I have never thought I will ever have a chance to dip my toes into the art world.
After a whole three semesters of studies, however, I found myself so attached to the arts I never want to work on any other thing else.
As a student from art school , I see a lot of young artists struggling to get recognition and exposure.
Art prize is a great way to gain all of these mentioned.
When I knew I have the opportunity to work with one of the oldest art prize in Australia, I was more than excited.
The Blake prize is a spiritual art prize with more than 60 years of history.
Since its inception in 1951, the Blake has constantly challenge the society on the way they view religion and spirituality.
Very different to other art prizes in existence, the Blake encourage a much more personal and idiosyncratic response from artists.
Contradict to common beliefs, Catholic or Christianity art are not the only work the Blake seeks.
Last year’s winner, Khaled Sabsabi, explored his migrant experience through his artwork; The ‘Naqshbandi Greenacre Engagement’ is all about the relationship between Arab spirituality and the Western culture.
Winning the Blake also brought Khaled’s career to a next level. His work was acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Arts (MCA) and I was delighted to see it exhibited in the new MCA debut exhibition last month.
Consider how much the Blake has done for different artists, you will never know how small the administrative team is.
There is only one person running the whole Blake art prize, from planning, marketing, sponsorship to judging and touring, all aspects of the prize is organised by O-N-E person.
It is amazing to see the amount of work one person can achieve, and the difference one person can make.
