Recently opened to the public, the Adelaide Convention Centre’s new West Building City Suite Foyer played host to Emma Hack’s latest exhibition entitled New Work as part of the official launch of the Emma Hack Art Prize which was opened to the public on the same day.
Guests were treated to a glass of champagne as they took a first glimpse at the exhibition before being ushered downstairs to view both the Art Prize and a new exhibition by Natasha Natale entitled Decomposition in Nature.
This year’s Art Prize includes 36 finalists – up from a usual 30 due to tied scores – whose works are on display at the Adelaide Convention Centre from now until the 28th of March. The display is part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
The free event will showcase the works, which are from a range of media in contemporary art. The theme of the 2015 Art Prize is ‘Humanity in Nature’.
The art prize, now in its second year, is for South Australian artists only and awards the amount of $5000 to its winner as chosen by the judging panel which includes Emma Hack, Christopher Orchard and The Barefoot Review’s own, Samela Harris – a regular arts critic for the website.
The major winner will also receive an opportunity to exhibit within the Adelaide Convention Centre’s Centre ArtBeat, a new initiative developed by the Adelaide Convention Centre to help local artists exhibit their work to local, interstate and overseas visitors to the centre.
As well as the major prize the event also features a People’s Choice prize of $2000, which is sponsored by Raw Pearls.
The winners of both prizes will be announced at the closing event on the 28th of March at 12pm.
If you are interested in seeing the works of the 36 selected artists, head over the the Adelaide Convention Centre during the opening times and check it out.
More information is available online at emmahackartprize.com or on the Adelaide Fringe website.
Paul Rodda
When: 11 to 28 Mar
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre
Bookings: This event is Free. Check online for opening hours.
Photography by Paul Rodda
