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WORLD YEAR OF PHYSICS ART PRIZE

THE WINNERS of the 2005 World Year of Physics Art Prize and Exhibition Details

Congratulations to the winners of the 2005 Macquarie University World Year of Physics Art Prize. The announcement was made by physicist Professor Robert G. Clarke at the opening of the Art Prize Exhibition at the University Art Gallery on Thursday 15 December 2005. Photos from opening night will be posted on this site shortly!

The Macquarie University World Year of Physics Art Prize Exhibition is a collection of 46 works all of which are shortlisted entries in the World Year of Physics Art Prize. The Exhibition will run until Monday 23 January 2006. The Macquarie University Art Gallery is located in Building E11A. See campus map. Gallery Opening Hours are 10am-5pm, Monday to Friday. (the Gallery will be closed from Christmas until 9 January). Admission is free.

First Prize ($15,000 acquisitive)

Chris Henschke, Hyper Collider - installation/Digital Interactive

Second Prize ($3,000)

Lindsay Stepanow, chlorine summer - inkjet on parchment

Third Prize ($1,000)

Jayne Dyer, (di) Visibility - cross media: object, paper, wood

Honourable Mentions

Stephen Birch, Strange Orbit - steel, fibreglass, dvd 7 monitor

Sean O'Connell, Permeant Permutations - kinetic sculpture

James Angus, Mountains Valleys Caves - aluminum, acrylic paint

Sandra Pitkin, observation/communication - fibreoptic stands and projection variable dimensions

Viewer's Choice Award ($1,000)

All visitors to the Exhibition are invited to submit a nomination for the Viewer's Choice Award. A prize of $1,000 will go to the winner which will be announced at the conclusion of the Exhibition. Nomination slips are available at the University Art Gallery entrance.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE ART PRIZE

2005 has been designated as the World Year of Physics to celebrate 100 years since Albert Einstein wrote three papers that changed the way we see the universe. Einstein proved that atoms exist, showed that light could behave as particles and proposed the theory of relativity.

To celebrate the World Year of Physics, and showcase the central role physics plays in science and technology, the Macquarie University Department of Physics is holding an acquisitive Art Prize with a first prize to the value of $15,000.

Entrants to the Art Prize are asked to respond in their chosen medium to one or more of the five key areas of the Macquarie University Physics Department.

Please see the Entry Form for conditions and full details on how to enter. The deadline for entries is FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2005.

PRIZE VALUES

First Prize $15,000 (artwork acquired by Macquarie University)
Second Prize $3000
Third Prize $1000
Viewers Choice $1000

RESOURCE SHEETS

The Department of Physics has prepared resource sheets which include images relating to each of the five key areas of the Physics Department.

1) Astronomy and Astrophysics

2) Lasers, Lamps, OptScience and PhotonScience

3) Condensed Matter Physics and BiophotonScience

4) Mathematical Physics, Quantum Information Science and Computational Physics

5) Physics Teaching and Learning

To aid artists who wish to enter the World Year of Physics Art Prize the Physics Department has prepared a key guide to the five resource sheets (see above).

THINK YOU MIGHT LIKE TO TALK TO A PHYSICIST ABOUT YOUR ARTWORK OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRIZE? General enquiries about the Art Prize can be directed to the Physics Department Art Prize Co-ordinator. If you're interested in talking to a physicist about your artwork please contact the one of the Physics Department's Academic Staff.

JUDING PANEL

Entries will be judged by Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor Professor Di Yerbury, celebrated holograph artist Dr Paula Dawson and physicist Professor Robert G. Clark. An exhibition of finalists will run from 12 December 2005 to 23 January 2006

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