Plymouth Contemporary 2017
A bi-annual exhibition showcasing established, new and emerging talent
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The 2017 Plymouth Contemporary, themed Visions, ran from 15 July to 2 September 2017 across the two venues of the Roland Levinsky Gallery and KARST. Artists were asked to respond to the theme ‘Visions’, a pertinent subject at a time when the world, on the surface at least, seems to be going through turbulent change.
The awards were chosen by a selection panel of curators, art directors, artists and professionals whose finger is on the pulse regarding the latest developments and will be presented on the opening night. The awards on offer are:
Plymouth Contemporary Award sponsored by Artmill Gallery & Framing Centre
Winner (£2,500): Kazuya Tsuji, for Solid I and Solid IV, graphite on paper
Special Recognition Award sponsored by Bond Dickinson
Winner (£1,000): Georgie Grace, for Attention Seeker
New artist award sponsored by Frances May Favata, Sculptor
Winner (£1,000): Andreea Anghel, for Never Saw A Wild Thing Sorry For Itself
Audience choice award
Winner (£500): Reginald Aloysius for Departure.
Submissions and selection process
The 2017 selection panel included Ben Borthwick (Artistic Director, Plymouth Arts Centre), Sarah Chapman (Director, The Arts Institute and artist), Judith Robinson (Arts and Cultural Development Manager, Plymouth Museums Galleries Archives), Carl Slater (Director, KARST and artist), Professor Chris Bennewith, Head of the School of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Plymouth and Louise Coysh, Director of Arts and Culture, University of Southampton.
Find out more about the 2017 selection panel.
Please note applications are now closed.
More than 800 submissions were received from across the world and the judges selected 41 artists to feature in the final exhibition. Entries were received from 26 countries as far afield as New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and the USA and comprise a wide range of interpretations of that topic.
The selected artists:
Over 1,200 submissions from 450 artists were received from the UK, Ireland, Europe and beyond for the inaugural Plymouth Contemporary in 2015. Digital artwork, sculpture, paint, textile, installation and drawing were all displayed in the exhibition.
For general queries about the 2017 Plymouth Contemporary, please email plymouthcontemporary@plymouth.ac.uk.