32nd Fremantle Print Award
08 Sep - 21 Oct 2007
Fremantle Arts Centre
1 Finnerty St, Fremantle.
Entry: Admission is free
Open daily 10am – 5pm

Fremantle Arts Centre is delighted to announce Little Creatures Brewing as the major sponsor of the Fremantle Print Award, now known as the Fremantle Print Award, supported by Little Creatures Brewing.

The sponsorship has provided for an increase in prize money and secured the Award as the most important prize for contemporary printmaking in the country and a showcase for the inventiveness of Australia’s best print artists.

Now in its 32nd year, the Fremantle Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing is the longest running and largest print prize in the country, attracting entries from all over Australia, including remote and regional centres.

Fremantle Arts Centre, General Manager Jim Cathcart says, “We are really pleased that Fremantle Arts Centre and Little Creatures Brewing have come together as a great local team to present this great national event.

Jason Marinko, CEO of Little Creatures says “As a proud Fremantle business Little Creatures Brewing is pleased to be partners with another great Fremantle organisation in this prestigious, national award.”The sponsorship has resulted in increased prize money; $10,000 for the winning work, which is acquired by the City of Fremantle Art Collection; new prize category initiated by Little Creatures of $6,000 for acquisitions for its Collection; the non-acquisitive prize is $3,000.

This year Fremantle Arts Centre has received more than 240 entries. The works will be selected and judged by Clotilde Bullen, Associate Curator, Indigenous Art, Art Gallery of Western Australia; Susanna Castleden, Artist and Coordinator Printmedia, Department of Art, Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design, Curtin University of Technology and Jason Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria.

The winners will be announced on 8 September and the exhibition featuring a selection of the best entries will run 8 September to 21 October 2007.

Posted by tones on Friday, September 7th, 2007 at 2:46 pm.