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Meroogal Women’s Art Prize is back
Sydney Living Museums is excited to announce the return of the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize in 2014.
Entries are now closed.
In 2014 the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize is back. We are relaunching the prize, held every year from 1998 to 2011, and bringing the exhibition to the house. Selected entries to this year’s Arts Prize will be exhibited in the house, garden and grounds of historic Meroogal in Nowra.
Artists are invited to create works in any medium that respond to Meroogal and its sense of place. The works might throw new light on the personal stories of the people who lived there and/or on the rich collection of treasures within the house and grounds.
The Meroogal Women’s Art Prize is a regional, non-acquisitive competition and exhibition. It is open to a work in any medium made by a woman 18 years or over whose principal residence is in NSW. Up to two entries per person are allowed. The entry fee for one artwork is $30, for two artworks, $55.
2014 prizes
- 1st prize: $6000 and Bundanon Trust artist-in-residency scholarship
- 2nd prize: $3000
- 3rd prize: $1000
Supported by the Sydney Living Museums Foundation and the Bundanon Trust
Entries closed at 5pm on Friday 8 August 2014.
Artists whose work is selected for the exhibition will be notified on Friday 22 August 2014.
Exhibition dates: 20 September 2014 – 24 January 2014
Delivery of artworks: Saturday 13 September & Tuesday 16 September, 9.30am–4.30pm
Collection of artworks: Thursday 29 January and Saturday 31 January, 9.30am–4.30pm
Address for delivery and collection of works:
Meroogal
Corner West & Worrigee streets
Nowra NSW 2541
Inquiries:
Anna Corkhill, Assistant Curator, Meroogal
T (02) 9627 6777
Share your work with #MeroogalArtPrize
Follow this link for the full terms and conditions of the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2014.
Inspiration gallery
Pair of bisque dolls with pink knitted booties
Pink knitted booties with laces and two tiny bisque dolls wearing crocheted clothing, Meroogal. Find out more about these objects in Threads of Connection: Child's Play.
Exterior view of Worrigee Street side
Exterior view of Worrigee Street side of Meroogal, showing first floor balcony and side verandah.
Sitting room
View of the sitting room, Meroogal.
Little bedroom
View of the little bedroom, Meroogal, showing bed, armchair, chest of drawers and floor mat.
Balcony
The balcony off the big balcony bedroom, Meroogal.
Front gate
Front gate at Meroogal.
Washstand
Washstand with toilet set in the little balcony bedroom, Meroogal.
Exterior side view
Exterior side view of Meroogal.
Drawing room
Drawing room, Meroogal.
Little balcony bedroom
View of the little balcony bedroom, Meroogal, showing bed, bedside table, and door to the balcony.
Collection of objects in the pantry
Collection of objects including bowls, basket, candlestick, card and funnel in the pantry.
Table set for tea
Teatime at Meroogal.
Side of the house facing Worrigee Street
Side of the house facing Worrigee Street, Meroogal, 2008
View from upstairs hall
A view into the big balcony bedroom from the upstairs (first floor) hall, Meroogal.
Front verandah, facing West Street
Front verandah at Meroogal, facing West Street.
Table setting, dining room
Table setting arrangement in the dining room, Meroogal.
Fireplace in the drawing room, Meroogal
View of fireplace, chair and framed works in the drawing room, Meroogal.
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