Is this a sign of things to come?
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Will the unveiling of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Frank Gehry renovation recharge the gallery’s fussy, staid, out-of-touch reputation? It seems that it might.
Last night, at a champagne reception, the AGO announced, that together with (thanks to?) partner Aeroplan, they will be launching The Grange Prize, a $50,000 annual award recognizing the work of Canadian and international contemporary photographers.
The winner of the first $50,000 prize, to be announced in 2008, will be selected from among five Canadian and international artists each year.
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The international candidates for the award will be invited to Canada for artist-in-residency programs at art centres or photography schools. A student or practising photographer will also be selected to intern with each international candidate.
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Rupert Duchesne, President and CEO, Aeroplan highlighted the award’s goal of “raising the profile of photography at home and abroad, and encouraging engagement and educational possibilities in this, the most accessible and ubiquitous field of the visual arts.â€
Apparently, the prize will be voted on by the public, which is GREAT thing that will hopefully mean increased media attention for the arts.
Andrea Carson writes on contemporary art, architecture and design...
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The AGO has a well deserved reputation for being stuffy and staid. They tend to aquire works by old or dead artists. No wonder its stuffy. For example the gallery as a rule does not use any of its aquisition budget to buy the works of current living emerging or mid career Canadian painters. They expect this type of work to be donated. Their loss, my gain.
This is the type of art I buy.
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