{"id":15688,"date":"2012-10-22T12:18:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T16:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=15688"},"modified":"2013-01-16T22:01:33","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T03:01:33","slug":"sobey-art-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoronto.ca\/?p=15688","title":{"rendered":"Sobey Art Award 10th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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October 24 – December 30, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening Reception: Saturday, October 27, 8 – 10 p.m.
\nMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART<\/strong>
\nMain Space
\n952 Queen Street West
\nToronto, ON, M6J 1G8
\nT: 416.395.0067
\nE: info@mocca.ca
\nwww.mocca.ca
\nHours: Tues\u2013Sun 11:00\u20136:00 p.m<\/p>\n

Sobey Art Award 10th Anniversary<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year’s shortlisted artists are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gareth Moore \u2013 West Coast and Yukon;<\/strong>
\nJason de Haan \u2013 Prairies and the North;<\/strong>
\nDerek Sullivan \u2013 Ontario;<\/strong>
\nRapha\u00eblle de Groot \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec;<\/strong>
\nEleanor King \u2013 Atlantic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organized by<\/strong> the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art<\/p>\n

The Sobey Art Award is $70,000 with $50,000 going to the winner and $5,000 awarded to each of the other finalists.<\/p>\n

The Sobey Art Award, established in 2002 is awarded to a Canadian artist age 40 and under who has exhibited in a public or commercial gallery within 18 months of being nominated. It is intended to further the national conversation about contemporary art and is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious awards for contemporary art in Canada.<\/p>\n

The 2012 exhibition features sculpture, installation, and film among other work by the five artists in nomination for the Award and is curated by Sarah Fillmore<\/strong>, Curator of the Sobey Art Award and Chief Curator at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. A fully-illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oct 24 – Dec 30, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening: Saturday Oct 27, 8-10 pm<\/p>\n

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canadian artist age 40 and under who has exhibited in a public or commercial gallery <\/p>\n

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