http://www.cricketartprize.org Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:16:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en David Woodford's "I Made a Hundred in the Backyard at Mum's" wins the Peoples’ Choice Award. After a 4 month inter-state, national tour exhibiting in 3 venues, the Cricket Art Prize exhibition received 3220 nominations via its website. The painting "I Made a Hundred in the Backyard at Mum's" by David Woodford ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/983/983/ Of the 232 entries received, the judges selected 32 paintings to assemble the exhibition in the Members Pavilion at the SCG in October 2009. The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust then selected 12 works from the exhibition to create this unique calendar.   The Cricket Art Prize 2010 Calendar is beautifully ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/962/calendar-out-now/ Due to an accumulation of restrictions and circumstances beyond our control, the Cricket Art Prize will not be exhibiting at the MCG in 2009.  We apologise for the short notice and the inconvenience.  The organisers will do all they can to try to bring this national exhibition to Melbourne in the coming ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/914/mcg-exhibition-and-opening-cancelled/ An invitation is extended to artists and poets, painters and writers from test playing nations to submit a painting, composition or poem that depicts life in and around the game and sport of cricket, in settings of backyard cricket, beach cricket, social-cricket or local club cricket. Entries will now be accepted in ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/741/organisers-open-arts-and-poetry-initiative-to-full-members/ 247 Studios, Australia's first 24hr commercial photographic company is the latest to become a supporting-sponsor of the Cricket Art Prize.   247 Studios senior-partner and art-director, Daniel O'Doherty said "We are very excited to be a supporting-sponsor...  photography and cricket-art seem like an intuitive symbiosis and we look forward to developing our ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/681/247-studios-becomes-supporting-sponsor-for-the-cricket-art-prize/ The organisers would like to thank the 232 artists who submitted entries in the inaugural Cricket Art Prize exhibition 2009.  The general standard and level of entries was excellent rendering the final exhibition to be quite interesting and diverse. The exhibition will consist of 32 paintings and those finalists are listed ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/481/art-prize-hits-double-century-on-debut/ We would like to thank the 106 poets who submitted entries in the inaugural Cricket Poetry Award 2009.  The judges mentioned that the selected poems “…spoke about how cricket was interwoven with life in an unforced and natural manner...” The ‘Live Readings’ night will consist of 20 poems and those finalists ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/477/cricket-poetry-award-finalists/ Entries for the Cricket Art Prize and the Cricket Poetry Award have officially CLOSED for 2009.   The organisers would like to thank the 218 artists and 106 poets who submitted entries.   Judging is now in progress and finalists for both Cricket Art Prize and Cricket Poetry Award will be contacted by Wednesday ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/408/entries-are-now-closed/ Peoples' Choice Award to be announced at the end of the exhibition tour.   Due to the fact that the Bradman Foundation has agreed to accommodate the 2009 Cricket Art Prize exhibition at the Bradman Museum from mid-January 2010, the Peoples' Choice Award will be announced while exhibiting there.   After completing 2 weeks at ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/401/peoples-choice-award-to-be-announced-at-the-end-of-the-exhibition-tour/ Macquarie bowls over the art world with its sponsorship of the Cricket Art Prize awards. Macquarie Bank is encouraging sporting enthusiasts to get in touch with their creative side by announcing its sponsorship of the Cricket Art Prize's Highly Commended and Peoples' Choice categories. The inaugural Publishers' Cup Cricket Art Prize 2009 ... http://www.cricketartprize.org/387/macquarie-bowls-over-the-art-world-with-its-sponsorship-of-australia%e2%80%99s-first-cricket-art-prize-awards/