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Melbourne Prize

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9685 9276

Address: Lvl 2 Milton House, 25 Flinders Lane 3006 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.melbourneprizetrust.org

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25.01.2022 WIN A $50 gift voucher for Readings Bookstore! Tell us YOUR favourite work of sculpture in Melbourne in a tweet @MelbournePrize. Use the hashtag #urbansculpturemelbourne Comp ENDS 5pm AUGUST 21. Winner announced AUGUST 24. GOOD LUCK!... Image: Richard Stringers 2007 Queen Bee sculpture on the residential Eureka Tower.

25.01.2022 We are halfway through the entries open period for the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019, and Awards. Dont leave your entry until 5pm on the 22nd!

24.01.2022 Cast your vote in the 2019 Melbourne Prize for Musics $3,000 Civic Choice Award for your chance to win a nights stay at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. https://www.melbourneprize.org/ Join us at Fed Square for the Finalist Exhibition, November 11 - 25.

22.01.2022 Our thanks to the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019 Judges for their time and expertise.

21.01.2022 Entries are open in the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 & Awards. Prize pool over $120,000 / open to Victorian residents only / valuable new commission offered. For more information and to enter visit www.melbourneprize.org Design by PLAYGROUND

17.01.2022 Congratulations to our Melbourne Prize for Music and Awards 2019 finalists! You can view all our finalists, and vote in the Civic Choice Award, at www.melbourneprize.org. Visit our finalist exhibition in The Atrium at Federation Square from November 11 to 25.

17.01.2022 Our winners will be announced tonight! Join us from 6.30pm to hear who will win the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019, and Awards.

15.01.2022 OPENING TODAY - The Association of Sculptors of Victorias Garden Sculpture Online exhibition - visit sculptorsvictoria.asn.au - closes 29 June. In March 2020 the COVID19 pandemic meant the cancellation of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, which included the Association of Sculptors of Victorias exhibition of outdoor sculpture. Theyve adapted brilliantly to the news by presenting the exhibition online. Presented in three groups, the sculptures are suitab...le for courtyards, gardens and estates. Each work can be viewed in still images, video clips and sound files to display the sculptors inspiration for the work. Purchases can be made through secure e-commerce on the website, plus there is an enquiry form to find out more about the works in the exhibition. Votes can be made for the people choice award for each section. See more

15.01.2022 Congratulations to Erkki Veltheim, winner of the Distinguished Musicians Fellowship 2019.

15.01.2022 You have just one more week to put together your entry for the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020. Read about the modified Prize, and Awards, at www.melbourneprize.org Design by PLAYGROUND

14.01.2022 Melbourne Music Week ends on November 23! Dont miss out on seeing some fantastic performances across the city.

13.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has entered the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture and Awards 2020! We have received a record number of entries - finalists announced and Civic Choice Award voting opens on September 2 at www.melbourneprize.org Entries are now closed. Design by PLAYGROUND.

12.01.2022 The $40,000 Rural & Regional Development Award 2020 has been awarded to Laura Woodward. Congratulations Laura Woodward - Artist. The Award is supported by The Geoff and Helen Handbury Foundation. Visit www.laurawoodward.com.au

10.01.2022 Thank you to everyone involved in bringing the 2020 Melbourne Prize together. Generous public and private sector support from this year's partners and patrons has enabled the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 & Awards to proceed in the current and challenging COVID-19 environment. We look forward to presenting the Melbourne Prize for Literature in 2021.

10.01.2022 Thank you to all those who have entered the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019, and Awards! We received a record number of entries by close of business last night and our judges look forward to going through them. Finalists in all categories will be announced on September 4 at melbourneprize.org

10.01.2022 The Australian Independent Record Labels Association has launched their Music Market survey, an incredibly important study that will support the importance of the music industry to the Australian economy and how vital the Independent sector continues to be in the Australian market. Follow the link read more and to complete the survey.

09.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that registrations of interest are now open for the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 & Awards. Visit www.melbourneprize.org to register your interest for 2020. Design by PLAYGROUND.

09.01.2022 REMINDER. The announcement of the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 & Awards will be streamed live online at 6pm today at www.melbourneprize.org. The announcement will also be streamed live on the large screen at Fed Square. Voting for the Civic Choice Award 2020 will closes at 5pm today.... Hosted by Fed Square and Creative Vision & Audio, in conjunction with Creative Partner PLAYGROUND and Studio Pancho, Encore Creative and The Mighty Wonton.

09.01.2022 The six finalists in this year's coveted Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture have come together in a collegiate spirit to collaborate and share the $60,000 prize pool. The Prize is generously supported by The Vera Moore Foundation. The magnanimous gesture of Beth Arnold, Mikala Dwyer, Emily Floyd, Nicholas Mangan, Kathy Temin and Field Theory comes at a time of change in what public art represents and in response to challenges faced by the arts sector following the COVID-19 pandemic.

