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* Interstate & International entries are welcome and encouraged.
Student/School Entries: An Invitation to enter the 2009 Silk Cut Award is being sent to every primary and secondary school in Australia. You can download the entry form using the links above.
ENTRY FORM
2009 SILKCUT AWARD for linocut prints
The Silk Cut Award was introduced in 1995 to encourage the making and appreciation of linocut prints. The Award aims to provide creative opportunities for artists of all ages. A unique and vital part of the award is its special category for primary and secondary school students with winners being part of an ongoing gift to the National Gallery of Australia.
The name Silk Cut reflects the versatile and effortless handling qualities of this natural linoleum product. The Silk Cut Award is wholly sponsored by the Silk Cut Foundation Inc in conjunction with Forbo of Holland, the world’s largest manufacturer of linoleum.
AWARD INFORMATION INDEX (click link to read section or scroll page to browse all information):
 • Judges
• Exhibition
• Prizes
• Key Dates
• Conditions Of Entry
• Student Section
JUDGES
CATHY LEAHY
Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Victoria
ANNE VIRGO
Director, Australian Print Workshop
RAYMOND ARNOLD
Artisit Tasmania
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EXHIBITION
5 - 20 SEPTEMBER 2009
Glen Eira City Council Gallery (Glen Eira Town Hall)
Corner Glen Eira & Hawthorn Roads Caulfield Vic 3162
All entrants are invited to the official opening and announcement of prize-winners held on Friday 4 September 2009.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Glen Eira City Council Gallery www.gleneira.vic.gov.au
Email: silkcutlino@gleneira.vic.gov.au Telephone: +613 9524 3402
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PRIZES
OPEN SECTION
GRAND PRIZE (ACQUISITIVE): A Return air fare to Amsterdam plus 10 days ' accommodation, valued at $7000 plus $1000 spending money OR a monetary prize of $8000.
PURCHASE PRIZES: Up to $3000 for the Silk Cut Foundation Collection, forming an ongoing gift to the National Gallery of Australia.
STUDENT SECTION
Up to four acquisitive Silk Cut Student Awards will be presented. The winners will each receive a Silk Cut Award Trophy and Certificate. The First place winners school will receive a cash prize of $2500 for their art department. All winning works will form part of the ongoing gift to the National Gallery of Australia.
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2009 DIARY DATES
BOTH SECTIONS
19 June Receipt of entries
17 July Notification of pre-selection results
29 August Receipt of Artworks
4 September Exhibition Opening
Announcement of prize-winners
20 September Exhibition Closing
21-22 September Collection of exhibited works (10am - 5pm)
No work will be available for collection, either by artists or their agents, outside these dates unless by appointment with Glen Eira City Council Gallery. You must phone and arrange a pickup time in advance.
OPEN SECTION
Entrants must be over 18 years of age.
Both two-dimensional works and artists’ books are accepted.
PRIZES
The judging panel will award prizes in the following categories:
GRAND PRIZE: the winner may choose either a return air fare to Amsterdam plus 10 days’ accommodation, valued at $7000 plus $1000 spending money OR a monetary prize of $8000.
This prize is acquisitive and the winning artwork will become the property of the Silk Cut Foundation without further payment to the artist.
PURCHASE PRIZES: An amount limited to $3000 has been allocated for the purchase of other works recommended by the judges at the sale price stated on the entry form. It is recommended that artists nominate a fair market price. Acquired works will become part of the Silk Cut Foundation Collection which is part of an ongoing gift to the National Gallery of Australia. These acquisitions are at the discretion of the Silk Cut Foundation which reserves the right not to purchase to the full budget.
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JUDGING
PRE-SELECTION
Please see Conditions of Entry (Both Sections). Entries pre-selected by the judges as finalists in the 2009 Silk Cut Award exhibition must be suitably framed or otherwise prepared for exhibition. Your name, contact details and the title of the work must be clearly visible on the back of the work.
Clear instructions must accompany entries that require assembly. All framed entries must be ready for hanging with D-rings on the back. AT the discretion of the Gallery large, two-dimensional works not suitable for framing may be attached to walls using pins or Blu-tack.
SALE OF WORKS
All entries exhibited as finalists in the Open Section must be available for acquisition by the Silk Cut Foundation Collection. Any sales enquiries from the public will be forwarded to the artist.
BOTH SECTIONS
All entries must be linocut prints and must be original works submitted by the artist/s whose name appears on the entry form and have been completed since June 2008. Works by individuals should not exceed 200cm on the vertical axis and 200cm on the horizontal. Collaborative group projects may exceed these dimensions.
The entered work must be produced from Silk Cut Linoleum. The lino block(s) should be retained by the artist and forwarded promptly to the Gallery on written request.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
PRE-SELECTION
Each artist (or group) is allowed only one entry. Entries are invited from Australian and international artists in the Open Section and the Student Section.
