Siemens-rmit Partnership Rewards Innovative Art
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Culture - Art Press Release8th December 2008, 02:23pm - Views: 1101
 MEDIA RELEASE Media and Communications Tel. +61 3 9925 5047 Fax +61 3 9663 2891 View RMIT media releases and find experts: www.rmit.edu.au/newsroom MELBOURNE BRUNSWICK BUNDOORA FISHERMAN’S BEND POINT COOK HAMILTON HO CHI MINH CITY HANOI Siemens-RMIT partnership rewards innovative art Eight emerging innovative RMIT University artists have been awarded scholarships totalling $32,000 as part of the Siemens-RMIT Fine Art Award Scholarships program – now in its eighth year. Chairman and Managing Director of Siemens Australia and New Zealand, Mr Albert Goller, said: “Siemens values education, science, technology and above all, innovation. We support projects that contribute to innovative people realising their talents and potential, as is reflected through this longstanding partnership with RMIT. We are proud to sponsor these Awards. “Since 1999, Siemens has invested nearly $300,000 in scholarships for the RMIT Fine Arts Awards, including an acquisition prize given to one of the scholarship recipients to purchase their artwork, as selected by a team of Siemens employees. “After eight years, we have a unique and diverse collection of works that are of the highest quality and from some of Australia’s most progressive artists. These are on show at our Head Office in Bayswater and we are extremely proud of the collection.” This year’s winning RMIT students are: UNDERGRADUATE $2,000 Undergraduate Scholarship Awards for spending on travel: Bryony Crawford, from Bachelor of Art (Honours) – Painting, for her work “Ragamuffin” Beau Emmett, from Bachelor of Art – Sculpture, for the work “Seed Bed – Acconci’s Caravan” Carmenza Jimenez, a third-year Bachelor of Art – Painting student, with her work entitled “Apartheid Harp” Bettina Garnier, a first-year Bachelor of Art - Painting student, for the computer based work “ME Video 123” Georgina Humphries, from Bachelor of Art (Honours) – Ceramics and Sculpture, with the work “The Sketched Work-Site” POSTGRADUATE $7,000 Postgraduate Scholarship Awards: Jeremy Bakker, Master of Art candidate, with the group of works “Alone Together, Cluster and Quiet” Susanne Pearce, Master of Fine Art student, for the work “Antecedents” Bruce Slatter, PHD candidate, with the three works “Displaced, Green Skip, and Offside” SIEMENS ACQUISITION AWARD The Siemens Australia and New Zealand Acquisition Award valued at $1,000 – as selected by Siemens employees – went to Carmenza Jimenez for her wall-based 8 December, 2008 MEDIA RELEASE Media and Communications Tel. +61 3 9925 5047 Fax +61 3 9663 2891 View RMIT media releases and find experts: www.rmit.edu.au/newsroom MELBOURNE BRUNSWICK BUNDOORA FISHERMAN’S BEND POINT COOK HAMILTON HO CHI MINH CITY HANOI installation work in wool titled “Apartheid Harp”. This work will now enter the Siemens corporate collection. Ms Jimenez, who was born in Cali, Colombia, said: “‘Apartheid Harp’ is from the ‘Breaking the Wall’ series of works, in protest against the instalment of the walls that separate Israel from Palestine, and the USA from Mexico. “In my works I use the same geometric patterns formed by those monumental walls of separation to make my own personal vision. I use fragile threads and yarn instead of big concrete slabs, and instead of the mournful grey of the wall I use vivid colours. “My work can be moved, crossed through and even broken. With them I want to represent the absurdness of these physical divisions that can be named ‘The 21st Century apartheid’.” The works of this year’s 43 finalists, including the eight winning entries, are on display at the RMIT Gallery, 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne until Saturday, 13 December. Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 11am-5pm, and Saturday 2pm-5pm. For further information, media enquiries and images: RMIT Gallery Exhibition Co-ordinator, Vanessa Gerrans, (03) 9925 2686 or 0413 849 256 or vanessa.gerrans@rmit.edu.au |
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