With a prize pool of $31,000, the 2014 City of Hobart Art Prize, now in its 26th year, has attracted 55 of Australia’s foremost artists representing all States and Territories. This year’s winning artists in each section have been awarded $15,000 prize money:
Winner 2014 City of Hobart Art Prize – Glass category $15,000: Tom Moore, Light Bulb Moment
Winner 2014 City of Hobart Art Prize – Printmaking category $15,000: Rew Hanks, Banks, which one’s mine?
Highly Commended – Glass: Nadege Desgenetez and Nick Mount
Highly Commended – Print Making: Tony Ameneiro and Milan Milojevic
Lord Mayor Alderman Damon Thomas said, the City continues to deliver the City of Hobart Art Prize as a platform for Tasmanian artists to compete on a national scale, as, and with, the finest artists from all Australian states and territories in a medium-based format, but otherwise without theme.
“This is a valuable Award and recognised on the national calendar as one of the country’s most prestigious prizes,” said the Lord Mayor.
The Chairman of the Creative Hobart Special Committee, Alderman Dr Peter Sexton said the 2014 City of Hobart Art Prize provides an inspiring snapshot of current ideas in glass and printmaking and underlines the endless possibilities of the mediums. “I congratulate all the finalists selected from the 260 entries.”
“The Art Prize is a key element of Creative Hobart, an overarching, whole-of-Council strategy that aspires to transform how we, as a City, celebrate and integrate arts and culture into all that we do. The City supports programs that: bring more cultural and creative activities out into the public realm, provide greater 
exposure to cultural activities, increase opportunities for the involvement of the community, provide attractors for cultural tourism and above all, make Hobart a truly vibrant place to live, work and visit.”
“This is based on a vision that contemporary culture contributes to the growth of the cultural and creative industries providing a real opportunity to strengthen community wellbeing.”
“This change in approach from providing a relatively limited range of visual arts activities to a broader focus on culture and creativity is supported by the knowledge gained during extensive consultation with the sector and community,” said Alderman Sexton.
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Until 23 November, 2014
Hobart
Tom Moore (SA), Light Bulb Moment, 2014, blown and solid glass, painted wood base, brass filament, 94 x 37 x 33cm
Rew Hanks (NSW), Bank’s, which one’s mine?, 2013, linocut, 120 x 80cm
