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Shortlist announced at Helen Keller International Award launch

The 8th Helen Keller International Award, which has just started at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and TouchBase in Kinning Park has just revealed its shortlisted artists. The winning work will be announced at an awards ceremony on Saturday 18th April. Run by Sense Scotland, the exhibition features art that aims to challenge perceptions of deafblindness and sensory impairment. This award has attracted entries from across the world, including the USA, the Netherlands, Slovakia, New Zealand and the UK.

"The Helen Keller International Award is a unique opportunity for artists from across the world to reflect on deafblindness and disability, through a range of artforms",

explained Gillian Morbey, Chief Executive of Sense Scotland,

"The work at the exhibition offers a wonderful display of creativity and ideas."

The shortlisted artists for the main prize are:

  • Portrait 24 - (acrylic painting) by Jean Compton (Scotland)
  • Sight Unseen - (textured paint on paper) by Rich Curtis (USA)
  • Dummy Jim - (interactive website) by Matt Hulse (Scotland)
  • Seed - (mixed media sculpture) by Petre Nikoloski (England)
  • The Conversation - (film) by Claire Wheeldon (England)
  • Stella Uno - (light installation) by Deon Winter (England)

The shortlisted artists for under 16 years category prize are:

  • Sense of Nature - (mixed media with natural materials) by Chelsea Louise Payne (England)
  • Tactile Painting - (painted canvas) by Children and Families group from Sense Scotland (Scotland)
  • Medusa - (recycled material/found objects) by Shawlands Academy (Scotland)
  • Technicolour Coat - (felt material) by Westfield School (Scotland)
Event:
Helen Keller International Award Exhibition
Dates:
4th April - 4th May 09
Two Exhibition Venues:
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Cafe Bar and Mezzanine Galleries), 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
Additional work displayed at Sense Scotland's TouchBase resource; Milnpark Street (between Portman St. & Middlesex St.), Kinning Park Glasgow G41 1EE
Concert Hall opening times:
Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday openings vary so call ahead on telephone: 0141 353 8000
TouchBase is open:
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Free entry to both venues

All pieces of work below are exhibited at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, unless otherwise stated

 

Portrait 24 - (acrylic painting) by Jean Compton (Scotland)

 
 

Sight Unseen - (textured paint on paper) by Rich Curtis (USA)

Exhibited at TouchBase

 
 

Dummy Jim - (interactive website) by Matt Hulse (Scotland)

Click here to go to the Dummy Jim website(this will take you away from the Sense Scotland/Helen Keller website)

 
 

Seed - (mixed media sculpture) by Petre Nikoloski (England)

 
 

The Conversation - (film) by Claire Wheeldon (England)

Exhibited at TouchBase

 
 

Stella Uno - (light installation) by Deon Winter (England)

 
 

Sense of Nature - (mixed media with natural materials) by Chelsea Louise Payne (England)

 
 

Tactile Painting - (painted canvas) by Children and Families group from Sense Scotland (Scotland)

 
 

Medusa - (recycled material/found objects) by Shawlands Academy (Scotland)

 
 

Technicolour Coat - (felt material) by Westfield School (Scotland)

 

For more information about the Helen Keller International Award check out our webpages at www.sensescotland.org.uk/helenkeller. or contact the Sense Scotland arts department:

Arts and Wellbeing
Sense Scotland
43 Middlesex Street
Kinning Park
Glasgow G41 1EE

Tel:     +44 (0)141 429 0294
Fax:    +44 (0)141 429 0295
Text:   +44 (0)141 418 7170

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