The is now open for entries, presenting a unique opportunity for emerging and established artists around the world to showcase their work to a wider, international audience. The 2016 award is accepting entries in Photographic & Digital Art, Painting & Drawing, Three Dimensional Design & Sculpture, and Video, Installation and Performance until 31 August.
Prizes include publication for all longlisted and shortlisted artists in a compelling book of 100 talented creatives. The shortlisted artists will also secure a place in a group exhibition taking place in聽spring 2017. The book is published to coincide with the show. Other prizes include a major cash prize of 拢5,000 for the Main Prize winner and 拢1,000 for the Student Prize winner courtesy of and editorial in 人妻少妇专区 and via its online channels.
The Aesthetica Art Prize provides a platform for artists to further their involvement in the international art world, and it enables them to connect with influential art figures.聽The judging panel for the 2016 award included curators and artists, such as聽Clare Lilley,聽Director of Programme at ;聽Alex Newson,聽Senior Curator at ;聽Phillip Prodger,聽Head of Photographs at the , and聽, artist and Aesthetica Art Prize Winner 2015.
Last year’s Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, held at York St Mary’s in partnership with Yorkshire Museum, attracted thousands of visitors from across the UK and around the world, and also offered a dynamic series of talks by artists in the exhibition and curators. The exhibition invites visitors to engage with the very best in contemporary art, and is a chance for artists to expand their practice.
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Credits
1. Suzanne Mooney,聽Come Away O’… (Aesthetica Art Prize 2015 Student Prize Winner). 聽Courtesy of the artist and Aesthetica.
