Changes to Next Star Artist Competition
posted by Nicholas Forrest on May 12th, 2008
category: Art Market
I hope that everyone is well. As the Next Star Artist competition is an entirely new concept there were bound to be some areas that needed tweaking. The first change is the removal of the condition of entry that the winner of the competition must donate an artwork to the artmarketblog.com art collection. For those people out there that were opposed to the winner being required to donate an artwork, (even though there is no entry fee and I am doing this purely for artists) the winner DOES NOT have to donate an artwork now.
I am also proposing a change to the judging structure whereby the winner will be chosen from the ten finalists by a group of judges (30 or so) as opposed to a public vote. Each of the judges would be sent the list of finalists and would then make their choice with the winner being the artist who receives the most votes. If anyone opposed this change to the judging structure or has another suggestion please let me know.
About the Author
Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Nicholas Forrest, you certainly do get around the web. I’ve come across your commentary numerous places and find it amazing that someone so young can write the way you do. Blessed by God, for sure.
I am writing because I’d like to know what you take or spin is on African American artists and when the market will emerge for them in a really signifcant way and how to capitalize on that trend when and if it emerges. I would loeve to read something on that topic so this is by way of a suggest. African artists are another story, I’m interested in African American art and artists and what you think about the state of affairs and what such artists are up against. Thank you for any comment you may provide.