Judges announced for the John Fries Award 2018
The Copyright Agency today announces its esteemed judging panel for the 9th Annual John Fries Award 2018, for which the call for entries is now open. Consuelo Cavaniglia, interdisciplinary artist, academic and independent curator, continues in her role as Guest Curator
John Fries Award Entries Opens January 2018
Applications for the annual John Fries Award 2018 will open on 15 January. The John Fries Award is an annual $10,000 art award recognising the talents of early career visual artists from across Australia and New Zealand. The 2017 John Fries Award
Winner of the John Fries Award 2017 Announced
Kuba Dorabialski, Invocation Trilogy #1: Floor Dance of Lenin's Resurrection, 2017 Single channel video Production still © Kuba Dorabialski / Licensed by Viscopy Sydney, Australia: Copyright Agency has announced the winner of its prestigious annual John Fries Award 2017 which recognises
Finalists announced for John Fries Award 2017
Copyright Agency | Viscopy today announced the 12 finalists for the John Fries Award 2017. The award, curated by interdisciplinary artist, academic and curator, Consuelo Cavaniglia, is an annual $10,000 art award recognising the talents of early career visual artists from Australia
Entries Open to Award for Newest Artistic Talent
Entries have opened for the 8th annual John Fries Award for early-career artists from Australia and New Zealand, which provides $10,000 in prize money for the winning artist and $1,000 for each award finalist participating in the exhibition. The non-acquisitive award
Consuelo Cavaniglia named Curator for John Fries Award 2017
Interdisciplinary artist Consuelo Cavaniglia has been announced as the Guest Curator of the John Fries Award 2017. With a varied background, over the past 12 years Consuelo has worked in a range of contemporary art spaces, universities, regional art centres and
John Fries Award Draws Record Entries
More than 700 emerging artists entered the John Fries Award this year, the highest number ever received in its six-year history. The award attracted entries from early career artists across diverse disciplines and locations, from Aboriginal artists in remote and regional art centres
High Calibre Judges Partner with Emerging Art Award
Some of the most highly-regarded professionals in the contemporary arts scene have been confirmed as judges for the 6th annual John Fries Award. This year’s new curator, Oliver Watts is joined by New Zealand-born curator and acclaimed arts writer, Justin Paton and
Oliver Watts named John Fries Award curator for 2015
Sydney curator, artist, writer and lecturer Oliver Watts has been named the John Fries Award’s Guest Curator for 2015. Oliver Watts currently lectures at the Sydney College of the Arts at the University of Sydney where he graduated with PHD in