Nine artists have been short-listed for the inaugural $75 000 Premier of Queensland’s National Art Award in New Media. Peter Alwast (QLD), Julie Dowling (WA), Anita Fontaine (QLD/NL), David Haines and Joyce Hinterding (NSW), Natalie Jeremijenko (QLD/USA), Adam Nash (VIC), Sam Smith (NSW), John Tonkin (NSW) and Mari Velonaki (NSW) are the artists short-listed for the inaugural award.
On 31 October 2008 the Award will be presented to one of these exhibiting artists. The exhibition and Award will be presented every two years and the award-winning works will become part of the Queensland Art Gallery’s permanent collection.

Accompanying the Award is the $25 000 Premier of Queensland’s New Media Scholarship, to be presented to an emerging Queensland-based new media artist to support travel and study.

Expressions of interest for the travel and study scholarship are available
at www.qag.qld.gov.au/new_media

Submissions due: 5 September.

The Award exhibition will be on display in GoMA’s new media gallery.
1 November - 8 February.
http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/premier_of_queenslands_national_art_award_in_new_media