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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Yet another prize for northern artists gives out £12,500

11:56 AM | Posted by Free Game Zone | Edit Post

New lighting

The award combines a tribute to the excellence with realistic business advice

is a good time to be an artist in the northern United Kingdom, and not just because of all the hoo-ha at present around our favorite son, David Hockney.

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accelerates the upcoming inauguration of the Royal Academy, with "trailer" small exhibitions is already open to Saltaire - where his friend Jonathan Silver accumulated the largest collection in the world, David Hockney - and the excellent Art Gallery Cartwright Hall Bradford.

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£ 21,000 Northern Art Prize also involves the preliminary waves before their annual party in January - next year will be the fifth, but here's the thing. Now there's an art prize for second major artists in the north, and has just announced its first winner.

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Quinn, seen above with his award-winning work of art new light that has earned him £ 10,000 and professional advice and mentoring from one of the established professional artists, Emerson Mayes.

There is something attractive practice (and in my opinion, therefore, north) on this initiative and the recognition of fine arts, is to encourage artists to find ways to make a living more living in the attic of a button, but no financial reward.

artistic level seem to be a new price in the future if the jurors are the equivalent of this year is Kate Brindley, Director of the Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough (MIMA) and a committee Paul Hamlyn Foundation National Advisory Program funding for the arts, Paul Hobson, Director of the Contemporary Arts Society and artist William Tilly. It drew participants screened at 24 ... provided at the bottom of this post.

The award is open to artists aged between 23 and 35 who either live in the north or college graduates here. Appointed this year after its main sponsor Sykes Valeria, which aims to discover the potential for success "and the gold today. Sykes made an additional award of £ 2,500 to Francesca Hudson Newcastle.

Quinn is very grateful, of course, and said:

I am absolutely delighted and a little overwhelmed. Not just £ 10 000, but advising companies, no doubt, contribute to my career as a professional artist.

is what the judges said about her work, first Paul Hobson:

delicate and ambiguous abstract paintings Nat
Quinn to take the two other media - such as drawing and ceramics - as they do in the history of painting. A very worthy recipient of a selection of talent. Paul Hobson, Director of the Contemporary Arts Society.

William Tilly:

Nat Quinn is leading the way to face paint with a relevance to our inner life. The political and economic climate of today, it remains essential