RDS Student Art Awards 2010
The RDS Student Art Awards boast an annual prize fund in excess of €18,400. Encompassing the Taylor Art Award which has been awarded since 1860.
The Awards are the most prestigious art awards open to registered art students of all award-bearing courses in Ireland. This year's Competition will mark the 150th Anniversary of the RDS Taylor Art Award.
The Awards continue the long tradition of the Society’s developmental role in supporting and nurturing the creative arts in Ireland. Until 1877, The Drawing School was managed by the Society after which it was transferred to the Government to become the Metropolitan School of Art and Design and later the National College of Art and Design.
The RDS Student Art Awards are significant in the recognition of excellence and best practice in the work of students registered in full and part-time award bearing art courses. They also provide a platform for exhibiting works that students might not have the opportunity to do otherwise. Previous winners of the RDS Student Art Awards include Walter Osborne, William Orpen, Mainie Jellett, Melanie Le Brocquy, Arthur Gibney, Dorothy Cross, Eamonn O’Kane and James Hanley.
The Awards are judged by an expert panel of judges nominated by the Royal Hibernian Academy and the National Gallery of Ireland. The panel is chaired by an independent judge nominated by the RDS. Entries for this year's awards are encouraged in a diverse range of formats including multimedia, fine art photography, painting, drawing, print-making and installation work.
An exhibition of winners and a selection of works of excellence chosen by the judges is shown at the RDS National Crafts Competition & Student Art Awards Exhibition during the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show in the RDS Concert Hall. Each year the winning and commended entries from the RDS National Crafts Competition and the RDS Student Art Awards tour to venues both north and south of the country. The exhibitions help promote Ireland’s most promising and talented artists and designers to a wider audience.
Other available awards include the RDS Printmaking Award of €3,300, the RDS James White Award for Drawing of €3,300, R.C. Lewis-Crosby Award for Printing of€3,000 and the Freyer Award of €1,500. Open to registered Fine Art students, the Cavanacor Gallery will sponsor the Peter O'Kane Solo Exhibition Award.
The RDS Student Art Awards is open to registered students in full and part-time award bearing art courses in Ireland. All disciplines are encouraged to enter. Entrants must complete the online application form at www.rds.ie/studentart and attach the entry fee of €10 before the deadline on June 18, 2010 at 5pm. Entries must then be delivered to the RDS on June 25 or June 28. There are also four regional collection points where students can drop off their work. Please see the promotional material for further details.
How to Apply
For further information, please contact:
Ms Sarah Ross
Arts
RDS Foundation Department
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 (0) 1 240 7255
Fax: +353 (0) 1 660 4014
Email: arts@rds.ie