aspex: Call for submissions.

aspex: Call for submissions.

aspex seeks emerging artists working in all media for its open
submission exhibition EMERGENCY5. In September a maximum of 12 artists
will be selected for a group show. From these short-listed artists a
winner will be chosen to receive the prize of a solo exhibition at aspex
in 2013, including a £1000 fee and £1000 production budget.

This year's selectors are: Ivan Morison, artist; Julia Alvarez,
Director, Bearspace; Margot Heller, Director, South London Gallery and
Joanne Bushnell, Director, aspex.

Previous winners have been Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry, 2010, Cathy
Ward & Eric Wright, 2008, Tim Machin, 2006 and Susan Collis, 2004.

aspex is Portsmouth's leading contemporary art gallery. Founded in 1981,
the gallery specialises in supporting contemporary artists at an early
stage in their careers and is a showcase for new work being produced at
a regional, national and international level. Over the last 30 years
aspex has shown the work of thousands of artists, many of whom have gone
on to achieve international success and acclaim.

The biennial open submission exhibition, EMERGENCY5, is an essential
part of the organisation’s programme, providing emerging artists with
an opportunity to bring their work to wider attention.

http://www.aspex.org.uk/