09.01.2022 Isadora Vaughan is the winner of the Professional Development Award 2020 valued at $10,000 plus a $2,000 Qantas voucher. The Award is sponsored by Fed Square and the Melbourne Prize Trust. Visit www.isadoravaughan.com

08.01.2022 Following the announcement, finalists in the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019 and Awards gathered at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins last night with the 2019 jud...ges, partners and identities in the Victorian music industry. Cast your vote now at www.melbourneprize.org for a finalist to with the $3,000 Civic Choice Award 2019. The winner in each category will be announced on November 13 on the website. A Committee for Melbourne initiative, founded by Future Focus Group alumni member Simon Warrender to develop our creative sectors, the annual Melbourne Prize provides opportunities for Victorian musicians, writers and sculptors. Follow the Prize on facebook facebook.com/Melbourne-Prize and twitter https://twitter.com/MelbournePrize.

08.01.2022 There are just two weeks left to get your entries in for the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020. www.melbourneprize.org Design by PLAYGROUND

08.01.2022 Our thanks to our 2019 Judges in the Melbourne Prize for Music & Awards for their time and dedication to select our finalists! We look forward to announcing them tomorrow! L-R Prof. Liza Lim, Prof. Paul Grabowsky AO, Melissa King, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kutcha Edwards, Helen Marcou AM

07.01.2022 Our 2020 Awards night starts now! Join us live at www.melbourneprize.org to hear the winner announcements in the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 and Awards.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Deborah Cheetham AO, the winner of the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019.

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Prof Paul Grabowsky AO and Kate Ceberano on their ARIA win for Best Jazz Album 2019.

05.01.2022 A reminder that registrations of interest are now open for the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 & Awards. Visit www.melbourneprize.org to register your interest for 2020.

05.01.2022 The countdown is on until the winners of the prestigious Melbourne Prize for Music & Awards 2019 are announced this Wednesday. The additional award categories ...are the Development Award 2019 and the Beleura Emerging Composers Award 2019. See the finalist exhibition at Fed Square opening on Monday and vote for finalists in the Civic Choice Award at www.melbourneprize.org for your chance to win a night at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins Melbourne Prize See more

04.01.2022 Our youngest follower Beatrice tuned into our first online awards last week! Did you watch the announcements? The result of the Civic Choice Award is now available at www.melbourneprize.org

04.01.2022 Thank you for sharing the news of our Prize, Music Australia!

04.01.2022 Arts Monthly today on the desertification of arts funding in Australia.

04.01.2022 Congratulations to our 2020 Finalists! This year, the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 will recognise and reward a Victorian sculptor for their existing body of work, their contribution to the practice of sculpture over their career, in particular in an urban context, and their current work in progress and planned work. Our six finalists are: Beth Arnold Mikala Dwyer Emily Floyd ... Nicholas Mangan Kathy Temin Field Theory Visit www.melbourneprize.org for further information on each finalist. The winner will be announced on Nov 11. See more

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Mojo Juju, the winner of the Melbourne Prize for Music Development Award 2019.

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Field Theory, winner of the 2020 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture Civic Choice Award.

04.01.2022 Our thanks to our 2019 Judges for their time and efforts! Please do visit our Fed Square exhibition before November 25 to learn about the finalists and hear their music. Vote for a finalist to win the $3,000 Civic Choice Award 2019 at www.melbourneprize.org. Judges L-R: Kate Miller Heidke, Melissa King, Prof. Paul Grabowsky AO, Kutcha Edwards and Helen Marcou AM (Prof Liza Lim absent) (Image: Leisa Hunt Photography)

03.01.2022 Entries for the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2020 & Awards are now open. Visit www.melbourneprize.org to enter and for more information. Design by PLAYGROUND

02.01.2022 Thanks to Scenestr. for sharing the news of the Melbourne Prize finalists!

01.01.2022 The Wantok Musik Foundation is a not-for-profit Music Foundation that records, releases and promotes culturally infused music from Indigenous Australia, Melanesia and Oceania. The label works to provides greater economic opportunity for artists, long-term career sustainability, promote language and cultural retention through song and social connectedness. Check them out at www.wantokmusik.org

01.01.2022 Entries close next Monday 22 July at 5pm in the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019 & Awards. With an exciting new focus for the Melbourne Prize for Music and over $100,000 total prize pool, entries are open to ALL music genres including performers and composers and to Victorian residents only. With four categories on offer, entry can be made by individual musicians or groups, or by nomination. Dont miss out!!

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Kaiit Waup on being the recipient of the Civic Choice Award, 2019 after receiving the highest number of public votes. This award is sponsored by Readings. Kaiit was born in Papua New Guinea and growing up developed a love for jazz and neo-soul. Kaiits debut release was Natural Woman in mid 2017, and since then she has released an EP titled Live From Her Room and most recently, Miss Shiney, which has given Kaiit a great platform to share her innermost thoughts and feelings to people around the world who resonate with her art.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Andrea Keller, winner of the Melbourne Prize for Music Beleura Emerging Composers Award 2019.

01.01.2022 Thanks Scenestr., a great write up of the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019!