2016 Brenda Clouten Memorial Art Scholarship Now Open

Submissions are now open to young artists for the 2016 Brenda Clouten Memorial Travelling Scholarship.  See details below on how to apply. Entries close 16 September 2016.

 

Brenda Clouten Scholarship Origins.

2014 Brenda Clouten Memorial Art Scholorship Now Open

 
The 2014 Brenda Clouten Memorial Traveling Scholarship for a Young Achiever in Visual Arts
Closing date: Friday 26 September 2014

Conditions of entry

1.         Entrants must be a student at a tertiary education institution in the hunter and lower hunter (including singleton) in 2014 and be under 25 years of age.

2.         Submissions must be of the original work of the entrant and must have been completed within the previous 12 months.

3.         Work submitted may be in any form of visual art.  Essays and written work will not be accepted.

4.         There is no entry fee.

5.         The Brenda Clouten Memorial Travelling Scholarship for a Young Achiever in Visual Arts is a travelling scholarship to the total value of $3,000.  

6.         Artists are asked to submit artworks with consideration for the exhibition space for selected finalists which is G3, the ground floor hallway space of Maitland Regional Art Gallery.  Please note attached floor plan.  

7.         Submissions are to be in the form of high quality digital files (jpeg, tiff) on CD in pc format accompanied by a written application.

8.         All submitted images of artworks will be viewed by three judges for the artist’s possible inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition to be held at MRAG from 28 November 2014 – 22 February 2015.

9.        Artists selected for the finalist’s exhibition will give permission to the Maitland Regional Art Gallery to reproduce their work for catalogue purposes and publicity related to the award.

10.       The winning artist will make one artwork available to be on loan for fundraising dinners in honour of the memorial for the period of one year after receiving the award. The winning artist, on return from travel, will be invited to the following year’s exhibition opening and presentation to speak about their experience.

 

11.       The decision of the judges will be final. In the event of any other dispute in connection with the exhibition, the ruling of the Cultural Director of Maitland Regional Art Gallery shall be final.

12.       Maitland Regional Art Gallery is not bound to exhibit an entry.

13.       Completed entry forms,  the artist’s submission as outlined on the entry form, and digital images of 4 works should be sent by Friday, 28 September 2014  to Maitland Regional Art Gallery PO Box 220, Maitland NSW 2320.

14.       Judging will be by a panel of 3.  Finalists will be notified by mail by mid October 2014.

15.       A maximum of 5 artists will be notified of their selection for the finalist’s exhibition.   They are requested to be present at the announcement and presentation of the travelling scholarship at 6pm on Friday 28 November at MRAG.

16.       Artworks by the finalists, as decided by the panel, must be delivered to the art gallery ready for installation no later than one week prior to 28 November 2014.

17.       The greatest possible care will be taken of all works but no liability will be accepted for the loss of an artwork or damage to any entry.

18.       If insurance is required this will be the responsibility of the entrant and should include an insurance cover for transit to and from the art gallery.

19.       Works are to be collected from the art gallery at the close of the exhibition by the artist on Monday 23 February 2015.

Download Entry Form

Brenda Clouten Art Prize Winner 2012

Maggie Hensel-Brown - Bloomers And Brassiere - Sculpture -  2012 Winner

Prize Awarded For 2012

Maggie Hensel-Brown, winner of the Brenda Clouten Memorial Prize for young artists

New winner for the Brenda Clouten Art Prize has been awarded for 2012 to local artist Magge Hensel-Brown.

In explaning her work, Maggie Hensel-Brown reflects: 

"My sculptures are about introducing one material to another.

I construct my work with attention to scale and centre many pieces around the site they inhabit.  I love to work in large scale installations using man made materials to bring out the pre-existing features of the surroundings.  I sew, weave and wap soft materials into hard, cold structures of steel or stone.  They are raw materials playing dress ups!

Much of my work centres on femininity.  I use ribbons, frills, lipstick as themes or materials in my work.  Combining these feminine signifiers with industrial objects give them a confusing yet steadfast feminine appearance

I work with juxtaposition using subtle elements of one material to enhance nature of another.  Fabric and steel"

The prize for the Brenda Clouten award is an 11 week exhibition at Maitland Region Art Gallery. The prize sponsored by Vicki and Bruce Woods of Bushrangers Bar & Brasserie in Largs.
See article on Maitland Mercury

2012 Entries Are Now Closed

Great variety of work submitted by our local young artists has been fantastic.

The winner will be announced at a cocktail party  on

10 August 2012 at Maitland Region Art Gallery from 6 pm.

On 7 September a preview dinner for the winner 

will be held prior to 

the official opening to the public on 

8 September 2012. 

 Go to Gallery

2005 Winner Brendan Clouten Art Prize

Winner: Eli Turier - 2005 our inaugural year.

Entries Close For 2012

Entries for the 2012 Brenda Clouten award close on June 15 and the winner will be judged and the prize awarded in August.

This is always an exciting time and we wish all of the applicants the best of luck.

If you know a young artist studying in the Hunter Valley now is the time to get them thinking about entering for the 2013 prize!


Keep watching the blog for updates!