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| An international award for emerging artists has been launched by the Baltic Gateshead, offering four artists a £30,000 commission and a 13-week exhibition. | An international award for emerging artists has been launched by the Baltic Gateshead, offering four artists a £30,000 commission and a 13-week exhibition. |
| There are a lot of arts prizes in the UK but Sarah Munro, the Baltic’s director, said its biennial award offered something different, not least that it would be the first in the country selected solely by artists. | |
| The idea is that four internationally established artists each choose an emerging artist who will be then mentored as they create new work for an exhibition opening on 30 June 2017. | The idea is that four internationally established artists each choose an emerging artist who will be then mentored as they create new work for an exhibition opening on 30 June 2017. |
| They will be chosen with no restrictions on age, nationality or what media they work in. Each will then be given £25,000 to create the work and a £5,000 artist fee. Significantly, there will be no winner or awards ceremony. | |
| “There will be a commitment to talent development and a dialogue with our audiences at a local, national and international level,” said Munro. “Although people say there are more prizes there do seem to be fewer opportunities for really significantly supporting artists at that emerging stage.” | |
| The judges for the first year are Monica Bonvicini, Lorna Simpson, Pedro Cabrita Reis and Mike Nelson. | The judges for the first year are Monica Bonvicini, Lorna Simpson, Pedro Cabrita Reis and Mike Nelson. |
| Nelson said it felt like there were fewer nurturing and mentoring opportunities for emerging artists. “Opportunities for less well-known artists to develop and execute a significant commission are rare,” he said. “Especially for those not within a certain accepted and validated grouping.” | |
| Bonvicini, who opens her new exhibition at Baltic next week, said the award was about providing support at an often crucial stage of an artist’s career. “The opportunity for a rising artist to create a commission for an international institution makes this an exceptional programme,” she added. | Bonvicini, who opens her new exhibition at Baltic next week, said the award was about providing support at an often crucial stage of an artist’s career. “The opportunity for a rising artist to create a commission for an international institution makes this an exceptional programme,” she added. |
| The Baltic announced the prize along with a 2017-18 programme, which will include solo exhibitions for Rodney Graham, Holly Hendry, Jasmina Cibic and Serena Korda. There will also be a group exhibition exploring the continuing migrant crisis called Disappearance at Sea (Mare Nostrum). It opens in January. |