Entry Form www.melbourneprizetrust.org & Information Entry Form & Information About the Melbourne Prize Trust and annual Melbourne Prize The Melbourne Prize Trust, in conjunction In November, Federation Square will The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2008 The annual Melbourne Prize is the prize of the city with the Committee for Melbourne and become a unique exhibition space for is coordinated by the Melbourne Prize Trust, for the city. In most of the sectors of focus, the Prize our partners, have pleasure in offering the the finalist’s work. The free two-week in conjunction with the Committee for Melbourne is the most valuable of its kind in Australia. The Prize Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2008. exhibition will provide a public display, and the generous support of our partners continues it’s three-year cycle: in the heart of the city, of the creativity and patrons. The objective of the Prize is to recognise Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2008 of Victoria’s sculptors. and reward excellence and talent in The annual Melbourne Prize provides Melbourne Prize for Literature 2009 opportunities for artist and increases the Melbourne Prize for Music 2010 urban sculpture. Of the finalist’s exhibited at Federation public’s exposure and access to the creative Square for the Melbourne Prize for Urban The cycle commences again with the Melbourne Prize The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture talent in our community. Identifying the Prize Sculpture 2005, a number of works were for Urban Sculpture 2011. 2008, which is open to Victorian residents, with the city enhances Melbourne’s position either sold, commissioned in the CBD or will raise awareness of our abundant as a cultural hub. The Committee for Melbourne, with its member sited for temporary display. creative resources. It highlights the The annual Melbourne Prize, launched in 2005, organisations, has played a central role in the Trust’s importance of the aesthetic quality and For further information please visit was created to meet the objectives of the establishment. The Committee, founded in 1985, liveability of the urban environment and www.melbourneprizetrust.org Melbourne Prize Trust. These are to recognise is a private organisation committed to Melbourne’s future development. In supporting the Trust, the Committee’s its relationship with arts and culture. and reward excellence and talent, to inspire Yours sincerely creative development and to enrich public life. goal is to enhance Melbourne as a business and The Prize positions Melbourne in the The aim of the Prize is to provide opportunities cultural capital and, in doing so, secure its future as forefront of creating opportunities for for professional development, overseas travel a city of international standing. sculptors. It is generously supported by and financial incentives to allow winners to The Melbourne Prize Trust is an Income Tax Exempt public, private and corporate partnerships. develop their creative work. Charity listed on the Federal Government’s Register The annual Melbourne Prize engages with the of Cultural Organisations with Deductible Gift Recipient status. Simon H Warrender public through an exhibition displaying the work Founder and Executive Director of the finalists. The event is held each November The origin of the Trust dates back to the establishment Melbourne Prize Trust at Federation Square. of the children’s garden, at the Royal Botanic Gardens The Prize is funded by a collaboration of public, Melbourne and commissioning in 2000 of its centrepiece corporate and private support, via the Melbourne sculpture of The Magic Pudding characters. Prize Trust and tax-deductible Melbourne Proceeds from the sale of bronze miniatures of this Prize Fund. landmark sculpture support the Melbourne Prize Trust. For further information on the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2008, the Melbourne Prize Trust or annual Melbourne Prize program, please visit our website at www.melbourneprizetrust.org, call 03 9650 8800, or email [email protected]. Prizes Judges Eligibility General Information for entrants Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2008 Awarding Committee – Entrants must hold a tertiary qualification in – The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2008 $60,000 cash Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director, fine art or have an established career as an artist. will be non-acquisitive. Comprising: $30,000 cash, supported by the National Gallery of Victoria – Entrants must be an Australian citizen or an – An artist fee of $2,000 (incl. GST) each will Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund; and $30,000 Australian permanent resident and resident be provided to a maximum of ten finalists to Professor Andrea Hull AO, Director & Dean, of the State of Victoria. contribute to the costs incurred in exhibiting cash for an International Travel Grant, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts, supported by the City of Melbourne. – Entries may be submitted individually or as a their work at Federation