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, weaver, teacher, mentor and former Deputy Director/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 avnd avid supporter of the ATW.

KATE DERUM AWARD FOR SMALL TAPESTRIES
A non-acquisitive award of $5,000 AUD for established artists

IRENE DAVIES EMERGING ARTIST AWARD FOR SMALL TAPESTRIES
A non-acquisitive award of $1,000 AUD for artists in the first five years of their professional practice

2021 KEY DATES:
Entries Open: 25 June – 9 August 2021
Finalists Notified of Selection: 16 August 2021
Deadline for Finalists Tapestries arrive at ATW: 8 October 2021
Winners Announcement and Finalists Exhibition Opens: 21 October 2021
Finalist Exhibition Closes: 24 December 2021

Entries must be a hand woven tapestry, defined as ‘a weft-faced fabric with discontinuous wefts’. Entry dimensions must not exceed 30cm high x 30cm high x 2cm deep. Tapestries must have been made since June 2019. Applications will be online via the ATW website.

JUDGES:
Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk Former Head of Textiles, School of Art & Design, Australian National University, Tapestry Weaver Antonia Syme AM Director Australian Tapestry Workshop John Young AM Artist

FINALIST SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Pamela Joyce, ATW Weaver & Marie Cook, Weaver

HOW TO ENTER
1. Complete the online entry form (available on this page from 25 June). 2. In this form provide a brief biography about yourself and your artistic practice (max 200 words). 3. In this form provide a brief description of the concept behind your tapestry (max 200 words). 4. In this form outline any material and construction considerations undertaken in the creation of your tapestry (max 200 words). 5. Upload a one page CV (PDF). 6. Upload 3 images of the actual work being submitted (a full view and two up close details of two different areas of your tapestry, JPEG, no larger than 1MB each).

PLEASE READ THE ENTRY INFORMATION BEFORE YOU ENTER