Box Hill Baptist Church

Whitley College invites entries for its 2013 Religious Art Prize

2D & 3D Art Competition (non-acquisitive)

First Prize: $500 PLUS one week of gallery hire at Chapel on Station Gallery, Box Hill

Entries close 4 October 2013

Exhibition Dates 22 Oct - 21 Nov 2013 Official Opening and announcement of prizes – 5pm Monday 21 October

For entry details go to: www.whitley.unimelb.edu.au/artprize For enquiries email: [email protected] About the Art Prize

Whitley College is the Baptist Theological college of Victoria and is both a theological school within the MCD University of Divinity and a residential college of the University of Melbourne. Both in its hospitality to students in other disciplines and in theological formation, it serves to equip leaders who will change the world.

Through the theological school Whitley is dedicated to forming Christian disciples in faith, hope and love. Students study theology here for a variety of reasons – preparing for pastoral or other Christian leadership, exploring questions of faith or vocation, integrating their faith and daily life, developing a fresh approach to mission, returning to study while in Christian service and engaging in scholarly theological research. Whitley encourages both residential and theological students to integrate their life and faith, considering where their life experience meets and engages the wider world.

This year, the general theme of the theological school is Hope and Mission, and we are encouraging students to reflect upon how hope is expressed and invited in their living. That is, we invite students to consider seriously the context in which their life and faith unfolds, and how hope may be an expression of their mission in the world. The college rests in a conviction that the Creator God draws all people to their own creative potential, and it is with this in mind that we are inviting students to respond to the annual theme in a fresh and creative way.

The “Chapel on Station Gallery” located on Station St Box Hill, is an art gallery established by the Box Hill Baptist Church. The gallery has sprung from a desire by the church community to encourage emerging artists and community groups interested in exploring art that elevates the soul. It is grounded in a conviction that art affirms a deep spiritual need for expression that when shared draws others to ‘wonder’. The gallery strongly supports the visual medium as a way of exploring and expressing the experience of faith, and is pleased to support Whitley students in their creative expression.

In offering the Art Prize, we hope to encourage artist-students who are grappling with what it means to reflect theologically upon the theme, extending ways of interpreting how hope and mission interact and acknowledging the diversity of ways we experience and understand God expressed in the world. We want to honour the open ways in which we are inspired. Indeed, in the face of the struggles around us, we are wondering how we might outwork faith in a God who offers life and hope to all people.

So, allow yourself to be liberated to explore, to ponder in a different medium what Hope and Mission looks like! Involvement in the process of this prize is intended to enrich the spiritual experience of artists and students, and indeed, to extend an invitation to all who view the exhibition to reflect upon understandings of Hope and Mission. Conditions of Entry

Prizes 1. The Major Prize will be $500, awarded at Whitley’s Celebrate the Journey (21 November 2013), along with one week’s free use of the exhibition space of Chapel on Station Gallery (at a date to be negotiated with Office Staff – up until December 2013) 2. Other awards will be offered with the support of sponsors. 3. The announcements of these awards will be made during the official opening of the event on 21 October. 4. A People’s Choice award will also be open for voting until 21 November, and awarded and announced at “Celebrate the Journey”.

Entries 1. Entries to be:  Two dimensional work with the maximum dimensions of 80 cm width X 150 cm height OR  Three dimensional work with the maximum dimensions of 80cm width X 100cm height X 80cm depth. 2. The Art Prize is open to all Whitley students, residential and theological, full-time and part-time. A current enrolment is required. 3. The Religious Art Prize is non-acquisitive (the artist retains his or her work). 4. Multiple entries are accepted when submitted as individual entries. 5. All works submitted for the Art Prize must be original works executed by the artist whose name appears on the entry form and created since 1 January 2013. 6. Artists must submit with this entry form:  A short biographical outline.  A full image of actual work being submitted for selection. Digital images are welcome. (Please include a stamped, self addressed envelope if you would like the image returned).  An artist statement about their work, maximum 100 words. This will be published for public viewing during the exhibition.

