho Army (Mont Saint-Thomas, NSW), Miss Link (Sydney, NSW), Syke (Newtown, NSW), 23rd Key (Melbourne, VIC), Louis Georg (Curl Curl, NSW) et Joshua Smith (Adelaide, SA).
Le prix a été décerné à Miss Link !

Exposition des finalistes du 12 au 26 Mars 2009
Oh Really Gallery
55 Enmore Road, Newtown (Sydney), NSW Australia
www.australianstencilartprize.com
www.myspace.com/australianstencilartprize

Exhibition of finalists 12 - 26 March 2009, Oh Really Gallery, Sydney

In France we have many prestigious contemporary art awards, as the Ricard price, Altadis price or the Marcel Duchamp price exposing 4 finalists each year as part of the FIAC, with the key to winning a nice sum of euros and a solo exhibition at the Espace 315 in the Pompidou Centre. But no price so far in the field of street art, but it should be needed to get some official recognition towards this artistic trend…
Therefore welcome the Australian initiative which aims to annually recognize and reward stencil artists from Australia.
The Art Prize grew out of discussions between cultural events producer Jacinta
Walpole and Sydney artists Nicholas Fintan, about the calibre of stencil art in
Sydney’s Innerwest and a desire to see more of it. Late in 2008 Jacinta received a
small start up grant from Marrickville Council and an Art Prize was born.
Along with an entry form, artists were required to submit an electronic photo of their
stencil artwork on paper, canvas or material.
The panel of judges include contemporary artist James Powditch , internationally
renowned stencil artist Vexta, Andrew Mac (Citylights project and Until Never
Gallery), Nicholas Fintan (Australian Stencil Art Prize Curator), Fenella Kernebone
(Triple J Radio) and Kath Melbourne (Marrickville Council) and Satta van Daal
(Melbourne Stencil Festival).
Finalists (between 18 and 48 years old) showing include MOX ( Newtown, NSW ), E.L.K (Kaleen, ACT), Punkerlily (Brunswick East, VIC), Ralf Kempken (Fitzroy, VIC), Doohickey (Erskineville, NSW), Gail Butler (Bondi, NSW), Poncho Army (Mount Saint Thomas, NSW), Miss Link (Sydney, NSW), Syke (Newtown, NSW), 23rd Key (Melbourne, VIC), Louis Georg (Curl Curl, NSW) and Joshua Smith (Adelaide, SA).
And the winner is Miss Link !

Exhibition of finalists 12 – 26 March 2009
Oh Really Gallery
55 Enmore Road, Newtown (Sydney), NSW Australia
www.australianstencilartprize.com
www.myspace.com/australianstencilartprize

E.L.K, Mabo, copyright Australian Stencil Art Prize 23rd Key, Tiger, copyright Australian Stencil Art Prize Syke, Two Girls, copyright Australian Stencil Art Prize