2017 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award winner

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) have announced Jenny Orchard's The Imagined Possibility of Unity (2017) as this year's winner of the biennial Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Art Award (SMFACA), the premier national award for ceramicists with a $50,000 prize acquisition. [caption id="attachment_39809" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jenny Orchard, The Imagined Possibility of Unity[/caption] This year's judges – Jacqueline Doughty, Curatorial Manager, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne; Jason Smith, Director, Geelong Art Gallery; and Dr Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum – have praised the artist, her work and her practice; “Jenny Orchard’s installation is a tour de…