Final
Location
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne
9 October 2024, 2-4 pm
Jury
President: Tony Ellwood AM
Jury Members
Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie, FACEF, Chair
Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM, NGV Council of Trustee, NGV Foundation Board
Kerry Gardner AM, AIAH, Board Director
Ted Gott, NGV, Senior Curator
Anne Wallace, multi awarded artist, 1999 Sulman Prize winner
Concept
The Eloquence Art Prize ® is a national challenge for university students across Australia.
It rewards the best Art talk on French and Australian cultural ties. The theme is specific and different each year.
The winner is elected at the Final, amongst all university front-runners.
The Eloquence Art Prize ® aims to provide wonderful opportunities that “money can’t buy” to students aiming for a career in the Arts.
A Culture Plus initiative, in partnership with the Embassy of France in Australia
Prizes
In Paris, France
Eloquence Art Prize: One-month trip with accomodation at Les Recollets (international centre for academics, searchers and artists) to meet Art professionals and to be part of Ecole du Louvre Summer School
In Australia
Eloquence Art Prize: mentoring sessions by Art professionals, high quality Alliance Francaise French lessons
ISFAR Prize: publications in ISFAR online newsletter and in The French Australian Review. Opportunity to present at ISFAR 2025 symposium
2024 Prize list
See Terms & Conditions
Participating Universities
University front-runners
University coordinators
ANU
Gordon Bull
A/Prof Robert Wellington
UMEL
A/Prof Anthony White
USYD
Prof Mark Ledbury
UQ
A/Prof Amelia Barikin
UWA
Dr Darren Jorgenssen
A/Prof Emily Brink
Theme
2024 Theme: Nature Inspired Artists, from Art Nouveau to Today
Humanities and Art university students are asked to:
Compare two artists, from any Art discipline, one Australian, one French, with at least one being from the La Belle Epoque era, and analyse how sensibility to nature has impacted their artworks.
Or
Analyse Art Nouveau’s influence on Australian Art(s) or artist(s)
Alfred Stevens, Fedora (portrait of Sarah Bernhardt), 1882, Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2024, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), the most famous actor was also a painter, sculptor, and writer. She performed in Melbourne in 1891… in French! She is the 2024 Eloquence Art Prize’s muse.
2024 Donors
Patron: Kerry Garner AM
Private donors: Alfredo restaurant, Paul Morton
2024 Partners
David Kent OAM
Eloquence Art Prize
Is organised by
Culture Plus
In partnership with The Embassy of France in Australia
And with the patronage of Kerry Gardner AM
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Eloquence Art Prize
Is organised by
Culture Plus
In partnership with
The Embassy of France in Australia