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Conceived in 2021, the inaugural National Emerging Art Prize (NEAP) was established to provide a highly visible national platform to identify, promote and support promising emerging visual and ceramic artists in Australia. The prize exists to not only offer a robust and highly visible platform to showcase artists in the emerging stages of their career, but also to furnish the winners and runners up with a significant cash prize and suite of non-cash prizes to further support their practice, and to provide a pathway to a long-term art career and representation.
The overall single winning entry will receive an acquisitive $20,000 cash prize (painting) —donated by Major Sponsor, Morgans Financial, and $5,000 for the winning ceramics entry.
Up to 25 finalists (painting) will be invited to participate in an exhibition in November with all works available for sale to the public. This prize looks to connect collectors with emerging artists.
The winner (painting) will also receive the Michael Reid Gallery Prize of a solo exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in the following year.
Overall Winner:
- $20,000 acquisitive Cash Prize from Morgans Financial
- Solo Exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in 2022
- 3 x 1 hour mentoring sessions with Michael Reid OAM, Gallery Director Toby Meagher, and Curator Amber Creswell Bell
- Art Collector Magazine annual subscription
The winner’s solo exhibition is further supported by:
- $2000 in framing credit with Graphic Art Mount
- Courier of works from anywhere on the east coast with LogiArt
- Professional photographic documentation of the exhibition
- 2 x return flights to Sydney for the exhibition
Award of Excellence:
- $2000 non-acquisitive cash prize from Morgans Financial
- A 1 hour mentoring session with Michael Reid OAM, Gallery Director Toby Meagher, and Curator Amber Creswell Bell
- $500 art book pack from Thames & Hudson
- ArtMonthly Magazine annual subscription
PRIZE FOR EMERGING CERAMICISTS
Offering a total prize pool of $7,000, up to 25 finalists will be invited to participate in an exhibition hosted by Michael Reid CLAY, with all works available for sale to the public. This prize looks to connect collectors with emerging ceramicists.
The overall single winning ceramic entry receives an acquisitive $5000 cash prize.
The overall winner will also receive the Michael Reid Gallery Prize of a solo show with the CLAY program at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in the following year.
Overall Winner:
- $5,000 acquisitive Cash Prize
- Solo Exhibition with CLAY at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in 2022
- 2 x 1 hour mentoring sessions with Michael Reid OAM, Gallery Director Toby Meagher, and Curator Amber Creswell Bell
- A 1-year The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) membership
- A 1-year subscription to The Journal of Australian Ceramics courtesy of TACA.
- Clay / Glaze pack from Sydney Ceramic Supplies
Applications are now OPEN. Entries Close 1st October 2021.
See nationalemergingartprize.com.au regarding how to apply.
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