Scotland: J D Fergusson Arts Award 2015

The J. D. Fergusson Arts Award Trust aims to encourage promising Scottish artists by giving an annual award. Awards are given in alternating years for Exhibition (development and production of new work) and Travel (research and development). In 2015 the award applications for an exhibition award are considered. The exhibition award gives the opportunity for an artist to develop a project, resulting in new work for a solo show, held at the Fergusson Gallery, Perth.

The award is open to artists working in any visual arts discipline, within the following criteria:

• If you were born in Scotland or have spent more than half your life resident in Scotland.
• Any professional training undertaken was completed three years ago or more.
• Any awards or support received (e.g. residencies, grants) within the last two years were not over the value of £1,000 on any one occasion.
• You are not an elected member of any of the major award giving artistic bodies, e.g. RSA, RSW.
• You have not previously won the J D Fergusson Arts Award.

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2014.

More information: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/artsaward2015