Windsor Art Award and Exhibition

Windsor Art Award and Exhibition

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Posted 2014-07-24 by Gwen O'Toole-Luscombefollow

Sat 30 Aug 2014 - Sun 14 Sep 2014

Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) students will transform the historic Windsor Hotel into a public gallery as they compete for The Windsor Art Award, a $10 000 scholarship recognising Australia's best emerging talent.

The exhibition, themed Marvel, opens on 30 August and runs until 14 September 2014. The exhibition and Windsor Art Award will be judged by a panel including Heide Museum of Modern Art director Jason Smith and artist Julia DeVille.


As part of a collaborative exhibition between the VCA's School of Art and the hotel, visual art students will install works that are conceptual and material interpretations of the theme Marvel with the hotel's unique spaces including heritage listed lace iron lifts, picturesque windows, the renowned tea room and even a once secret hotel entrance.


The Head of the VCA School of Art Jan Murray said the partnership with The Windsor presents a unique opportunity for honours and graduate students to offer their interpretation of the city's history and experiment creatively in a new environment;

"The idea of Marvel is intertwined with Melbourne and the talented artists it produces. At the VCA we encourage artists to contribute to the artistic character of this city. I look forward to seeing each artist's vision of how Melbourne is marvellous to them, using The Windsor as their blank canvas."


Adipoetra Halim, hotel director of the Halim Group, owner of The Windsor, said he was thrilled to show the hotel's ongoing support for philanthropy and the arts by awarding some of Australia's greatest emerging talent.

"The Windsor is synonymous with Melbourne and the opening of Marvel on Melbourne Day is one way in which we can pay tribute to our vibrant city and "Marvelous Melbourne," he said.

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