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| Generous new £40,000 art prize offers fellowship on Tyneside | Generous new £40,000 art prize offers fellowship on Tyneside |
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| A generous new set of arts prizes has been announced on Tyneside, underlining the value to the north east of England of its links to faraway parts of the world. | A generous new set of arts prizes has been announced on Tyneside, underlining the value to the north east of England of its links to faraway parts of the world. |
| Open to all final year undergraduates studying fine art in the UK, the awards total £40,000 a year, or almost twice as much as the Northern Art Prize whose 2013 shortlist was reported by Alan Sykes in the Guardian Northerner this week. | Open to all final year undergraduates studying fine art in the UK, the awards total £40,000 a year, or almost twice as much as the Northern Art Prize whose 2013 shortlist was reported by Alan Sykes in the Guardian Northerner this week. |
| The gift of art collector Wee Teng Woon, an arts graduate of Northumbria University who recalls his student days with affection, the Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture Art Prizes will be based at the university and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. Wee Teng Woon lives mostly in Singapore but also has a home in county Durham and greatly likes the beauty and character of the north east. | The gift of art collector Wee Teng Woon, an arts graduate of Northumbria University who recalls his student days with affection, the Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture Art Prizes will be based at the university and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. Wee Teng Woon lives mostly in Singapore but also has a home in county Durham and greatly likes the beauty and character of the north east. |
| Founded in memory of members of his family, the prizes area headed by a top award, the Woon Tai Jee Art Fellowship – which is a £20,000 bursary to pay for a Fellowship at the BxNU Institute for Contemporary Art at Baltic 39 in Newcastle. Its holder will be given studio space at Baltic 39 and partnership with 'a high-profile and experienced mentor.' | Founded in memory of members of his family, the prizes area headed by a top award, the Woon Tai Jee Art Fellowship – which is a £20,000 bursary to pay for a Fellowship at the BxNU Institute for Contemporary Art at Baltic 39 in Newcastle. Its holder will be given studio space at Baltic 39 and partnership with 'a high-profile and experienced mentor.' |
| The annual awards will also include the Lim Ai Fang Art Prize worth £9,000 and the Cheong Kam Hee Art Prize worth £6,000. Two consolation prizes of £3,000 and £2,000 will be given at the discretion of the judging panel. | The annual awards will also include the Lim Ai Fang Art Prize worth £9,000 and the Cheong Kam Hee Art Prize worth £6,000. Two consolation prizes of £3,000 and £2,000 will be given at the discretion of the judging panel. |
| Woon says: | Woon says: |
| This award is about recognising new talent while also enhancing the standing of the North East in the arts world. | This award is about recognising new talent while also enhancing the standing of the North East in the arts world. |
| I wanted to set up an award for emerging artists that complements other major art prizes in the UK and supports their art practice, career and early professional development. | I wanted to set up an award for emerging artists that complements other major art prizes in the UK and supports their art practice, career and early professional development. |
Dr Heather Robson, associate dean in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences at Northumbria, welcomes the gift: | Dr Heather Robson, associate dean in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences at Northumbria, welcomes the gift: |
| This generous offer to emerging talent is a tremendous boost to the arts scene in the North East. It will promote the region's standing in the arts world as well as providing the winner with an unrivalled opportunity to work in a community of academics and artists at the BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art. | This generous offer to emerging talent is a tremendous boost to the arts scene in the North East. It will promote the region's standing in the arts world as well as providing the winner with an unrivalled opportunity to work in a community of academics and artists at the BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art. |
| The nationwide entry qualification, wider than the Northern Art Prize limit of artists living and working in the north of England, is seen as a way of attracting talent to the north east, as well as encouraging that already there. The Economist newspaper last week argued that tempting professionals and creative talent north would be a powerful way of easing the worsening effects of the north-south divide. | The nationwide entry qualification, wider than the Northern Art Prize limit of artists living and working in the north of England, is seen as a way of attracting talent to the north east, as well as encouraging that already there. The Economist newspaper last week argued that tempting professionals and creative talent north would be a powerful way of easing the worsening effects of the north-south divide. |
| The prize money also matches that of the Turner Prize whose presentation in 2011 at the Baltic was a major fillip for the north east. | The prize money also matches that of the Turner Prize whose presentation in 2011 at the Baltic was a major fillip for the north east. |
| The judges will form a panel of artists from the region, the UK and overseas and all shortlisted entrants will be asked to take part in an exhibition at Northumbria university in 2013. Entries can now be submitted - the application form is here - and the deadline is 30 January 2013. For more information, or to submit an application, contact Barry Nicholson, from the Region, Engagement and Partnerships Office, on (0191) 227 4651 or email woonartprize@northumbria.ac.uk. | The judges will form a panel of artists from the region, the UK and overseas and all shortlisted entrants will be asked to take part in an exhibition at Northumbria university in 2013. Entries can now be submitted - the application form is here - and the deadline is 30 January 2013. For more information, or to submit an application, contact Barry Nicholson, from the Region, Engagement and Partnerships Office, on (0191) 227 4651 or email woonartprize@northumbria.ac.uk. |
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