The concept behind the Eloquence Art Prize is to reward the best Art talk given by an Australian university student. The Prize is a wonderful opportunity to enrich Australian university students’ résumés, develop their public speaking skills, meet professionals, and gain recognition within the Arts Industries. The Prize is open to all Art History and cognate disciplines students at the level of Masters and PhD. Universities can also include Honours students.
French & Australian Culture
Don’t wait
for
inspiration,
for
inspiration,
It comes
while one is
working.
while one is
working.
HENRI MATISSE
2022 Eloquence Art Prize
Matisse’s influence on Australian artists
Timed with the Art Gallery of NSW exhibition
Matisse: Life & Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
20 November 2021 – 13 March 2022
The 2022 and first competition of the Eloquence Art Prize explores Matisse’s influence on Australian artists. Students are asked to explore ways in which Matisse has influenced the style, subject matter or thinking, of one or more Australian artists, and present their conclusions through a fifteen minutes illustrated talk and a short written introduction.
Eloquence Art Prize
In the Media
Embassy of France in Australia, Sacreblue (Website)
Gene Sherman (Instagram) (03/03/2022)
Le Courrier Australien (newspaper)(01/03/2022)
SBS French Interview (radio) (11/02/2022)
Maria Stoljar: Talking with Painters (podcast) (24/02/2022)
Alliance Française Sydney (Newsletter) (February 2022)
2022 Eloquence Art Prize
In The Media
Eloquence Art Prize
A pro-bono initiative by
Culture Plus
In partnership with
The Embassy of France in Australia
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List Of The Prizes
Grand Champion
- Flight to Paris (up to $3,000), donated by the French Embassy in Australia (*)
- $1000 cash, donated by the French Embassy in Australia
- Meetings with Art Industry professionals in Paris
- Art History classes, donated by Ecole du Louvre in Paris (*)
- Mentoring sessions with the Grand Final Jury, composed of Australian Art Industry personalities
- More to come
University Champion
- $500 cash, donated by the French Embassy in Australia
- French lessons: French for travellers, French conversation or Comprehensive course (up to $600), donated by Alliance Francaise Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney (*)
- Mentoring sessions with the University Judging Panel
(* Conditions Apply)
Eloquence Art Prize
Grand Final
Jury
President
Maud Page – Art Gallery of NSW, Deputy Director and Director of Collections
Judging Panel
- Karine Mauris – French Embassy, Cultural Attaché
- Barbara Moore – Biennale of Sydney, CEO
- Jackie Dunn – AGNSW, Special Exhibitions Curator
- Dr Mark De-Vitis – University of Sydney
- Marie Chretien – Culture Plus, CEO & Founder
Eloquence Art Prize
2022 Grand Champion
Shanti Shea-An
Shanti Shea-An (ANU)
Shanti Shea-An holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from the ANU School of Art and Design, and a Master of Art History & Curatorial Studies from the ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory. Her MA thesis, for which she was awarded the University Medal, examined pictorial and architectural thresholds in seventeenth-century Dutch painting. Shanti is currently a PhD candidate in the painting workshop at the ANU
Eloquence Art Prize
2022 University Champions
National Art School
Coordinator
Lorraine Kyopotis
Preselection
- Liz Cotter,
- Sadhbha Cockburn,
- Nicole Fern
Monash University
Australian National University
Coordinator
Robert Wellington
Robert.wellington@anu.edu.au
Preselection
- Rowena Evan,
- Julian Laffan,
- Melodie Liu,
- Catherine Purnell,
- Shanti Shea An
University of Sydney
Coordinator
Roger Benjamin
Roger.benjamin@sydney.edu.au
Preselection
- Darius Whittaker,
- Jennifer Yang,
- India Urwin
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Eloquence Art Prize
A pro-bono initiative by
Culture Plus
In partnership with
The Embassy of France in Australia
With the generous support of:
In conjunction with:
- Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
- Alliance Française Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
- Ecole du Louvre, Paris
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