2008 Salon des Refusés
8 March – 4 May
SALON DES REFUSÉS: THE ALTERNATIVE ARCHIBALD AND WYNNE PRIZE SELECTION
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The alternative selection from hundreds of entries to the Archibald and Wynne Prizes. Each year our guest selectors go behind the scenes of the Art Gallery of New South Wales to select the exhibition. The criteria for works selected in the Salon are quality, diversity, humour and innovation. Our panel viewed 694 Archibald Prize and over 650 Wynne Prize entries at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to select the 56 works for this alternative exhibition.
The 2008 selection panel:
Susi Muddiman Director, Tweed River Art Gallery
Jane Watters Director, S.H. Ervin Gallery
The Salon des Refusés exhibition at the S.H. Ervin Gallery has established an excellent reputation that rivals the selections of the ‘official’ prize exhibition and is often cited as a more lively and discerning selection.
Images from left: Christine O’Hagan Soupe (Guillaume Brahimi, chef)
Peter O’Doherty Waterloo Tower Block Esther Erlich Curious & Curiouser – Marieke Hardy
| 2008 Salon des Refusés Important Dates: | |
| 08 March – 04 May | Exhibition open for public viewing |
| 02 May | Annoucement winner Holding Redliech People's Choice Award |
| Touring Dates: | |
| 22 May – 29 June | Tweed River Art Gallery |
| National Trust S.H. ERVIN GALLERY | Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney |
| GALLERY HOURS: | Tuesday - Sunday 11am – 5pm. Closed Mondays & Public Holidays (Closed Good Friday & Anzac Day) |
| EXHIBITION ADMISSION: | $6 / $4 national trust members and concessions |
| General enquiries & Bookshop mail orders: | PH: 02 9258 0173 shervingallery@nsw.nationaltrust.org.au |
| PUBLIC PROGRAM: | Artists’ Talks & Guest Speakers Sundays at 3pm |
| INTRODUCTORY EXHIBITION FLOOR TALKS: | Tuesday at 12 noon |
| GROUP TOURS: | (10 or more) and school tours welcome. Bookings essential. |
| Education Officer: | PH: 02 9258 0122 |
| Media information | PH: 02 9258 0150 lhaynes@nsw.nationaltrust.org.au selected images available for media use only |
| Trust Café | PH: 02 9258 0175 |