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John Moores Painting Prize - live broadcast
MEDIA RELEASE COURTESY OF: John Moore’s Painting Prize
£25,000 winner announcement to be streamed online
Thursday 16 September 2010
For the first time in the history of the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize, the winner and runner-up announcements will be broadcast live.
This exciting online event will take place on Thursday 16 September 2010 at: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/johnmooreslive. The announcement will take place at 6.30pm but the broadcast will begin earlier.
Those tuning in will be amongst the very first to find out who has scooped UK’s biggest painting prize, along with artists, guests, critics, and associates attending the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool for the private view and prize ceremony.
The John Moores Painting Prize 2010 live broadcast will give viewers a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes at one of the biggest events on the art calendar on the eve of Liverpool Biennial’s launch. Just add canapés and friends to throw your own ‘private view’ from the comfort of your home!
Forty five shortlisted artists from 3000 entrants are to be included in the exhibition, each with a chance of winning the £25,000 first prize or 4 runner-up prizes of £2,500 each. The paintings will be on display at the Walker Art Gallery from 18 September 2010 to 3 January 2011.
The long-running competition forms a key strand of the Liverpool Biennial and is always a hot topic conversation amongst art lovers visiting the city for the festival, both online and offline.
Join in with the discussion on Twitter using the #JM2010 hashtag. ‘Tweets’ will form part of a stream of conversation published on the broadcast page in the run up to and during the live broadcast. You can follow John Moores Painting Prize 2010 on Twitter at www.twitter.com/JohnMoores2010.
A number of behind the scenes videos following the judging process are also available on the website.
John Moores Painting Prize facts:
· The jury: This judging panel for 2010 is made up of artists Gary Hume, Alison Watt, Ged Quinn, Goshka Macuga and curator / critic Sir Norman Rosenthal.
· The painters: The John Moores Painting Prize attracts a broad spectrum of artists and no preference is given to levels of experience or particular practices of painting. The works are selected anonymously.
· The winners: The competition has a reputation for identifying talented new painters on their way to finding fame and artistic acclaim. Former winners have included David Hockney, Richard Hamilton and Peter Doig.
· The exhibition: is at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool from 18 September 2010 to 3 January 2011.
John Moores Painting Prize - live broadcast
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