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Jack Stanton, installation details winner of New Sensations 2013. Image courtesy of Saatchi Art
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Saatchi Art New Sensations Prize for UK Emerging Artists project and young creative minds begins with the hope for new discoveries.
BY ARTCENTRON
LOS ANGELES, CA –Saatchi Art has announced this year’s New Sensations Prize. The art prize was launched in 2007 by Rebecca Wilson, chief curator of online art gallery Saatchi Art. The New Sensations Prize is widely regarded as the most important annual prize for emerging artists in the UK.
The main objective of New Sensations is to expose young creative minds in the United Kingdom. According to Saatchi Art, “New Sensations supports the most imaginative and talented young artists in the UK and presents their work to an international audience each year during Frieze Week.”
New Sensations supports the most imaginative and talented young artists in the UK.
This is the 8th edition of the prize. A major change this year is that Saatchi Art curators will nominate art students graduating from BA and MA courses at UK and Republic of Ireland colleges and universities. The long list of nominated artists will be announced in August. The shortlisted artists, chosen by a panel of judges, will follow in September. In October, the shortlisted artists will show their work in the New Sensations exhibition. The icing on the cake, however, is the award ceremony. The New Sensations 2014 winner will get a cash prize to fund a studio for a year.
Saatchi Art Prize
Saatchi Art Prize is one of the famous art prizes in the United Kingdom. It attracts some of the best minds from across the globe. The judges for New Sensations have included key figures in the contemporary art world such as artists Rachel Whiteread, Antony Gormley, John Stezaker, and Gary Hume; gallerists Sadie Coles, Maureen Paley, and Alison Jacques; museum directors Kate Bush, head of the Barbican Art Galleries, London, and Ralph Rugoff, director of the Hayward Gallery, London; critics and broadcasters Tim Marlow, Louisa Buck, and Matthew Collings; Tabitha Jackson, Commissioning Editor, Arts, Channel 4; and Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator, Saatchi Art.
Calls have already gone out for eligible candidates to start applying for the prize. Artworks by winning artists will be on display in the New Sensations exhibition in London. The exhibition brings exposure to the participating artists whose works will be on display to a global audience.
The New Sensations exhibition is one of the key art events of Frieze Week in London held every October. It offers collectors an unparalleled opportunity to see the finest emerging art from across the U.K. Furthermore, it gives credence to the participating artists. The judges for the 2014 New Sensations Prize will be announced in July 2014. Absolut returns for a 3rd year as the key partner with Saatchi Art on New Sensations.
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