2012 John Fries Memorial Prize for Emerging Visual Artists

Get in quick everyone…submissions close this Monday 4 June 2012!

Sanne Mestrom, Thinking Props, 2010.  Winner of the 2011 JFMP. Courtesy of artist.

$10,000 annual non-acquisitive award open to Australia or New Zealand artists of all ages and disciplines, who are not enrolled as students and whose work is not held in the collection of a state, territory or national public art gallery.

The competition is administered by Viscopy. The winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on August 14. The finalists’ exhibition is curated by Venita Poblocki.  The prize will be judged by Wayne Tunnicliffe, Head Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW and artists, Bronwyn Bancroft and Kath Fries.

Entries close 4 June, 5pm.
Finalists’ exhibition to be held at Gaffa Galleries Sydney 11 Aug–1 Sept.

Contact information:

http://www.viscopy.org.au/john-fries-prize

Email: jfmp@viscopy.org.au or phone +61 (02) 9310 2018

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