Professional and amateur artists, designers and practitioners around the world are invited to enter the Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award for a chance to be exhibited at the Museum and win a share of AU$40,000 in prize money. The Award seeks to encourage contemporary design and challenge conventional notions of lace and its application in the areas of fashion, the built environment and digital multimedia.
The Award defines lace as an openwork structure whose pattern of spaces is as important as the solid areas. Approximately 30 works will be selected for consideration for exhibition in July 2011. The selected entrants will have time to develop their proposed work from May until November 2010. Prize money winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition in July 2011. In addition to the overall winner receiving AU$20,000, five winners will receive AU$4,000 each across the following categories:
– Traditional techniques: Category includes needle and bobbin lace, crochet, knitting, knotting, netting and mixed laces.
– Fashion: Category includes garment, jewellery or accessory.
– Built environment: Category includes interior design, product design or architecture.
– Digital multi media: Category includes computer generated virtual lace design.
– Tertiary students in Australia and New Zealand: Category includes all lace techniques.
Each entry submission will be judged with reference to visual impact, originality and creativity, skill in execution and innovation in design, materials and/or technique. The work must be original and reflect the artist’s identity and cultural origins.
30 April 2010 Closing date for Expressions of Interest strictly by 5.00pm AEST.
14 June 2010 Successful finalists announced.
31 January 2011 Finalists’ completed works delivered to the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
July/August 2011 Exhibition launch as part of the Powerhouse Museum’s international design festival Sydney Design 2011.
For more information or to enter visit www.powerhousemuseum.com/lace or email lace@phm.gov.au
