Entries for the Ellen José Art Award for young women are now open.
Ellen José (1951-2017) was a pioneer in Australia’s urban Indigenous art movement and a radical activist and social justice campaigner. The Ellen José Memorial Foundation is providing a $15,000 non-acquisitive award to a female visual artist aged 18-35 years working in any medium. Managed by Bayside Gallery, the Ellen José Art Award for young women is a partnership between the Foundation and Bayside City Council and aims to provide support to young female artists in the early stages of their career. The award is given in the hope that it will support the winning artist’s continued development by providing recognition as well as a financial boost. Six shortlisted artists will receive an artist fee and have the opportunity for their work to be professionally presented at an exhibition at Bayside Gallery in late 2025 with an accompanying publication.
The judges (to be announced) will decide the winner of the award based on the work in the exhibition.
Entries close Friday 1 November 2024.
