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Sobey Art Award – Nominations

Nominations for the 2021 Sobey Art Award are now open!

All nominations will be reviewed by the curatorial jury panel, chaired by the National Gallery of Canada’s Director and CEO, Sasha Suda. The panel is composed of one distinguished representative from each of Canada’s five regions: the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies and the North, and the West Coast and Yukon, and also includes one international juror. They review all nominations and establish the long and short lists as well as the winner of the award.

Sobey Art Award removes age limit. 2021 Nominations open until March 19, 2021
The Sobey Art Award, now recognized as one of the world’s most generous privately funded prizes for contemporary visual artists, is thrilled to open up the competition to emerging Canadian artists of all ages.

This year, a total of $400,000 in prize money will be awarded: $100,000 to the overall winner, $25,000 to each of the four other shortlisted artists, and $10,000 to each of the remaining twenty longlisted artists. The five shortlisted artists will be featured in an exhibition at the NGC during the fall of 2021.
 

Deadline for
Nominations:
March 19, 2021
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All application materials must be received at the National Gallery of Canada at/or before 6 pm EST on Friday, March 19, 2021.

The National Gallery of Canada accepts nominations for the 2021 Sobey Art Award from recognized agents, artists and institutions. The National Gallery of Canada will notify the sender by email upon receipt of nomination package.



DOWNLOAD THE 2021 NOMINATION FORM PDF

 

PLEASE MAIL NOMINATIONS TO:
2021 Sobey Art Award Nominations
c/o National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
P.O. Box 427 – Station A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 9N4 

PLEASE SEND EMAIL NOMINATIONS TO:
[email protected]  

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