Welsh Artist of the Year explained
The Welsh Artist of the Year award was an annual art competition in Cardiff's St David's Hall, open to amateur and professional artists with a link to Wales. It ran annually from 2000.[1] [2] [3]
The competition became a significant feature in the Welsh visual arts calendar, possibly due to the prestige associated with the title Welsh Artist of The Year. However the title's relationship with the actual competition structure could be seen as misleading, first because the selection process required the artist to submit an application form and pay an entry fee (therefore only participating artists could be considered). The selection was also limited to one artwork per artist, and that artwork was limited in size, rather than considering an artist's entire contribution for the year, which the title may suggest.[4] [5] [6] A comparison with Cardiff's well-resourced Artes Mundi prize may put the actual stature of Welsh Artist of the Year into perspective.
Prizes were awarded in Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, and Applied arts categories, as well as a Student prize. An overall winner and runner-up prize were awarded.[7] Winners were chosen by a judging panel composed mainly of fellow artists,[8] with the winner receiving a cheque for £2000.
Following the announcement of the winners in June an exhibition was held at St David's Hall, showing the prizewinners and shortlisted works.
It was announced that the competition would not be held in 2014, as staff would be focusing their efforts on developing the "visual arts in the capital".[9]
Winners
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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2014 | No competition |
2013 | Sarah Ball (painting) | John Abell (printmaking) |
2012 | Gemma Copp (video) [10] | Aled Rhys Hughes (photography) |
2011 | Paul Emmanuel (painting on sheep fleece) [11] | Pamela Rawnsley (applied arts) |
2010 | Elfyn Lewis (painting) [12] | Emily Jenkins (sculpture) |
2009 | Tim Freeman (printmaking)[13] | Fern Thomas (photography) |
2008 | Philippa Lawrence (conceptual sculpture/photography)[14] | Eleri Mills (painting) |
2007 | Walter Keeler (ceramics) [15] | Second prize: Virginia Head (drawing) Third prize: Daphne Hurn (painting) |
2006 | Ruth Harries (textiles)[16] | Elizabeth Forrest (sculpture) |
2005 | Sally Moore (painting) | |
2003 | Brendan Stuart Burns (painting)[17] | Philip Nicol (painting)[18] |
2002 | Rob Piercy (painting)[19] | Tony Goble (painting) |
2000 | Brendan Stuart Burns (painting)[20] | Clive Hicks-Jenkins (painting)[21] | |
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/welsh_artist_of_the_year Welsh Artist of the Year
- http://www.buzzmag.co.uk/uncategorized/nominations-open-for-welsh-artist-of-the-year/ "Noms open for Welsh Artist of the Year"
- http://www.axisweb.org/seCVEN.aspx?CVID=326591&PID=414 "Welsh artist of the year"
- http://vulgarculture.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/welsh-artist-of-the-year "Welsh Artist of the Year review"
- http://www.walesartsreview.org/welsh-artist-of-the-year-2013 "Welsh Artist of the Year 2013 review"
- http://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk/user_files/Pdf/WAOTY2013AppFormBookEng.pdf "2013 application form"
- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/welsh-artist-year-2013-announced-4282532 "Welsh Artist of the Year 2013 is announced"
- http://new.a-n.co.uk/news/single/sarah-ball-is-named-welsh-artist-of-the-year-2013 "Sarah Ball named Welsh Artist of the Year 2013"
- Web site: St Davids Hall Cardiff > Exhibitions . 2013-09-06 . 2014-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140322084311/http://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk/english/exhibitions/ . dead .
- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/gemma-copp-named-welsh-artist-2026765 "Gemma Copp named Welsh Artist of the Year"
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13628733 "Welsh Artist of Year: Fleece painter Paul Emmanuel"
- http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/i/8534/ "Elfyn named Welsh Artist of the Year"
- http://www.buzzmag.co.uk/uncategorized/tim-freeman-announced-as-welsh-artist-of-the-year/ "Tim Freeman - Welsh Artist of the Year"
- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/find-things-to-do/philippa-named-welsh-artist-year-2171665 "Philippa named Welsh Artist of Year"
- http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Keeler+named+Welsh+Artist+of+the+Year+for+the+joy+of+%27W.I.%27.-a0164552057 "Keeler named Welsh Artist of the Year for the joy of 'W.I.'"
- Susie Wild, "Welsh Artist of Year", Metro, 27 June 2006. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- Web site: Brendan Stuart Burns.
- http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Second-time+winner+of+Artist+of+the+Year+inspired+by+coastline.-a0102921677 "Second time winner of Artist of the Year inspired by coastline"
- Hannah Jones (24 April 2002) "Late arrival a winner for Piercy; PAINTING: Landscape watercolourist successfully moves in new direction.", Western Mail. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- Web site: Awards and Prizes . 2013-09-05 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212143/http://www.brendanstuartburns.co.uk/about/awards-and-prizes . dead .
- Web site: Clive Hicks-Jenkins - Biography . 2013-09-05 . 2013-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920152856/http://hicks-jenkins.com/biography.html . dead .