The City of Hobart Art Prize is open to artists, designers and craftspeople nationwide. It brings together contemporary visual arts, craft and design practice in a single exhibition. For only the second time in its 23 year history all of the major awards in the 2011 City of Hobart Art Prize have been won by Tasmanian artists.
2011 City of Hobart Art Prize - People's Choice
Over 1500 people voted in this year's People's Choice Award and the winner is:
Dr Megan Keating, Pulp and Smoke
During the exhibition people were encouraged to vote for their favourite work in the People's Choice Award worth $1000 for the most popular work. This is only the third time in the City of Hobart Art Prize's 23 year history that the public have agreed with the official judges.
A lucky member of the public has also won the People's Choice Voter's Prize ($100 Gift Voucher from Fullers Bookshop, courtesy of Hobart City Council) and the winner is:
Mr Mick Morton
Congratulations to both winners and thank you to everyone who voted. Winners have been notified directly and were announced in The Mercury, Saturday, 1 October in the Public Notices section.
2011 City of Hobart Art Prize - Winners
Presenting the awards at the launch on Friday 22 July, The Honourable, The Lord Mayor of Hobart, Alderman Rob Valentine said, "The three winning artists live or work in Hobart so we are extremely proud to have artists of this calibre resident in our city and state. With nearly 400 entries the judging task this year was considerable and I commend the judges for their rigour and professionalism."
"The City of Hobart Art Prize is an important national art prize and the Hobart City Council is very proud of its role in initiating and presenting this event over 23 years. The Art Prize continues to present a unique view of Australia's leading art, craft and design practitioners in an annual exhibition. "
The City of Hobart Art Prize exhibition was open to the public from Saturday 23 July to Sunday 18 September at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
PAPER
Works on or of paper or cardboard not limited to any particular process.
WINNER: MEGAN KEATING
Tasmania
Pulp and Smoke
2011
hand cut paper and pins
200 x 200 x 3 cm
Dr Megan Keating is the Head of Painting at the Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania. She is a multi-disciplinary artist working with installation, painting and paper cutting. She exhibits nationally and internationally, and has been the recipient of international awards including Australia Council and Asialink residencies. Her work is held in significant collections in Australia and overseas.
Prize: $15,000 provided by the Hobart City Council
(Image by Jonathan Wherrett)
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WOOD
Three dimensional object/s or installation not limited to any particular process.
WINNER: COLIN LANGRIDGE
Tasmania
Bulb
2011
Celery-top pine, polyurethane glue, varnish, enamel paint
160 x 120 x 120 cm
Dr Colin Langridge is the Touring and Exhibitions Coordinator at CAST (Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania). He has won several awards and prizes for art including residencies, sculpture prizes and public art commissions. Colin teaches on a casual basis in the Sculpture Department at the Tasmanian School of Art.
Prize: $15,000 provided by the Hobart City Council
(Image courtesy of the artist)
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MONA Prize
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WINNER: JOEL CROSSWELL
Tasmania
Godson
2011
pen on paper
210 x 180 cm
Joel Crosswell works as a sculptor, installation artist, drawer and printmaker. He has exhibited locally and interstate in solo and group shows. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Tasmanian School of Art in 2008.
Prize: $7,500 provided by MONA
(Image courtesy of the artist)
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Highly Commended - 2011 City of Hobart Art Prize
PAPER
Catherine O'Donnell
New South Wales
realestate.com.au
2010
charcoal on paper
140 x 145 cm
(Image courtesy of the artist)
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PAPER
Catherine Woo
Tasmania
Lachrymal Lake no.9
2011
mixed media on paper
130 x 107 cm
(Image courtesy of the artist)
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WOOD
Robbie Rowlands
Victoria
Some Beauty must come of this
2010
wooden oars
80 x 60 x 15 cm
(Image by Jonathan Wherrett)
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Judges
2011 City of Hobart Art Prize judges:
- Linda Michael, Deputy Director and Senior Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Victoria.
- Rachel Kent, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.
- Peter Hughes, Senior Curator (Decorative Arts), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
MONA Prize judges:
- Lindy-Lou Bateman, Mona Scholarship Prize Manager, MONA
- Delia Nicholls, Research Curator, MONA.
Exhibition Catalogue
The exhibition catalogue was available this year for a gold coin donation and is now out of print. You can still download it here: 2011 City of Hobart Art Prize - Exhibition Catalogue
The City of Hobart Art Prize categories change on an annual basis. The 2012 media will be announced and open for entry in early February 2012.
For enquiries contact: artprize@hobartcity.com.au or call (03) 6238 2100.