Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Works on Paper Award
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The National Works on Paper Award is a catch-all term for a body of related awards for contemporary art made on, or with, paper
. First awarded in 1998, it is the successor event to the Spring Festival of Drawing and the Prints Acquisitive. The award is made biennially, except during the years 1998 to 2000, and 2002 to 2004, when it was made annually. The award and its concomitant exhibition are hosted by the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, located in Mornington
, Australia
.
In 2008, the total prize pool of the National Works on Paper award was worth A$45,000 and had three components:
The outcome of the 2010 award will be announced in August 2010.
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
. First awarded in 1998, it is the successor event to the Spring Festival of Drawing and the Prints Acquisitive. The award is made biennially, except during the years 1998 to 2000, and 2002 to 2004, when it was made annually. The award and its concomitant exhibition are hosted by the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, located in Mornington
Mornington, Victoria
Mornington is a sea side town on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located 57 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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In 2008, the total prize pool of the National Works on Paper award was worth A$45,000 and had three components:
- The John Tallis Acquisitive Award, valued at A$15,000;
- The Mornington Peninsula Regional Shire Acquisition Fund awards, valued at up to A$20,000; and
- The Friends of the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Acquisition Fund awards, valued at up to A$10,000.
The outcome of the 2010 award will be announced in August 2010.
Winners (major award only)
- 1998 - Christopher Hodges
- 1999 - Jennifer Buntine
- 2000 - Matthew Butterworth
- 2002 - eX de Medici
- 2003 - Lisa RoetLisa RoetLisa Roet is an Australian artist who lives and works in Melbourne. Lisa Roet is interested in the relationship between humans and primates and explores this relationship through her bronze sculptures, charcoal drawings, film and photography...
- 2004 - Paul Boston
- 2006 - Gareth SansomGareth SansomGareth Sansom is an Australian artist, painter, printmaker and collagist and winner of the 2008 John McCaughey Memorial Prize of $100,000....
- 2008 - Danie MellorDanie MellorDanie Mellor is a contemporary Indigenous Australian artist and the winner of the 2009 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award...
- 2010 - Richard Lewer