NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- XL
Catlin and the New York Academy of
Art today announced the launch of the US edition of the XL Catlin
Art Prize. With exhibitions in San
Francisco, Chicago and
New York, and a jury including
major artists and curators, the XL Catlin Art Prize will be one of
the premier student art competitions in the nation.
Developed in partnership with the New York Academy of Art, the
XL Catlin Art Prize is open to figurative paintings, drawings and
prints created by undergraduate and graduate art students. With a
First Prize of $10,000, the
competition will focus on the reemergence of figurative art in the
contemporary art world.
According to Jennifer Schipf,
Senior Vice President for Fine Art & Specie insurance at XL
Catlin, "After ten years of running the program in the United Kingdom, we are delighted to launch the
Prize in the United States. The
Prize gives us the perfect platform to highlight new artists and
provides a unique insight into emerging talent across the
country."
The competition is structured around three rounds of
jurying:
- Regional Jury: Faculty members from the Prize's Strategic
Advisory Board will select from submissions in five regions
(Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, West and Midwest). The Strategic
Advisory Board consists of 22 major art schools across the US,
including Yale School of Art, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Columbia University School of
Arts, California Institute of the
Arts (CalArts), Pratt
Institute and Bard
College (complete list attached.)
- Exhibition Jury: Carrie Rebora
Barratt, Deputy Director for Collections at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jennie
Goldstein, Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum,
Laura Hoptman, Curator at the
Museum of Modern Art, and Kara Vander
Weg, Director at Gagosian Gallery will choose 40
artworks from the regional selections. These 40 pieces will tour in
the fall of 2018, exhibiting at the San
Francisco Art Institute (August
20 – October 7), Linda Warren
Projects in Chicago (November 3 – 8) and the New York Academy of Art
(November 21 - 29). The exhibition
will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.
- Prize Jury: Consisting of renowned painters Nicole Eisenman, Eric Fischl and Amy Sherald, the Prize Jury will choose the
first and second prize winners when the touring exhibition arrives
in New York. First prize is
$10,000 and second prize is
$3,500. An Audience Award of
$1,500 will be awarded via social
media.
Applicants must be enrolled in a US graduate or undergraduate
art program. Submissions officially open December 12, 2017. The deadline for all
submissions is 11:00PM EST on
February 15, 2018. For more
information on eligibility and the submissions process visit
xlcatlinartprize.com.
About XL Catlin
XL Catlin is the global brand
used by XL Group Ltd's (NYSE:XL) insurance and reinsurance
companies which provide property, casualty, professional and
specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional
firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the
world. Clients look to XL Catlin for answers to their most
complex risks and to help move their world forward. To learn more,
visit xlcatlin.com.
About The New York Academy of Art
Founded in 1982 by artists, scholars and patrons of the arts,
including Andy Warhol, the New York
Academy of Art is a not-for-profit education and cultural
institution which combines intensive technical training in drawing,
painting and sculpture with active critical discourse. Academy
students are taught traditional methods and techniques and
encouraged to use these skills to make vital contemporary art.
Through major exhibitions, a lively speaker series, and an
ambitious educational program, the Academy serves as a creative and
intellectual center for all artists dedicated to highly skilled,
conceptually aware figurative and representational art.
XL Catlin, the XL Catlin logo
and Make Your World Go are trademarks of XL Group Ltd companies. XL
Catlin is the global brand used by
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