Entries open for the 2023 yapang Emerging Art Prize

Giovanni Torre Published June 6, 2023 at 12.00am (AWST)

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2021 yapang Emerging Art Prize winner Maddison Gibbs with her artwork Shedding Serpents 2021. (Museum of Art and Culture Collection, Lake Macquarie Cultural Collections.)

Entries are now open for the yapang Emerging Art Prize 2023.

The Prize, an acquisitive art prize developed to celebrate, promote and support emerging First Nations artists from across the country, occurs every two years and is judged by a respected artist and curator.

Selected artworks will be exhibited at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang) in Lake Macquarie NSW, from 29 July - 17 September 2023. All finalists are Exhibited artwork will be offered for sale at the price set by the artist.

Acquisitive Prize: Lake Macquarie City Council has committed $15,000 to enable MAC yapang to purchase the winning artwork at the price set by the artist. If funds allow, selected highly commended artworks will also be purchased at the prices set by the artists for the collection.

The artist whose artwork wins the yapang Emerging Art Prize will be supported by MAC yapang to develop a body of work for a future exhibition. This may include an artist residency, curatorial mentorship and/or an exhibition.

Highly Commended Awards: NAVA premium plus membership for one year to the value of $316 each.

The People's Choice Award entails a $1000 prize for one winner. This is a non-acquisitive award to the artwork with the highest number of audiences votes over the period of the finalist exhibition.

For more information and to submit an application go to https://mac.lakemac.com.au/Get-involved/yapang-Emerging-Art-Prize-2023.

Key Dates:

• Entries by digital submission close at 3:00 pm Thursday 22 June 2023.

• Finalists notified: 30 June 2023.

• Exhibition dates: 29 July - 17 September 2023.

• Delivery of finalist exhibition artworks: from Saturday 1 July to Friday 14 July 2023. Artwork delivery dates may be altered for finalists who are from regional, rural or remote locations due to the limited pre-organised freight collection and drop off points.

• Announcement of the yapang Emerging Art Prize winner: Friday 28 July 2023.

• Announcement of the yapang Emerging Art Prize Highly Commended Artwork Awards: Friday 28 July 2023.

• Announcement of the yapang Emerging Art Prize People's Choice award: Sunday 3 September 2023.

• Artwork collection and or return freight collection for artworks not acquired or sold as part of the exhibition: Wednesday 20 September – Wednesday 27 September 2023.