ANTHOLOGY 2014: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline: Extended until July 1, 2014
Application fee: £12
ANTHOLOGY at CHARLIE SMITH LONDON
PRIZES:
Ten finalists will be exhibited at CHARLIE SMITH LONDON
£2,000 for one winner
JURY:
Zavier Ellis, Hélène Guérin, Justin Hammond, Marcus Harvey, Jessica Lack
DEADLINE:
Midday July 1st 2014
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
A £10 + £2 VAT processing fee
Completed application form
6 jpegs at no more than 500kb each or 6 video links
A short artist's statement
An artist's CV / biography
All works presented must be for sale
The application deadline is midnight June 27th 2014
FOR APPLICATION FORM AND TERMS & CONDITIONS PLEASE EMAIL:
anthology@charliesmithlondon.com
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THE JURY
Zavier Ellis is Director of Shoreditch gallery CHARLIE SMITH LONDON. He is also co-founder of the museum scale show for emerging artists THE FUTURE CAN WAIT, which for the last three years was organised in partnership with Saatchi Gallery & Channel 4’s New Sensations. He has curated exhibitions internationally including in Berlin, Helsinki, Klaipeda, London, Los Angeles, Naples and Rome; and has placed work in notable private collections globally including the Saatchi Gallery, Peter Nobel, Jean Pigozzi, David Roberts and Thomas Rusche. Known as an acute talent spotter Zavier has identified and exhibited a number of important young artists directly from art college including David Blandy, Oliver Clegg, Tessa Farmer, Sam Jackson, Monica Ursina Jäger, Nika Neelova and Douglas White. Zavier also collects and is a practicing artist and has most recently exhibited at Paul Stolper Gallery in London and Museum der Moderne in Salzburg.
Hélène Guérin is a London based French collector whose collection features numerous globally recognised artists including the YBA’s. Hélène is highly dedicated to supporting emerging artists and is keen to engage with the life of the artist as well as the work itself. Hélène was previously a Lawyer at the Paris Bar and practiced in both Paris and London, representing eminent private and corporate clients throughout her career. She is now committed to supporting the arts and managing her property portfolio.
Justin Hammond is an independent curator, publisher and art dealer. In 2007 he devised the Catlin Art Prize, an annual showcase for the most talented new artists in the UK and later went on to compile The Catlin Guide, now recognised as an essential reference for collectors of contemporary art. In 2010 he published An Unspoken Arrangement to coincide with Alex Ball’s debut solo exhibition, and co-curated Mike Ballard's controversial Whose Coat is that Jacket You’re Wearing?, held in a disused tailor’s shop during Frieze. He continues to promote emerging artists - both in the UK and internationally - and is currently researching The Catlin Guide 2015.
Marcus Harvey is a painter and sculptor associated with the YBA group of artists who came to prominence in the 1990’s and is best known for his iconic work Myra, which provoked huge controversy when exhibited in Sensation at the Royal Academy in 1997. He has continued to explore themes of British identity through heavily manipulated controversial iconography. He is the co-founder of Turps Banana painting magazine and art school.
Jessica Lack is a freelance arts writer who contributes to various art magazines and newspapers. She recently scripted the critically acclaimed short film series Unlock Art featuring Peter Capaldi, Frank Skinner and Jemima Kirke. She is currently updating her book Tate Guide to Modern Art Terms for Tate Publishing, and is a contributing editor at Culture and Conflict, an organisation working with artists operating in conflict and post-conflict countries. She is a trustee of Wysing Arts Centre.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Tom Ormond
The New Light of Tomorrow, 2010
Oil on linen
238 x 183 cm
Being selected for Anthology in 2011 provided me with some great exposure, both through the show and the accompanying online coverage. It was an opportunity to show alongside strong and interesting artists, across a range of mediums and resulted in a compact and fresh exhibition. Winning was an extra bonus and has lead to some good sales, further shows and useful lasting contacts.
Tom Ormond, 2011 Anthology Winner
Eric Manigaud
Klinikum Weilmünster # 9, 2010
Pencil & graphite on paper
180x140cm
Anthology was an opportunity to meet people who have been decisive in the appreciation of my work abroad. Not only because of the centrality of London in the realm of contemporary art, but also and especially through a culture which accepts easily influences of all types. Being in Anthology resulted in many fundamental career opportunities.
Eric Manigaud, 2012 Anthology Winner
Robert Crosse
Team Roedale, 2013
Video still
Dimensions variable
Winning Anthology 2013 gave me the confidence and financial stability to continue developing my ideas at a vital stage in my career. There aren't many opportunities for emerging artists to exhibit in London in such well respected galleries. The connections I have made through winning the competition have created more opportunities to make and exhibit work which would never have happened otherwise.
Robert Crosse, 2012 Anthology Winner
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The Anthology jury members change every year, ensuring artists who have previously applied will continue to be assessed by different individuals and thereby have renewed opportunities to be selected.
The inaugural Anthology exhibition was won by Tom Ormond in 2011. Ormond had previously exhibited internationally including at Alison Jacques Gallery and The Serpentine and as a direct result of winning Anthology went on to be curated into Saatchi Gallery & Channel 4’s New Sensations and THE FUTURE CAN WAIT, as well as being placed in leading private collections in London and Los Angeles by CHARLIE SMITH LONDON. Every finalist in the Anthology show sold works during the exhibition, and others who did not reach the final have been curated into exhibitions by jury members as a direct result of their application. The other finalists were Jake Clark, Emma Critchley, Harold de Bree, Andy Harper, Alex Hudson, Enzo Marra, Steven Morgana, Suzanne Moxhay and Michelle Sank.
The 2012 edition was won by French artist Eric Manigaud. Six large scale works were placed in the Saatchi Gallery collection from the Anthology exhibition, which went on to be showed in the Saatchi gallery exhibition Paper. Manigaud has also become a represented gallery artist; had a sell-out debut London one person show at CHARLIE SMITH LONDON; and was exhibited at Volta Basel 2013. The other finalists were Jocelyn Allen, Hugo Bruce, Tom Butler, Adam Dix, Richard Ducker, Mauro Espindola, Jamie Lau, Richard Stone & Ben Walker, several of whom went on to be curated into Saatchi Gallery & Channel 4’s New Sensations and THE FUTURE CAN WAIT where they all sold work. In 2013 Tom Butler became a CHARLIE SMITH LONDON gallery artist.
In 2013 video artist Robert Crosse won Anthology. The other finalists were Shane Bradford, Carly Glovinski, Sarah Jane Hender, Ian Larson, Angela Lizon, Nigel Massey, Sikelela Owen, Arshak Sarkissian & Lexi Strauss.
Artists at all stages in their careers and working in any medium are invited to apply.
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