The Sobey Art Award, Canada's preeminent award for contemporary Canadian art, was created in 2002 by the Sobey Art Foundation. It is an annual prize given to an artist under 40 who has exhibited in a public or commercial art gallery within 18 months of being nominated. A total of $70,000 in prize money is awarded annually; $50,000 to the winner and $5,000 to the other four finalists. Since its inception, the Sobey Art Award and accompanying exhibition have been organized and administered by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
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Organized by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and presented this year in Montréal at the Musée d'art contemporain, it will showcase the five shortlisted artists. The 2010 Sobey Art Award exhibition is on view from October 8, 2010 until January 4, 2011. The Sobey Art Award 2010 winner will be announced on November 18 at a Gala event in Montréal.
The 2010 Short List:
1) West Coast & Yukon - Brendan Lee Satish Tang Bio
2) Prairies & The North - Daniel Barrow Bio
3) Ontario - Brendan Fernandes Bio
4) Québec - Patrick Bernatchez Bio
5) Atlantic: - Emily Vey Duke + Cooper Battersby Bio
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