Apply for the West Prize

If you're an emerging artist you should apply for the West Prize. Applications are entered into a kind of slide library, even those who don't win will receive exposure.

Feeling a bit busy today, so I'm shamelessly reposting Edward Winkleman's blog posting:

Launched at the Next Art Fair this past weekend, The West Prize is a generous example of a major collection giving back to the artist community. If that sounds like a sales pitch, that's because it is. If you're an artist, you should apply today. Here's the skinny about the prize:

The West Prize will be awarded to ten international emerging artists in 2008. The prize will award $100,000 in acquisitions between the finalists and host a finalist TEN exhibition with accompanying publication. A grand prize winner will be chosen from among the finalists to receive a $25,000 cash prize in addition to a West Collection acquisition.

As Paige West (yes, of the West Collection, as well as founder of Mixed Greens and fellow blogger [check out the top photo on Paige's blog]) noted in the comments on Art Fag City:

One thing that it doesn’t mention in the fine print of the Prize details is that I plan on sending dealer and collector friends (and anyone else who I think would appreciate seeing some new art) to specific artists throughout the submission timeline. So, hopefully some artists will feel the benefit of submitting long before the winners are announced.

Knowing the West Collection and Paige and [director] Lee Stoetzel in particular to be true champions in the cause of promoting emerging artists, I can wholeheartedly endorse this opportunity to have your work seen via the prize's website and possibly acquired by the collection or others who'll visit it. Have I mentioned you should apply today?