Zoo Award

John Jones Art on Paper Award

 

The John Jones Art on Paper Award

Zoo Art Enterprises - the producers of Zoo Art Fair and Zoo 2009 - is a non-profit organisation that specialises in emerging contemporary art. The October event brings together specially curated exhibitions alongside stand and booth presentations. Exhibitors include galleries, project spaces, artist collectives, curatorial groups and publishers. Zoo 2009 is sponsored by established galleries, collectors, commercial brands and arts businesses as well as public funding.

For collectors, curators, critics, dealers, artists and art enthusiasts, Zoo 2009 remains a considered introduction to the next generation of art professionals.

In support of the emerging artists showing at Zoo, John Jones has presented the Art on Paper Award, since 2005.  Our Award focuses on an essential medium fundamentally employed by all practicing artists, often overlooked in many other awards categories and is presented to an exhibiting artist whose work with paper addresses contemporary themes and concerns. 

The John Jones Art on Paper Award aims to significantly encourage and develop emerging talent through a constructive package of monetary and in-kind support culminating with a solo show in the John Jones exhibition space at Zoo the following year. The selected work is purchased for the John Jones contemporary art collection and a prize of £2,000 awarded to the winner. John Jones will additionally support the artist in developing a presentation and conservation system for their work and will promote the artist to their creative network of galleries and collectors.

For information on the 2009 Award including the selection panel, please click on the link on the right hand side of the page.