MADE Summer Open / Art Prize 2021

About

The MADE Summer Open was established to bring attention and focus to professional artists in Wales, and Cardiff in particular through creating a winner as chosen by a jury of gallerists, curators and previous winners who will award a winner's prize of a solo show in MADE's gallery programme the following year. This raises the bar in several ways; it announces a dedicated period of intention to produce a new body of work, within a curatorial framework of development through conversation towards a show. It focuses promotional energies and press into creating audience interest and engagement, as well as a stated element of investment to draw other funding support for the artist from public bodies and private sponsors.

It has successfully helped to establish the careers of emerging artists such as Zena Blackwell and Lucia Jones, as well as creating attention and interest from the art viewing arena within Wales and beyond. It acknowledges that serious talent exists and can thrive outside London. This year, there will also be a people's choice award of £100, for one of the exhibited artworks/artists, as championed by the audience.

Cardiff MADE is delighted to announce the exhibiting artists for the MADE Summer Open 2021, who are shortlisted for the MADE Solo Art Prize which will be judged & announced in August, alongside the audience choice of favoured artwork, which will secure the artist a cash prize.

This year’s exhibiting artists are:

Susan Adams, Carl Arroyo, Vaida Barzdaite, Jo Berry, Jason Gregory, Penny Hallas, Jacqueline Jones, Jason Rouse, Kate Shooter, Lewis Ryland, Ellie Young, Sue Watt.

Exhibition runs: 10.7.21 - 7.8.21

No need to book in advance, we'll just take your details on arrival!

EVENTS

21.7.21 - JUDGING DAY

Each year the panel includes MADE directors & curators, a guest curator or gallerist from South Wales, a member from the contemporary Art team at the National Museum of Wales, as well as the previous Winner of the Award. Introducing this year’s judging panel for the MADE Summer Open: Jennifer Dudley, Curator, Art Collections Management and Access at National Museum Wales, Anthony Shapland, Artist, Founder and Director of G39 Gallery, Cardiff, Zoë Gingell, Director and Curator of Cardiff MADE, Josh Leeson, Director of Cardiff MADE, Lucia Jones, MADE Solo ART Prize Winner 2019.

23.7.21 - 7PM, SOLO ART PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: LIVESTREAM PRIZE-GIVING VIA INSTAGRAM LIVE (@cardiff_m.a.d.e)

This will be our first digital prize-giving for the solo art prize, selected by the judging panel of curators, artists and gallerists.

4.8.21 - 7PM - 8PM, CURATOR AND ARTIST Q & A

Join us via Zoom to find out more about the exhibiting artists and their work. Director, artist and Curator Zoë Gingell will be speaking with the exhibiting artists about their practices and work currently on display.

7.8.21 - 7PM, PEOPLE'S PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: LIVESTREAM PRIZE-GIVING VIA INSTAGRAM LIVE (@cardiff_m.a.d.e)

The winner will be announced by the Gallery Team at the end of the exhibition.

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