Each artist must send a single, high-resolution digital image (300dpi) of the entered work, by either: CD-ROM, posted to Glen Eira City Council Gallery, PO Box 42, Caulfield South, VIC 3162
OR
Email: silkcutlino@gleneira.vic.gov.au
Pre-selection will be based on the digital image that you send and you will benefit from supplying the best possible digital image of your entry. Catalogue reproductions are also based on this image.
Files must be a minimum 10cm x 10cm at 300 dpi and either TIF or JPEG. A maximum of 2 details can also be included.
There are no other methods of entry.
Emails and CDs must include the entrant’s name, address and contact details including phone, fax and email address, title and dimensions of the work.
All entrants should post their completed entry form (with CD, if applicable) and a non-refundable entry fee of A$22.00 (Open Section only) to Glen Eira City Council Gallery. An entry fee is not required for Student Section.
ALL cheques or money orders should be made payable to the Silk Cut Foundation Inc and NOT the Glen Eira City Council Gallery.
Closing date for entries: 5pm Friday 19 June 2009.
JUDGING
The judges will select up to fifty finalists in the Open Section and up to fifty finalists in the Student Section. These works will comprise the 2009 Silk Cut Award Exhibition.
All entrants preselected will be notified of the results by 17 July.
The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Receipt of works
All invited entries must be delivered to Glen Eira City Council Gallery (Caulfield Town Hall), Corner Glen Eira & Hawthorn Roads
Caulfield VIC 3162.
DELIVERY DATES AND TIMES:
Thursday 27 August (10 am-5 pm)
Friday 28 August (10 am-5 pm)
Saturday 29 August (1 pm–5 pm)
Late entries will not be accepted. Arrangements and expenses related to the delivery and collection of entries are the responsibility of the artist (Open Section) or school (Student Section). Entries will not be accepted unless free of all delivery charges. Return freight must be prepaid. Consignment notes, pre-paid stickers, postage etc must be enclosed with the artwork on delivery.
EXHIBITION
The 2009 Silk Cut Award exhibition of prize winners and finalists in both the Open and Student Sections will be held at the Glen Eira City Council Gallery from Saturday 5 September until Sunday 20 September.
The winners of the Silk Cut Grand Prize in the Open Section and Silk Cut Student Prizes will be announced at the official opening of the exhibition and on the Silk Cut website www.silkcutlino.com. All entrants are invited to the opening.
Entrants selected for exhibition in the Open Section and the Student Section of the Silk Cut Award allow their works to be reproduced in the 2009 Silk Cut Exhibition catalogue and used for promotion directly connected with this and future Silk Cut Award exhibitions and/or associated products and publications.
CATALOGUE
The 2009 Silk Cut Award illustrated catalogue will be available for purchase from the gallery following the announcement of winners on the opening night. Complimentary copies will be forwarded by mail to finalists.
INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE
Insurance is the full responsibility of the artist at all times.
The sponsors and Glen Eira City Council and its agents will exercise all reasonable care of works submitted but will not accept responsibility for any loss or damage while in transit or in their care.
Works will be re-packed in the packaging in which they were delivered. While all care will be taken with handling, neither the Glen Eira City Council Gallery, the Silk Cut Foundation, nor its agents will accept liability for loss and/or damage arising.
UNCOLLECTED ENTRIES
Entries not collected by 5.00 pm Friday 25 September 2009 will become the property of the Silk Cut Foundation to be disposed of at the discretion of the organisers.
Glen Eira City Council Gallery will not be responsible for arranging return bookings with carriers.
Further information and enquiries:
2009 Silk Cut Award Coordinator, Glen Eira City Council Gallery:
telephone: 03 9524 3402.
email: silkcutlino@gleneira.vic.gov.au
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The personal information on this entry form is required to conduct the competition, acknowledge receipt of material submitted and to announce the prize winners. Failure to provide this information may mean that the entry cannot be accepted for consideration.
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STUDENT SECTION
Entrants must be either under eighteen years of age or attending primary or secondary school.
PRIZES
Up to four acquisitive Silk Cut Student Awards will be presented. The winners will each receive a Silk Cut Award Trophy and Certificate. The First place winners school will receive a cash prize of $2500 for their art department. All winning works will form part of the ongoing gift to the National Gallery of Australia. In addition, the judges will select a number of Highly Commended works (non-acquisitive) for inclusion in the Silk Cut Award Exhibition. Each finalist will receive a Highly Commended Certificate.
All other entrants in the Student Section of the Silk Cut Award will receive a Certificate of Participation.
ENTRIES
Please see conditions of entry for pre-selection (Both Sections). CDs must be clearly marked with the name of the entrant’s school, the entrant’s name, name of art teacher responsible for entries, school address and contact details including phone, fax or email address, and title and dimensions of the work.
Each artist or collaborative group is allowed only one entry.
Each school is allowed a maximum of FIVE individual entries. This is not negotiable.
• All works pre-selected by the judges for exhibition, apart from artist books, must be unframed and window mounted on firm board for exhibition.
• All works must be accompanied by a completed entry form.
• Class project entries are welcomed. The skilful use of materials and imaginative content is encouraged. The judging will aim to reflect the range of age groups within this category.
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