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RSA MORTON AWARD FOR LENS BASED WORK 2010
The 2010 Morton Award for lens based media (£5000) has been awarded to Christine Borland.
THE RSA MORTON AWARD
The Morton Award (£5,000) is for artists working in a lens-based media to research and develop a new body of work. The award culminates in an exhibition of the resulting works at the RSA Annual Exhibition the following year. The award is open to artists who were born in Scotland or have studied at a Scottish art school or are working / permanently based in Scotland. The award is not open to students who are currently studying at either undergraduate or postgraduate level. Established in 2006, the award is funded by The Morton Charitable Trust and administered by the Royal Scottish Academy.
ABOUT THE 2010 WINNER
Christine Borland (b. Darvel 1965) studied at Glasgow School of Art before going on to further study in Northern Ireland and Germany. Her award-winning proposal to the Morton committee was to develop themes dealt with in her previous film series “SimMan/Baby/Woman” (2007-2010) and “NoBodies” (2010). The themes arising from these films tie into the larger theme of understanding the individual’s relationship with the often inaccessible systems that underpin our society. In particular, Christine is interested in medical history and how it influences the way we see and understand our bodies and ultimately our sense of self. Christine is a well-known and respected Scottish artist who has exhibited widely throughout Europe and the UK. The resulting work of the award will be exhibited at the prestigious RSA Annual Exhibition in April/May 2011 (dates TBC). She currently lives and works in Kilcreggan, near Helensburgh.
APPLICATION CRITERIA & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
1. Entrants must be artists working in a lens-based media who were born in Scotland or are working / permanently based in Scotland or have studied at a Scottish art school.
2. A shortlist of artists will be invited to present their project to the Panel of Adjudicators at the Royal Scottish Academy in summer 2011 (date TBC).
3. The award-winning artist will be announced by mid July.
4. The 2011 award should be completed by 1 April 2012 (tbc)
5. The winner will exhibit the resulting work(s) at the RSA Annual Exhibition the following year. Further arrangements will be determined in consultation with the winner.
6. The Royal Scottish Academy reserves the right to accession one work or DVD from the artist into the Permanent Collection of the Royal Scottish Academy.
7. The copyright of all works remain with the artist but it is a condition of entry that the Royal Scottish Academy reserves the right of reproduction of all submitted and resultant works for publicity/educational/reference purposes in connection with the award.
8. The decision of the adjudicators is final and no correspondence can be entered into.
9. Personal information supplied by applicants on registration/application forms will be held securely by the Royal Scottish Academy in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
10. All entries on CD-ROM will not be returned and are submitted at the artist's risk. The RSA will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
11. This award should not be used as a capital grant.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Entrants must submit
1. Cover page with full contact details including: name, address, telephone, email and details of where you heard about this award.
2. Curriculum Vitae (1 A4 page) Please do not include contact details.
3. Concise statement about their practice and a detailed outline of their proposed project they wish to develop (1 A4 page 800 words)
4. Up to ten images of current work (300dpi JPEGs only or 72dpi for video stills) or a DVD show-reel of no more than 3 minutes. Work should be captioned with name, title & (year).
5. List of image captions (1 A4 page) including: Title (year) Medium, dimensions and photographer credit & copyright
Please post or email applications to:
The Morton Award,
The Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL
Email: opportunities@royalscottishacademy.org
Web: www.royalscottishacademy.org
Tel: 0131 225 6671
Contact:
opportunities@royalscottishacademy.org
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