Gold Coast Art Prize finalists exhibit opens
Out of almost 400 entries, forty-seven Australian artists have been selected as finalists in the 2015 Gold Coast Art Prize and will have their work exhibited at Gold Coast City Gallery from Saturday December 5.
Now in its 47th year, the Gold Coast Art Prize is one of the longest running acquisitive art prizes in Australia and touches on key trends in contemporary art such as urban life, landscape and environment, digital technologies and globalism. The winner will be announced at the exhibition opening event by guest judge Nick Mitzevich, director of the Art Gallery of South Australia.
This year, the finalists come from an incredibly diverse field with known and unfamiliar, established alongside emerging, traditional and experimental artists represented. The competition is open to all Australian artists working in any media except photography. The Gold Coast Art Prize finalists exhibition will be on display in Gallery 1 and Foyer Gallery from December 5 to January 31.
IMAGE: Wendy Sharpe, Self portrait with imaginary friend. Collection: Gold Coast City Gallery.
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