THE PORTFOLIO PRIZE
Conceived by artists for artists, The Portfolio Prize aims to encourage the development of young artists through early career support. For artist founders Douglas Coupland, Graham Gillmore, Angela Grossmann, Attila Richard Lukacs, and Derek Root supporting the future generations of artists and their practices is essential to the continued growth of the region's arts community at large. The funds will provide young artists much needed support during a crucial point in their early careers.
"I think what makes this prize unique is that it is artists helping artists. So often artists are on the receiving end of entrepreneurial initiatives - this time we are holding the reigns, making the work, selling the work and giving it back to our own community, besides providing much needed funds to emerging artists it's also about empowerment". (Angela Grossmann)
The 2021 limited edition “Artist for Artist” portfolio consists of seven limited edition prints by Graham Gilmore, Angela Grossmann, Attila Richard Lukacs, Derek Root, Vikky Alexander, Rebecca Belmore and Dana Claxton and raised funds to award $30,000 to emerging/early career artists in the fall of 2022.
2021 PORTFOLIO PRIZE RECIPIENTS
The 85/5 Visual Arts Foundation is excited to announce the five recipients of this year’s Portfolio Prize, which will award $6,000 to five early career artists. The recipients are: Durrah Alsaif, Mathew Andreatta, Manuel Axel Strain, Rebecca Bair and Bracken Hanuse Corlett.
We want to thank all nominating non-profits, artists run centres and institutions and our final jurors Lisa Baldissera, Nya Lewis and Elliott Ramsey for being a crucial part in the selection process and congratulate all shortlisted artists and the final recipients!
Through limited edition portfolio sales in 2015 featuring the work of Angela Grossmann, Attila Richard Lukacs, Derek Root, Graham Gillmore, Gordon Smith and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, the Foundation raised funds to support four unique artist prizes. In 2016, the Portfolio Prize awarded $21,000 of prize money to four early career artists.
The 2016 winners were:
Colleen Brown - Emerging Artist Award
Derya Akay - Emerging Artist Award
Del Hillier - BFA Prize
Gabi Dao - BFA Distinction
Colleen Brown and Derya Akay, will also be showcased in the new Vancouver Triennale ‘Ambivalent Pleasures: Vancouver Special’ which will be on exhibit from December until April at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The Foundation is pleased this Triennale will recognize Brown and Akay and proudly support their careers as they continue to develop.
The foundation recognizes that artistic practice today is multifarious and early career support and funding is rare. The Foundation continues to assist in early career support, aiming to providing funding again in the coming years.
For information about the foundation, its mandate and the prizes please contact :
portfolioprize@gmail.com