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Panel Discussion Women in Art: challenge, victory and the road ahead.
18 April, 2019
HART Hall at H Queen’s
G/F 80 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
6pm-9pm (seats limited) RSVP essential to Eve@SovereignArtFoundation.com
Held annually, The Sovereign Asian Art Prize invites mid-career contemporary artists, nominated by a carefully selected board of independent art experts across Asia-Pacific, to enter up to three artworks online. Entries are then shortlisted by a small judging panel consisting of world-class art specialists, who select the best 30 artworks from a range of digital images. These 30 artworks are exhibited in a prominent public space in Hong Kong, where the pieces are judged a second time and the winner is selected.
The winning artist is awarded US$30,000 at an annual sell-out Gala Dinner in Hong Kong. The 29 other works are auctioned, with the artists receiving 50% of proceeds and the other 50% funding the charitable work of the Foundation. Thus, each artist receives the same split as they would if their work had sold through a gallery. In many cases, the artworks fetch a higher price, thanks to generous bidding from our charity patrons. The winning piece becomes the property of the Foundation and is used to further its charitable aims. The Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize, launched in 2019, awards US$5,000 to the highest scoring female artist in the competition. A Public Vote Prize of US$1,000 is awarded to the artist whose work receives the most votes from the public, be it at the exhibition, through the Foundation’s website or Facebook voting app.
The Prize has typically acted as a spring-board for finalists, enabling mid-career artists to achieve record prices and establish a wider following. Notable successes have included Adrian Wong, Debbie Han, Haris Purnomo, Jeongmee Yoon, Qi Zhi Long, Rashid Rana and Yang Yongliang, amongst others.
