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SALON ART PRIZE – Call for
applications
Deadline for entries 17.00 (GMT), Saturday 7th
August, 2010.
Matt
Roberts Arts is currently seeking applications for the fourth
annual Salon Art Prize (www.salonartprize.com)
exhibition which will take place from Thursday 7th October -
Saturday 30th October 2010.
This
year we expect to exhibit up to 100 artists working in
Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Collage, Sculpture and
Installation (including sound) within our 1000sq ft gallery on
Vyner Street, in East London.
We
will also award one artist the Selectors' Prize supported by
John Jones, which consists of £1000 and a solo show at our
gallery space in 2011.
Salon09
- Installation view
This years' selection panel will consist
of:
Peter
Bonnell (Curator, ArtSway)
Kate
MacGarry (Director, Kate MacGarry gallery)
Richard
Birkett (Curator, ICA)
The
competition is open to university graduates, current students,
and untrained professionals.
International applications are welcomed and there is no
limit on the age of work submitted.
Salon09
- Installation view
All
Salon Art Prize applicants must be registered as an Associate
Members of Matt Roberts Arts. Annual membership costs £8 (GBP) for
UK-based artists and £10 (GBP) for those based outside
of the UK.
As we
are not-for-profit all membership contributions support our
ongoing professional development services.
Alternatively you can send a cheque, postal order or
bankers draft (made out to Matt Roberts Arts) to the gallery
address: Unit 1, 25 Vyner Street, London, E2 9DG
The
deadline for applications and associate membership payments is
17.00 (GMT), Saturday 7th August, 2010.
About Matt Roberts Arts
Matt
Roberts Arts is a dynamic not-for-profit organisation founded
in 2006 to create opportunities for artists in new locations
and contexts. Our team offers support to creative
practitioners by providing a range of professional development
programmes and national and international touring
exhibitions.
www.mattroberts.org.uk
About John Jones
John
Jones is a company that is committed to finding the best
bespoke solutions for the presentation of artwork. With forty
years experience, their traditional craft has evolved within
the world of fine art and contemporary design. Each of their
departments shares advice on innovative materials, new
techniques and to collaborate on ideas with artists and
designers alike.
John
Jones has four key departments; framing, artist surfaces,
photography and printing which provide a complete in house
service delivering outstanding results by supporting the key
stages of an artwork from its construction to its
presentation, documentation and reproduction.
With
a long history of supporting modern and contemporary art John
Jones is delighted to be sponsoring the Selector’s Prize at
Salon 2010.
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