I.D. Digital Portraiture Award

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Applications close
17 June 2012
Announced
2 August 2012
Prize money
AUD $10,000
Location
ACT, Australia
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The inaugural I.D. Digital Portraiture Award is an annual event intended to extend traditional notions of portraiture and reflects the National Portrait Gallery’s commitment to fostering emerging artists between the ages of 18 and 30 years old with an interest in contemporary technology. The I.D. Digital Portraiture Award specifically targets artists during the development of their practice and provides support and exposure when it is needed most.

Entrants must be between the ages of 18 and 30 at the time of entry. All entrants must be Australian residents. An ‘Australian resident’ is someone who holds a current permanent residency visa, or is an Australian citizen. Those who hold a student visa, or any other visa that is not a permanent residency visa, are not eligible to enter.

The artist’s response need not be confined to a physical likeness in the traditional sense of a portrait. It may take on many forms as simple or complex as needed to create a compelling expression of identity. A soundscape, for example, could be created to convey notions of selfhood and identity. The submission must be created using screen-based digital technologies as a mode of expression.

Prize

With the generous support of Macquarie Group Foundation and the Tallis Foundation, the National Portrait Gallery is offering a $10,000 bursary to the artist judged to have made the most outstanding screen-based digital portrait. In addition to the generous bursary the artist will receive a residency at a leading Australian contemporary art space, media profile and exhibition opportunity at the National Portrait Gallery.

The artist awarded the I.D. Digital Portraiture Award for 2012 will be given the opportunity to undertake a six-week artistic residency at the Perth Institute for Contemporary Arts.

Venue: National Portrait Gallery, King Edward Terrace, Parkes, in the Parliamentary Precinct, ACT

Contact: For more information call 02 6102 7000 or email christine.clark@npg.gov.au

Summary
Applications close
17 June 2012
Exhibition dates
2 August - 7 October 2012
Finalists notified
Eligibility
Prize frequency
Judges
Prize genre
Emerging
Location
National Portrait Gallery, King Edward Terrace, Parkes, in the Parliamentary Precinct, ACT
ACT
Australia
Prizes
AUD $10,000
Fees
Last updated
22 April 2012
Prior Winners
No prize winners information available