6 Mar 2024
Sharing art practice
Churchie’s long-running emerging art prize ‘the churchie’ supports and shares the work of Australia’s emerging visual artists and also brings these artists together with students as part of the School’s Visual Art programme.
Artist Jordan Azcune won ‘the churchie’ People’s Choice Prize in 2016, and last term he hosted several workshops with Year 11 IB and QCE art students. As demonstrated by the ‘people’s choice’ accolade, Jordan is an artist whose work is contemporary while being accessible, interesting and enjoyed by the general populace.
During the workshops, students had the chance to develop their ideas with an established artist, as well as make their own wax and plaster artworks. Students were enthralled by Jordan’s fascination with and love of colour, optics and spirituality. Over two four-hour workshops, Jordan guided Visual Art students to find their own connections with these themes through experimentation and expression.
This year marks 37 years of the churchie emerging art prize, making it Australia’s longest-running prize for emerging artists. In 2024, the exhibition will be held at Metro Arts. Thanks to this new venue partnership, and the continuing support of our generous sponsors (such as major prize sponsor BSPN Architecture and principal sponsors Fardoulys Constructions, Chartwells and VAULT magazine), ‘the churchie’ continues to grow and support artists and students.
The finalist exhibition will take place at Metro Arts from Friday 22 November to Saturday 30 November.
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