Indigenous Ceramic Art Award
Our world is a Midden, Holding the Past, Present and Future, 2008
The next Indigenous Ceramic Art Award (ICAA) is scheduled for February - April 2012 and is held bi-annually. The ICAA was developed by Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) to support Indigenous ceramic artists and acknowledge the special industry of ceramic art practice.
The awards encourage and stimulate excellence in this sphere, providing cultural exchange opportunities for Indigenous artists from around Australia and regional Victoria. This biennale award exhibition surveys current Indigenous ceramic art practise, demonstrates current developments in the field including contemporary and traditional works.
An exciting public program of cultural activities also accompanies the exhibition and typically includes: ceramic workshops with artists, exhibition floor talks, ceramic workshops for children, and ceramic workshops for Indigenous men and women.
SAM is a regional art museum with a unique focus. It collects Australian ceramics from the 19th and 20th century and its ceramic collection is one of the best in Australia. SAM's collection of Australian and International ceramics now spans over 3000 works. Due to the Indigenous Ceramic Art Award SAM now has a growing collection of contemporary Aboriginal ceramics.
The Indigenous Ceramic Art Award is made possible with the generous support of The Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Foundation, Margaret Lawrence Bequest, FRRR, S.J. Rothfield Family Fund (Melbourne Community Foundation) and the Sarah and Ballieu Myer Foundation.
Prizes
| 1st Prize | $20,000 (Aquisitive) |
| 2nd Prize | $10,000 (Aquisitive) |
| Victorian Prize | $3,000 (Aquisitive) |
Information on Entry
Due to a significant capital upgrade to all of our exhibition spaces during 2011 the next ICAA has been postponed until February 2012.
The 2011 ICAA will be presented in the newly refurbished exhibition spaces to the very highest standards, in a state of the art facility.
We do apologise for the inconvenience in the change of dates for the exhibition. Applications have been extended and the new dates for your attention are listed below.
| APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSE | Friday 26 August 2011 |
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| ARTISTS ADVISED OF SELECTION | Friday 4 November 2011 |
| WINDOW FOR DELIVERY OF ART WORKS | Thursday 5 to Friday 20 January 5.00pm |
| ANNOUNCEMENT AND OFFICIAL OPENING | Friday 17 February, 2012 6.30pm |
| CULTURAL WEEKEND & WORKSHOPS | Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 April, in conjunction with the Emerge Festival |
| EXHIBITION DATES | Saturday 18 February to Sunday 22 April |
| ARTWORKS DISPATCHED FOR RETURN TO ARTISTS | By Friday 4 May 2012 |
We are very much looking forward to the next incarnation of the ICAA and encourage all artists to put forward their artwork for consideration for this prestigious award.
