Elisabeth Murdoch creates a new prize to encourage female artists
Philanthropist Elisabeth Murdoch aims to boost mid-career women artists with a big new cash prize. The Tate trustee, philanthropist, and daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch have created the Freelands Artist Award, an annual £100,000 (approximately $150,000) prize.
The award will also provide its winner with a solo exhibition at one of six regional art institutions, to be named this summer. Besides the gender specificity, only artists under fifty are eligible for the Turner.
“Women artists in mid-career are still woefully under-represented in the art world and this award aims to raise their profile […] I want this award to be about pushing boundaries and helping regional arts organizations fulfill their potential.” – Elisabeth Murdoch.
The inauguration of the award follows a 2015 report that studied the representation (or lack thereof) of female artists in Britain. Among its findings are that in 2014–15, just 25 percent of solo shows at major London institutions went to women.
The winner will be announced in the fall of 2016.
Source: Artnet News
Credit photos: Artnet News, Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash
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