Tammi Campbell in her Saskatoon studio, January 2014. Photo: Matt Ramage.
Nine respected members of the Canadian visual-arts community have been selected by RBC and the Canadian Art Foundation, publisher of Canadian Art, to serve as the jury for the 18th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
The winner of the RBC Canadian Painting Competition receives $25,000 and the two honourable mentions each receive $15,000. Their three paintings also become part of the RBC Corporate Art Collection. The remaining 12 finalists each receive $2,500.
The deadline for this year’s competition is May 3 at 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Applications can be submitted online at rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
The following jury will evaluate the applications:
Western Canada
Sophie Brodovitch, director, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver
Tammi Campbell, artist, Saskatoon
Reid Shier, director/curator, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver
Central Canada
Kent Monkman, artist, Toronto
Georgia Scherman, director, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto
Beth Stuart, artist and RBC Canadian Painting Competition alumni, Toronto
Eastern Canada
Gemey Kelly, director/curator, Owens Gallery, Mt. Allison University, Sackville
Harold Klunder, artist, Montreal
Saelan Twerdy, art critic, Montreal
Finalists will be announced on June 30, and all 15 artist finalists will have their work exhibited at the Power Plant in Toronto.
The competition is part of the RBC Emerging Artist Project which supports the life cycle of the artist, from emerging to established. The Canadian Art Foundation publishes Canadian Art, Canada’s most widely read art magazine, among other art-educational endeavours.
