The Mid West Art Prize 2011 - Call for Entries

The Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, working in conjunction with the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Art Gallery of West Australia, has long seen the need for a major art prize exhibition coordinated and staged here in Geraldton-Greenough. As a result, the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery will launch the inaugural Mid West Art Prize Exhibition on 5 March 2011. The exhibition is open to artists throughout Western Australia working in any medium. A strict selection process will be adhered to so as to ensure an exhibition of the highest calibre. Entries will be limited to a maximum of 2 works per artist ensuring a diverse exhibition of broad appeal. Judging will be completed by three independent people from outside of the region who are respected within the arts community.

Prizes:
$20000 City of Geraldton-Greenough Overall Award for Excellence
$5000 Minerals and Metals Group Highly Commended Award
$5000 Eastman, Poletti and Sherwood Architects Mid West Award
$5000 Humfrey Land Developments Geraldton Greenough Award
$5000 Worley Parsons Mid West Aboriginal Art Award
$3500 Youth Award
$1500 People's Choice Sponsored by Yamaji Art and Grant Woodhams
Total Award Pool = $45000

For more information visit: http://www2.cgg.wa.gov.au/Prize/

Notes: Following discussions with the Director, a cost-effective, professional transport option will likely be available for selected artists from Perth to Geraldton.

Jesper Just @ John Curtin Gallery

Event Title: Jesper Just.
Participating Artists: Jesper Just.

Venue:
John Curtin Gallery,
Building 200, Curtin University, Bentley.

Description: The John Curtin Gallery will present Danish-born artist Jesper Just as part of the 2011 Perth International Arts Festival. Just combines meticulous high-end film production with an artist's profound insight into the human condition. Exploring gender and racial politics through the lens of cinematic convention, Just weaves mesmerizing narratives of enigmatic solemnity. Working consistently with small ensemble casts over many years, Just also fully engages the viewer with beautifully crafted soundtracks adapting popular songs to unravel emotional interrelationships with breathtaking intensity. This exhibition features the Australian premiere of a new work, Sirens of Chrome.

Dates: 11 February 2011 to 8 April 2011.
Opening Times: Mon - Fri 12 - 5pm plus 1 - 4pm on the last sunday of every month.

For more information, contact: Samantha Smith.

Peter Usher and Holly Grace @ Gunyulgup Galleries

Event Title: 'New Works' & 'Poetic Nature'.
Participating Artists: Peter Usher, Holly Grace.

Venue:
Gunyulgup Galleries,
Gunyulgup Valley Drive, Yallingup, WA.

Description: Our upcoming summer exhibitions are 'New Works' by Peter Usher, paintings of sea and tree scapes capturing atmospheric conditions with a unique perspective. Also 'Poetic Nature', recent glass forms by Holly Grace are sandblasted with landscape imagery using metal leaf and specialised techniques.

Dates: 08 January 2011 to 23 January 2011.
Opening Times: 7 days, 10am - 5pm.

For more information, contact: enquiries@gunyulgupgalleries.com.au.

Tania Ferrier @ Heathcote Museum & Gallery

Event Title: The Quod Project.
Participating Artists: Tania Ferrier.

Venue:
Heathcote Museum & Gallery,
58-60 Duncraig Road, Applecross.

Description:
The Quod Project is a multidisciplinary art exhibition by Tania Ferrier about a building called the Quod. The Quod is the largest deaths in custody site in Australia and is now part of a luxury style tourist resort on Rottnest Island. In collaboration with Aboriginal elders representing Wadjemup/Rottnest and photographer James Kerr, 'The Quod Project' exposes hidden history and holds up a mirror to ourselves; are we responsible for our ignorance?

Artist talks for secondary and tertiary class groups will be available, please call 9364 5666 for more information.

Dates: 22 January 2011 to 27 February 2011.
Opening Times: Tues-Fri, 10-3pm; Sat-Sun, 11-3pm.

For more information, contact: claire.bushby@melville.wa.gov.au