Here are the Confined 15 Award Winners. Confined 15 exhibition is live now. Each year, a series of awards are presented. Click the award-winning artist’s name to see their works in stock.
Dennis Thorpe Awards (Marc Family)
Two awards. This is a monetary award for In-Community artists who have made a significant connection and contribution to The Torch program and their art practice over the past 12 months.
Melbourne Road Art and Canvas Stretching Development Award
Awarded to an artist not represented in public galleries, who has shown significant development with an art profession outlook.
Blake Miles
Melbourne Road Art and Canvas Stretching Connection Award
This is a monetary award for new In Community participants (released since the last Confined) who have shown a strong connection to the program since release.
Melbourne Water Yaluk Biik Baan Acquisition Award
For an artwork by an In-Community artist demonstrating connection to waterways.
Melbourne Water Connection to Country Acquisition Award
For an artwork by an In-Community artist demonstrating connection to Country.
Grace Exceptional Story Award
The Torch 3D Acquisitive Award
The 3D Award can recognise one or more of the following: excellence, innovation, resourcefulness, cultural connectivity, significant development of the artist’s craft.
The G4S Acquisitive Award
For the acquisition of an artwork of overall excellence up to the value of $3000 by an In-Prison or In-Community artist.
The Lechte Connection to Culture Acquisitive Award
For the acquisition of an artwork up to the value of $1500 by an In-Prison or In-Community artist that expresses a strong connection to Culture.
Confined provides a dedicated space for First Nations people who have experienced incarceration in Victoria to share their stories, culture and lived experiences through the artworks they produce. This year’s Confined 15 invites viewers to immerse themselves and experience these stories firsthand. The exhibition serves as a poignant reflection on the disproportionate representation of First Nations Australians in our criminal justice system, underscoring the urgent need for change.
Congratulations to the Confined 15 Award Winners and to all the fantastic Torch artists on display.
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