THE KATE DERUM AWARD AND THE IRENE DAVIES EMERGING ARTIST AWARD FOR SMALL TAPESTRIES
Held every two years by the Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) these unique awards celebrate creativity and excellence in contemporary tapestry, and are the most prestigious small tapestry awards in Australasia. The Kate Derum Award for Small Tapestries honours Kate Derum and her significant contribution to tapestry as an artist and former Studio Manager of the ATW. Generously supported by Susan Morgan, the award is open to all professional Australian and International tapestry artists. The Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries was established to support early-career weavers in the first five years of their tapestry practice. Alayne and Alan Davies generously support the award, in memory of their mother Irene Davies, a tapestry enthusiast and avid supporter of the ATW.
KATE DERUM AWARD FOR SMALL TAPESTRIES
A non-acquisitive award of $5,000 AUD for established artists open to Australian and international artists who have more than five year’s experience in tapestry weaving.
IRENE DAVIES EMERGING ARTIST AWARD FOR SMALL TAPESTRIES
A non-acquisitive award of $1,000 AUD open to students and early-career Australian and international artists in the first five years of their tapestry practice. Artists who have completed any weaving course at the ATW are encouraged to apply.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Works must be hand woven tapestry, technically defined as ‘a weft-faced fabric with discontinuous wefts’.
Works must measure a maximum of 40 cm high x 40 cm wide x 3 cm deep. There is no minimum size.
Works must have been made since May 2022.
2024 AWARD DATES
Entry Form Preview: Monday 1 April 2024
Entries Open on ATW website: Monday 15 April 2024
Entries Close: Monday 13 May 5pm 2024
Finalists Notified by: Monday 20 May 2024
Finalists Entries to arrive at ATW: By Friday 12 July 2024
Exhibition Opens: Thursday 25 July 2024
Award Announcement: Wednesday 31 August 2024 5.30 -7.30pm
Exhibition Closes: Friday 18 October 2024 5pm
Entries returned to finalists: By Friday 20 December 2024
The Australian Tapestry Workshop is thrilled to announce the winners for the 2021 Kate Derum and Irene Davies Awards for Small Tapestries, celebrating excellence and creativity in contemporary tapestry.
In 2019, 84 artists from 20 countries were selected as finalists for the Kate Derum Award and the Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries.
In 2017, 59 artists from 14 countries were selected as finalists for the Kate Derum Award and 22 artists from 7 countries were selected for the Irene Davies Award.
In 2015, 75 entries were received from 12 countries for the prestigious Kate Derum and Irene Davies Awards.
The 2013 Kate Derum and Irene Davies Award showcased the work of 42 finalists from 14 countries.
The 2011 Kate Derum Award captured the attention of some of the world’s most accomplished tapestry artists with 63 entries received in total.
