|
Description:
|
|
Professor Elizabeth Grierson, Head School of Art, RMIT University, and Suzanne Davies, Director RMIT Gallery, speak about the successful partnership between RMIT Gallery and RMIT School of Art and Siemens Ltd over the past 10 years of the Fine Art Award. They reveal how the program has generated some of the best and brightest talents in the arts industry.
Four past winners of the RMIT Siemens Fine Art Awards also talk about how receiving the travelling scholarship money enabled them to further their careers. The 2010 RMIT Alumnus of the Year Sam Leach, winner of the 2010 Archibald Prize and Wynne Prize, reveals how the opportunity to go to the Rijksmuseum and speak to experts influenced his award winning art work. Artists Robyn Phelan, Nick Bastin and Kate Spencer also discuss their work and what winning the award meant to them. |