The site08 Darbyshire award is
inviting submissions from contemporary artists based in the
UK.
UK artist Peter Liversidge will
select and shortlist the entries for the award. Peter Liversidge
has exhibited widely in Europe and the US. Liversidge exhibited
at the recent Europalia Festival in Brussels, having been
selected by the British Council as the UK’s representing
artist.
Darbyshire Framers will be awarding a prize of up to
£1500 worth of framing services to an exhibiting artist
who will also be offered a nine day exhibition at SVA, John
Street, Stroud. Darbyshire Framers is a leading framer and
art fabricator in the contemporary art world and has attracted
a range of high-profile clients; Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin
and Derek Jarman as well as commercial and public galleries
such as Gagosian, White Cube.
Shortlisted entries will be exhibited at the Museum in the
Park, Stroud Gloucestershire throughout June as part of the
Site08 festival. The winner will be announced on Friday June
13th at special award ceremony at the Museum in the Park.
The deadline for entries is 28th April 2008.
Download
application guidelines here
See last years
Darbyshire award winner Aimee Lax here |
