68th Blake Prize Winner's Announcement and Exhibition Launch
Announcement of Art and Poetry Winner
Sat 18 May 2:00 PM
Turbine Hall, 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW
The Blake Prize is a biennial exhibition that highlights local and international contemporary artists who explore ideas of spirituality and religion through contemporary artworks. The 68th Blake Prize exhibition will be on display at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre from 11 May to 7 July 2024.
The Blake Prize has been challenging artists to explore spirituality and religion through their art since 1951, and Casula Powerhouse has been home to the prize since 2016. Casula Powerhouse is ideally positioned in Liverpool, a community of people from over 150 different birthplaces, speaking over 140 languages with an equally diverse range of faith backgrounds.
The 68th Blake Prize finalists were selected by a panel of judges renowned for their contribution to the discourse of contemporary art and spirituality in Australia. The judges include artist Dean Cross, Director of UNSW Galleries and Curator of the 2024 Adelaide Biennial José Da Silva, and Professor in Religion within the School of Humanities at the University of Sydney Professor Jay Johnston FAHA.
The judges choose the best contemporary artworks that address ideas related to religion, spirituality and/or belief. There are three prizes to be won!
1. The Blake Prize is a non-acquisitive prize of $35,000
2. The Blake Emerging Artist Prize is an acquisitive prize of $6,000
3. The Blake Established Artist Residency - consisting of a residency and solo exhibition hosted by CPAC.
All prizes are strictly non-sectarian. Entries are not restricted to any specific faith or artistic style.
March 10, 2024