Closing date for entries 7. Entries must be received by 5pm, 4 October 2013. 8. Entries received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Pre-selection 9. The pre-selection committee, appointed by the Whitley College Faculty, will comprise a member of the Chapel on Station Selection Committee, a representative of Whitley Faculty and an artist. 10. From the images submitted the pre-selection committee will select finalists who will be invited to submit their entries for the exhibition and final judging. 11. Substitutes for works first entered by the due date will not be accepted. 12. Only the finalists’ work will feature in the exhibition. Judging – Major & Minor Prizes 13. The panel of judges, appointed by the Whitley College Faculty, will comprise three people, representing the arts and theological communities. 14. Entries will be judged according to the following criteria: a. Response to theme of Hope and Mission b. Ability to communicate an awareness of spiritual journey within the art c. Creativity of expression d. Application of technique 15. Minor awards will be decided on these criteria, and will be allocated sponsored awards.

Final Judging 16. Finalists will be notified by the organising committee of their selection from Wednesday 9 October. 17. Finalists’ work must arrive at Whitley College by the morning of Friday 18 October. Further details supplied upon notification. 18. Finalists’ work must be suitably framed and ready to hang or otherwise prepared for display and be labelled with the artist’s name, address and title of work. 19. Any works damaged in transit or without an appropriate hanging system will not be presented for judging. 20. The judging panel shall solely determine the prize winning entry. 21. The judging panel reserves the right not to award the prize. 22. The judging panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Exhibition 23. All selected works must be available for display for the duration of the exhibition 18 October – 21 November 2012. 24. An opening event at 5:00pm Monday 21 October in the College Library will launch the exhibition and announce the prize winners. 25. Sale of artworks will be permitted. However, artists will be advised to manage sales of works themselves. 26. The Prize winners’ artworks will be acknowledged and presented at Celebrate the Journey on Thursday 21 November, along with the People’s choice.

Insurance 27. While all due care will be taken with art works, Whitley College will not be responsible for any loss or damage suffered to any work in its possession or under its control and by signing these conditions each entrant shall indemnify the College against loss or damage suffered to his or her art work. 28. Works submitted will be insured during their installation in the college between 18 October and 21 November.

Freight 29. No payment will be made by College for freight or any other charge incurred in the delivery and/or return of any artwork submitted. Reproduction of Works 30. Each entrant specifically permits and authorises the College to reproduce his or her art work by print or electronic media for publicity purposes, reports, catalogues and any other publications related to the exhibition. Due attribution will be made to the artist.

Collection of Works 31. The exhibition will close on Thursday 21 November. Entries are to be collected from Whitley College in office hours, between Monday 25 and Friday 29 November. 32. No responsibility will be taken for works not collected by 29 November.

For further information, or to download the application form contact: Anne Mallaby at Whitley College on 03 9340 8026 [email protected] [email protected]

2012 DATES:

Entries close Friday 4 October

Finalists Notified from Wed 9 October

Works to Whitley College by Friday 18 October

Final Judging Monday 21 October

Exhibition Opening & Announcement 5:00pm Monday 21 October

Presentation of Major Prize 7:30 pm Thurs 21 November

Exhibition 21 October – 21 November At Whitley College Library

Collection of works Mon-Fri week of 25 November ENTRY FORM

Artist’s Name

Address

Telephone H: B: M:

Website address

Are you currently enrolled at Whitley College?  Yes  No

Title of work

Medium

Height ______x Width ______x Depth*______(*3D work only) Size Please see condition of entry for maximums

Date of work

Is the artwork for sale?  Yes  No Price $

PLEASE ATTACH YOUR RESUME TO ENTRY FORM PLEASE INCLUDE DIGITAL OR PRINTED IMAGE OF ENTIRE ARTWORK I have read and agree to the published Conditions of Entry of the Whitley College - Ministry and Faith Religious Art Prize and certify that the above information is correct.

Signed Date

NAME (Printed) ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED AT WHITLEY COLLEGE BY 5PM Friday 4 October 2013 (Late entries will not be considered) PRIVACY STATEMENT: Personal information requested such as name and address, is collected for the purpose of registering applications for ‘Faith and Ministry’ Art Prize.

The personal information collected will not be used for any other purpose or disclosed except as may be required by law. If you do not provide the information then your application may not be processed. Any information obtained will be destroyed after the exhibition.

I ______(PLEASE PRINT) understand that the information provided above will be used in accordance with relevant legislation and declare that this information is correct to the best of my knowledge.

Signature Date

CHECKLIST:  Completed my entry form  Resume  Signed privacy form  Photograph/CD ROM

Send or deliver your entry form with your resume, labelled printer image/CD ROM and entry fee to: Attention : Dr Anne Mallaby Whitley College 271 Royal Parade Parkville Vic 3052 271 Royal Parade Parkville Victoria 3052