The Art Gallery of New South Wales and Art & Australia Prize for
Student Critical Writing on the Visual Arts 2006
The New Word Order critical writing prize is a new initiative developed by Art & Australia magazine and the Art Gallery of New South Wales to support and encourage excellence in student critical writing in the visual arts. The prize will offer an annual high profile opportunity for students to develop their critical writing skills and gain recognition for their efforts.
Art & Australia is a proud partner of Teacher Professional Development at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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Entry criteria and judging
The competition is open to senior secondary students (stage 6) in New South Wales.
Write a 500-750 word critical review of an exhibition you have recently visited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, or at another gallery within your local area.
Winning essays will
- present a coherent, sustained and well-reasoned point of view which may acknowledge key concepts and the ideas of other critics
- be contextually strong with specific and relevant information that enriches the content of the critical account of the exhibition
- comprehensively examine and interpret the subject(s) in relation to the critical account constructed
- effectively explain the selection and significance of examples used to construct a critical account which explains and evaluates key points of the artwork and the artist.
- utilise a complex and logical evaluation of the Visual Arts
- reflect an extensive understanding of the Visual Arts and thorough research of the topic
For more information and suggested criteria on critical essay writing see Guidelines to Critical Writing by NSW Visual Arts Teachers (below).
Guidelines to Critical Writing by NSW Visual Arts Teachers
Document 1:
Craig Malyon, Head Teacher Visual Arts, MLC Burwood
Document 2:
Sharon Tofler, Head Teacher, Visual Arts, Brigidine College, Randwick
Entries will be judged by a professional panel consisting of:
Christopher Allen, art historian and art critic.
Katrina Schwarz, Deputy Editor, Art & Australia.
Craig Malyon, Head Teacher, Visual Arts, MLC Burwood and Critical Friend, Teacher Advisory Panel, the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Prizes
All winning entries will be published online at www.artandaustralia.com.au and on this website.
First Prize
A two-year subscription to Art & Australia magazine valued at $128, and an Art Gallery of New South Wales Bookshop voucher valued at $100.
Second Prize
A one-year subscription to Art & Australia valued at $75, and an Art Gallery of New South Wales Bookshop voucher valued at $50.
Third Prize
A one-year subscription to Art & Australia
Highly commended
Selected back-issues of Art & Australia.
How to enter
POST ENTRIES TO:
The New Word Order: Critical Writing Competition
Public Programmes
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, The Domain
NSW 2000
A maximum of five entries may be submitted per school. Each essay must be endorsed by the Head Teacher, Visual Arts as the original work of the student.
Deadline for entry has been extended to: 18 August 2006
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