Eugene Carchesio and Richard Bell: Basil Sellers Art Prize 2012

 

Eugene Carchesio and Richard Bell have been selected as finalists for the 2012 Basil Sellers Art Prize.  The biannual, $100 000 prize seeks to 'encourage contemporary artists to engage with the many themes within sport past and present, and to contribute to critical reflection on all forms of sport and sporting culture in Australia'. The winner will be announced at the opening of an exhibition of shortlisted finalists' work at the Ian Potter Musuem, University of Melbourne, in August 2012. For more information:http://www.sellersartprize.com.au/artists-and-exhibition/2012/