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Global Photography for a Sustainable Future
The Prix Pictet will be judged by an independent judging panel and the winning photographer will receive 100,000 Swiss francs plus the opportunity to complete a commission related to a project supported by Pictet in the field of environmental sustainability. The shortlist for the inaugural Prix Pictet will be announced in June 2008.
Short listed work will be exhibited at a major gallery space in Geneva in October 2008, supported by a high quality catalogue.. The Financial Times will publish a special supplement to coincide with the event and the winner of the 2008 Prix Pictet will be announced at a gala awards evening in Geneva at the same time. Plans are currently being developed for a short tour of the shortlist exhibition prior to the launch of the 2009 Prix Pictet at Davos in January 2009. Candlestar Wound
Candlestar Director, Michael Benson has just been appointed arts editor of the fast growing international art, architecture, fashion magazine Wound whose first edition publishes 1 November 2007.
Based in London Wound seeks to celebrate the work of pioneers and leaders in their respective fields within a broad quarterly theme. Wound invites contributors to challenge popular thought and push artistic boundaries whilst celebrating previously unsung, or future heroes that are at the vanguard of their dsicipline. Worldwide distribution is handled by COMAG (Conde Nast/National Magazines) to key markets including North America, Asia, Europe as well as the UK . For more information go to www.woundmagazine.com
Memories of Iran
The Candlestar arts team’s growing portfolio of international
clients has been enhanced with their appointment as co-producers
of a major new exhibition of work by emerging artists from Iran.
The exhibition "Collected Memories – new trends in Iranian painting"
will be at the artspace gallery in Mayfair www.artspace-galleries.com/ from
7 - 28 October 2007. The exhibition is designed to introduce the
works of more than twenty young, dynamic Iranian painters to an international
audience. The collection includes more than one hundred paintings showcases
works by painters who have already sold work at international auctions.
Many more of them are already attracting the attention of international
collectors. Although the paintings differ in technique and theme
their juxtaposition shows undeniable common features. In their personal
way the artists aim at grasping and fixing places of memory through
which today's Iranian society identifies itself. Click
here for a preview of the show.
Global Publishing
The Candlestar education team has just completed the production of the definitive reference work on global higher education - the 82nd edition of the Association of Commonwealth Universities Yearbook. Working with the ACU editorial team, Candlestar oversaw all aspects of the production and marketing of the 2600 page Yearbook including design, printing, advertising, sales and distribution.
Artists Programme lights up Gulf Art Fair
The programme of artists' projects devised by Candlestar for the inaugural DIFC Gulf Art Fair was widely regarded as one of the highlights of the event which ran from 6 – 10. Sculptures of Parviz Tanavoli sat majestically beneath the breathtaking DIFC gate while the work of Conrad Shawcross, Patricia Millns and Emily Young were among those that graced the perimeter of the Fair and the beach beyond. Although the team has considerable experience in developing international projects this was the first time they have worked in Dubai. It will not be the last. An exciting new programme of arts events in Dubai is currently under development and will be unveiled later this year.
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Candlestar Teams Building
Candlestar has recently enhanced its arts and education teams with two significant new appointments. Helen Ball has joined the team as Arts Project Coordinator - a new post in which she will operate as the hub of communications with growing groups of artists and arts organisations with whom Candlestar is involved. Our work in education has been given fresh new impetus with the recruitment of David Jobbins, former Assistant Editor and Foreign Editor of THES, as the head of Candlestar's education unit. In this role David will be responsible for helping to build our portfolio in higher education and for providing senior counsel for all of our education clients. French Artist Damien Cadio Wins Sovereign European Art Prize
At a gala dinner held at Bonham's auction rooms in London on 15 March, Howard Bilton, Founder and Chairman of the Sovereign Art Foundation, revealed that the winner of the 2007 European Art Prize was Damien Cadio's painting ‘Esercito'. The public vote prize was won by the English Artist Wendy Elia for her painting ‘Nick'. Damien thus became the first Frenchman in over twenty years to win a major international art prize. The opposition was intense as the Chairman of Judges, Sir Peter Blake points out "Choosing from the high standard of finalists was an almost impossible task. But we are delighted to have been able to make this award to an artist who is at such an exciting point in his career."
Once the business with prizes had been done the remaining 33 shortlisted paintings were auctioned to raise funds for the Sovereign Art Foundation who will this year spend some of the money raised on the development of a residencies scheme for mid career artists.
The 2008 Prize will be launched in the summer in eiher Berlin , Paris or Lisbon.
London Flocks to European Art Prize show
The opening of the exhibition of paintings shortlisted for
the 2nd annual Sovereign European Art Prize, at the A Foundation's
Rochelle School in Club Row, attracted over 300 people and they were
joined by fourteen of the thirty
four shortlisted artists together with painters Patrick
Hughes and Sir Peter Blake who chairs the Prize jury. Since
the opening there has been a steady flow of people coming to the
gallery keen to see the show and to cast their vote for their favourite
painting. The winners of the overall and public prizes were announced
on 14 March 2007.
Art and Education
The twin strands of Candlestar were brought together at
the European Art Prize exhibition through the development of a series
of short education sessions. Led by local sculptor Amanda Benson
the education programme was an opportunity for young people from
local schools and colleges to come to the gallery and discover more
about some of Europe 's best contemporary painting.
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Sovereign Shortlist delights judge
The Sovereign Art Foundation has just announced
the 34 artists short-listed for the 2006/07 Sovereign European
Art Prize click here for artists
details and images. In its second year the Prize is quickly
establishing itself as Europe’s premier painting prize. Announcing
the shortlist the Chairman of Judges, Sir Peter Blake, said ‘we
were surprised and delighted by the standard of work that has come
in this year…it just shows how strong the resurgence of painting
has been…’
Entry to this years Prize was strictly by nomination
and, thanks to the distinguished network of nominators that the
Foundation has established across Europe, entries were received
from 26 European Countries.
The paintings will now be brought to London for an
exhibition at Club Row, Rochelle School Buildings, Arnold Circus,
London E2 7ES, the A Foundation’s London-based project and exhibition
space between 28 February – 11 March 2007. The Press Preview will
be held from 12pm on the 27 February.
The judging panel will meet at Bonhams on 14 March
to review the paintings and select a winner. Howard Bilton,
the Founder and Chairman of the Sovereign Art Foundation will present
the winner with a first prize of € 25,000, at the gala dinner on
the 15th March. There will also be a Prize of €1,000 for
the work that attracts most public votes.
Angel of the Lower East Side
Candlestar have been appointed by the Angel Orensanz Foundation
for the Arts (New York) to develop a series of exhibitions in
the UK by the sculptor Angel Orensanz. More on this story
CLIENT NEWS
Gulf Art Fair Announces Gallery List
The list of galleries that will take part in the first Gulf Art
Fair has now been agreed and it positions the Fair as a highly
significant addition to the roster of international art fairs. The
final list
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2007 Sovereign European Art Prize Short-List Exhibition
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