FUTURE AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM ARTISTS 2024

Applications are open to all artists who meet the criteria outlined in the Terms and Conditions.

Eligible entries are considered for inclusion in FAMA2024; an exhibition of shortlisted works selected by a panel of judges.

A non-acquisitive cash prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the Future Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize recipient.

• Artwork submitted will be judged based on the following:
  1. Uniqueness, originality and creativity
  2. Clarity of concept and message
  3. Artistic skills, including but not limited to composition, design, and levels of complexity
  4. Technical skills, including but not limited to choice of materials, mastery of the chosen medium(s), finishing and details
  5. Overall presentation
• The 2024 prize will be awarded to a recent work (completed after 30 June 2023) that has not been previously exhibited in the FAMA exhibition.
• There is no restriction on the medium, language or technique used.
• There are no size restrictions, however works must be able to be lifted by two people. If you are unsure, please contact the Museum for more information.
• Digital artworks are accepted.

Kerrie Poliness

Kerrie Poliness is known for her painting and drawing works that revisit the ideas and practices of conceptual art. She uses everyday materials to produce large scale asymmetrical geometric artworks which respond to the place in which they are made. Since the early-1990s, Poliness has designed systems for making art. Patterns are drawn onto various surfaces via instruction manuals, which enable other people to participate in the process of making her artworks. The drawings and the process of making them reveals something intrinsic about matter, that nothing is really physically perfect or symmetrical even if it looks like it is. These artworks highlight interconnective processes and patterns of nature and people. As part of her art practice, Poliness regularly works with art galleries, museums, councils, schools, architects and others to deliver workshops where large groups of people can participate collectively in making public artworks. Since 1997, Poliness has produced site responsive public artworks which typically incorporate everyday industrial materials installed by skilled local trades people. Her works are present in major public collections in Australia and internationally, including: Art Gallery of Western Australia; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia; Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand; Griffith University Art Gallery; Monash University of Art; Heide Museum of Modern Art; National Gallery of Victoria; Ian Potter Museum, University of Melbourne; QAGOMA and prominent private and corporate collections. Kerrie Poliness is represented by Anna Schwartz Gallery.

Leslie Eastman

Leslie Eastman is a visual artist and educator who has held numerous exhibitions nationally at venues such as ACCA, Linden Gallery, Gertrude Contemporary and Experimenta. He works primarily with ephemeral installations that explore the human sensorium through drawing, video, optics, sculpture, and photography, often using architectural interventions specific to site. Leslie collaborates with other artists and writers including most recently New York based artist Natasha Johns-Messenger and astronomer Professor Sarah Maddison, Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing. In 2017, Leslie exhibited The Illuminated Field at the Islamic Museum of Australia; the work comprised footage filmed in Andalucía in Spain whilst on the Australia Council Barcelona studio residency. Leslie was the founding member, curator, and exhibitor at Light Projects (2010-12), an experimental project space in Melbourne which held numerous exhibitions by local and international artists addressing themes of psychoanalysis and perception. He completed a PhD at Monash University in 2015 where he worked for many years as coordinator of the Drawing, Painting, and Fine Art Programs. Recent exhibitions include Light Matter at Station Sydney and Light Sensitive at Town Hall Gallery in Hawthorn. Leslie is a consultant and contributor to the Coburg Islamic Centre rebuild. He is currently a Senior lecturer in Interior Design at RMIT.

Dr Mahmoud Mohammed (Curator, Conservator and Collections Manager, Islamic Museum of Australia)

Mahmoud is responsible for the art department and research activities at the Museum. His role includes curatorial work, exhibition management and collections care and conservation. Mahmoud has a PhD in Cultural Materials Conservation from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor in Conservation from Cairo University – Fayoum Branch. He is a casual lecturer at the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation. Mahmoud has a long experience in collections care and conservations science both professionally and academically. Throughout his learning journey he has collaborated with and trained in international institutions around the world including the USA, Italy and Egypt.

There is no fee to enter FAMA2024.

1. The FUTURE AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM ARTISTS 2024 Art Prize of $1,000, is open to artists in Years 10-12 who are citizens or permanent residents (at least 12 months) of Australia. Works submitted must be the original work of the artist and completed after 30 June 2023.
2. The winning work will be displayed at the Islamic Museum of Australia.
3. To be eligible, all Entrants must submit a complete application to Islamic Museum of Australia by the due date. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.
4. Applications must be made online and we recommend applicants open the website and upload works using browser Google Chrome: islamicmuseum.org.au.
5. Only one entry may be submitted by an individual artist.
6. A judging panel will review all eligible entries and will select a shortlist for exhibition. All Entrants will be contacted by email and advised whether their entry has been shortlisted. Decisions regarding the shortlist and winning artists will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
7. The entry must be an original, uncopied work made solely by the artist in the 12 months prior to the closing date for applications. If the artist has been assisted by technicians, they must be identified.
8. Islamic Museum of Australia recognises that the authorship and copyright of the work displayed in the final exhibition belongs to the artist.
9. The shortlisted Entrants must permit Islamic Museum of Australia to reproduce biographical information and images of entered works in an exhibition catalogue and in promotional material associated with the FAMA2024 Art Prize and exhibition. Islamic Museum of Australia will attribute the artist as the author of the work wherever the work is reproduced unless it is reasonable in the circumstances not to do so.
10. The shortlisted Entrants must agree to granting Islamic Museum of Australia or its representative an interview by phone or in person to develop further promotional content for FAMA2024.
11. The winner of the FAMA Art Prize will grant Islamic Museum of Australia a non-exclusive, perpetual copyright licence to reproduce the work for non-commercial purposes. Islamic Museum of Australia will attribute the Artist as the author of the work wherever the work is reproduced unless it is reasonable in the circumstances not to do so.
12. Shortlisted Entrants must arrange for delivery of their work to Islamic Museum of Australia during opening hours, as specified above, free of any costs to the Museum. The work delivered must be the same as the image supplied; any subsequent alterations will render the work ineligible for the Prize unless prior permission is granted.
13. All works shortlisted must be displayed for the duration of the exhibition.
14. Islamic Museum of Australia will not accept liability for any loss or damage inflicted to works that may occur during transit.
15. Artworks can be framed, stretched, mounted or pinned and must be delivered ready to hang and display.
16. Artworks must clearly mark the artist name, title of artwork and indicate the upright position.
17. All artworks must be collected by appointment during Museum opening hours, as specified above. Artists must contact us if unable to collect during this period. Unless prior arrangements have been made, all uncollected work will be disposed of eight weeks after the exhibition closure.
18. The Prize Winning Entrant agrees to make all reasonable effort to attend the Opening Event at their own expense.
19. Islamic Museum of Australia reserves the right to refuse display of any entry that does not meet the requirements outlined in Terms and Conditions, or any work it deems to be unacceptable for exhibition.
20. Employees of Islamic Museum of Australia and those involved in the administration or judging of the Prize are not eligible to enter.
21. In completing the entry form the Entrant agrees to these Terms & Conditions.
22. If a dispute arises relating to the administration of the Future Australian Muslim Artist 2024 Art Prize, the parties agree to negotiate to settle the dispute with the assistance of an agreed independent third party, or if no agreement can be made, by a mediator from the Australian Mediation Association before litigation.
23. Any artworks sold during the period of exhibition will be negotiated privately between artist and buyer. The Islamic Museum of Australia will facilitate the process by providing contact details upon request.

Enquiries may be directed to Islamic Museum of Australia: Telephone 1300 915 171 or email: admin@islamicmuseum.org.au