Square. All other costs University of Melbourne group. Galleries or commercial organisations associated with entering and exhibiting will be The International Travel Grant will provide the Professor Rob Adams AM, Director may apply on behalf of an artist. borne by the finalist. recipient with a free itinerary for international Design & Urban Environment, – Entries must be the original work of the artist(s) – The recipients of the Melbourne Prize for Urban travel for career development. City of Melbourne and have been completed within the past Sculpture 2008 and Professional Development two years from the closing date of entries Award will be announced on 12 November. Professional Development Award Robert Owen, Sculptor (9 May 2008). The recipient of the Civic Choice Award will be $9,000 cash plus a 3-month artist in Advisory Group announced on 28 November. All results will be residence at Sculpture & Spatial Practice, Judging Criteria published on www.melbourneprizetrust.org – VCA Art, University of Melbourne. Steven Cornwell, CEO, Cornwell Design – Artistic merit of the entered work. see Key Dates. Supported by the Faculty of the Victorian Dr Marie Sierra, Graduate Research Coordinator – Entered work must be in a finished or – The Professional Development Award will be College of the Arts, the Professional and Head, Sculpture & Spatial Practice, propositional form. Consideration will be given awarded to a finalist who may or may not be Development Award Trust and Fundere VCA Art, University of Melbourne to how the entered work is exhibited and the recipient of the Melbourne Prize for Urban Fine Art Foundry. Funds for the Professional Fiona Hayward, Deputy Director, its contribution to an engaging public exhibition Sculpture 2008. Development Award Trust were originally Sotheby’s Australia at Federation Square; the exhibition space – The decisions of the Awarding Committee established by Mirvac. for finalists. will be final and no correspondence will be Max Delany, Artistic Director, – The entered work must aim to make a Civic Choice Award entered into. Monash Museum of Art contribution to the cultural enrichment and $3,000 cash – Where the entry eligibility or other information Geoffrey Smith, Director & National Head aesthetic quality of the urban environment. has not been complied with, or in such other Supported by J K Fasham Pty Ltd. of Art, Bonhams & Goodman – The entered work should address and be circumstance as the Awarding Committee a free interpretation of sculpture in the To be awarded from votes cast by visitors Key dates determines, the Committee reserves the right to the free public exhibition of finalists at urban landscape. not to accept an entry or award any prize/s. 17 March 2008 Federation Square, held between 10 and 24 A definition of urban sculpture by the Melbourne – Copyright will remain with the artist. Artists Entries open November 2008. Prize Trust: must ensure they do not violate copyright of 09 May 2008 other work or seek to defame the character of Artist fee for finalists Urban sculpture draws a link between the built Entries close any individual or group with their submitted work. $2,000 (incl. GST) each will be provided to a environment, art and the various publics that 10 June 2008 – The Melbourne Prize Trust reserves the right maximum of ten finalists to assist with costs compose the urban landscape. By engaging Finalists announced to publish photographs or videos of all finalist’s associated with the public exhibition. with the social fabric and the past, present or 10 to 24 November 2008 future of the urban environment, it contributes entered work for publicity, catalogue, news Supported by Australian Art Resources and Public exhibition of finalists to an understanding, involvement and sense and reviews and other promotional material, the Melbourne Prize Trust. 12 November 2008 of place in urban culture. including promotion via the Internet. – The Melbourne Prize Trust will acknowledge Prize recipients announced – Completion of support material. all images of artwork to the appropriate artist(s). 28 November 2008 – As part of their support material, entrants Permission to use photographs of a finalist’s Civic Choice Award recipient announced must demonstrate how the Melbourne Prize work for any other purpose outside of the for Urban Sculpture 2008 will benefit their above will be discussed with the artist. career, should they win. Information to consider for entered work How to enter Entry Checklist The following information has been made – The entered work must use materials that 1 Please read all entry information. Please ensure all the following items are available about the public exhibition of finalists, take into consideration public safety, durability 2 Complete the required support material. included in a single A4 envelope. and 24-hour display in a public open space. 3 Complete the entry form and attach to be held at Federation Square in November. Completed and signed entry form with entry fee 24-hour security and CCTV are provided at a non-refundable entry fee of $40 (incl. GST) In entering the Prize, please ensure that the ($40 incl.