OTTAWA, Oct. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - After months of anticipation, Jian Gomeshi
will host the 15th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition Gala. To celebrate this
milestone, RBC has increased the total prize money to $115,000. The
winner will receive a cash prize of $25,000, while two honourable
mentions will each receive $15,000, plus the remaining 12 finalists
will receive a $5,000 prize. Notable art industry members, as well as
all jury members and finalists will be in attendance to celebrate art
in Canada.
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Date:
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
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Time:
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6 p.m. - Gala to commence
7 p.m. - Winner announcement
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Location:
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National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
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Who:
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Jeff Boyd, RBC Regional President
Jian Gomeshi, Canadian broadcaster and writer
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Jury Members:
Ian Wallace, Senior Artist, Vancouver
Holger Kalberg, Artist and Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Ryan Doherty, Curator, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge
Sarah Milroy, Art critic, Toronto
Daniel Faria, Gallery Director, Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto
Carol Wainio, Artist and Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Pan Wendt, Curator, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown
Stéphane Aquin, Curator of Contemporary Art, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Isa Tousignant, Writer and Editor, Montreal
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Finalists:
Jessica Bell, Jennifer Carvalho, Colin Muir Dorward, Scott Everingham,
Laura Findlay, Brendan Flanagan, Adam Gunn, Neil Harrison, Colleen
Heslin, Nathaniel Hurtubise, Brian Kokoska, Jessica Mensch, Rachelle
Sawatsky, Sean Weisgerber, Aaron Weldon
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SOURCE Canadian Art Foundation
Jackie Braden, Communications, RBC, 416 974-1724, jackie.braden@rbc.com
Copyright CNW Group 2013