Melbourne Arts Listings: Week Commencing Monday 12th October 2015

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INCINERATOR ART AWARD
This year we have 39 emerging and established artists from across the country and overseas selected as finalists for the exhibition including Ian Milliss, Ali Choudry and Molly Harris.
There is a total prize pool of $14,000 that includes the $10,000 Incinerator Art Award, the $3,000 Social Change Award and the $1,000 People’s Choice Award. Emma Crimmings, Director of Gertrude Contemporary; Linda Williams, Associate Professor of Art, Environment and Cultural Studies in the School of Art at RMIT; and Emily Sexton, Head of Programming at the Wheeler Centre will judge the first two awards with the people’s choice announced after the conclusion of the exhibition.
Visit incineratorgallery.com for the full list of exhibiting artists.
Until 29 November
Opening, Friday 9 October 6.30pm-8.30pm
Incinerator Gallery, 180 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds, VIC 3039
(03)8325 1750 or www.incineratorgallery.com

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