The Politics of Place: Tate Liverpool Schools’ Turner Prize
Background info on the exhibition:
The Politics of Place: Tate Liverpool Schools’ Turner Prize is the fifth annual schools’ exhibition at Tate Liverpool.
The exhibition will take place in the first floor Education Studio, from 9 January – 11 January 2008, with a Private View on Tuesday 8 January.
The exhibition will present works of art inspired by the Turner Prize 07 exhibition at Tate Liverpool. All the artists whose work is exhibited are pupils from primary and secondary schools in the UK.
History of Schools’ Exhibitions at Tate Liverpool
Each year the schools’ exhibition has developed as part of Tate Liverpool’s Teachers’ Network, a group formed in 2002 to act as a forum for local and regional teachers from all sectors to participate in a dialogue with the Gallery. Teachers from the group have worked with the Education team at Tate Liverpool to develop this strand of the Schools programme, encouraging young people to engage with and respond to exhibitions and displays at Tate Liverpool.
The Tate Liverpool Teachers’ Network schools will be invited to exhibit work in this exhibition, and this year we are ALSO accepting submissions from other schools around the UK. We have room for approximately 6 additional art works/submissions from schools throughout the UK.
Requirements for art work to be considered for the exhibition:
- All participating schools this year have must have visited the Turner Prize 07 exhibition.
- The art works should be produced at school in response to the exhibition as the exhibition will display creative responses to Turner Prize 07.
- The works submitted may be produced in any media.
- Each school may enter a maximum of 5 works of art. A work of art may be produced by one or more pupils – for instance an entire school class might be the artist.
Submissions
12 December – deadline for submissions. Works of art to be postmarked no later than 12 December.
Post:
A. photographs, dvd, cd of the art work will be accepted, (do not send the actual art work until your work is accepted for exhibition).
B. Submissions must include a 50 word – or more – description of your art project. On a sheet of paper please explain the process, the materials, and a title for the work. Also include: the artist(s) name (s), year in school, the school name, address and school telephone number, together with a teacher contact name.
C. Post the above to:
Schools’ Turner Prize,
Interpretation and Education,
Tate Liverpool,
Albert Dock,
Liverpool L3 4BB.
Timeline
12 December 2007 – submissions due at Tate Liverpool
21 December 2007 – all schools notified if their artists’ works are accepted, or not, for the exhibition
5 January 2008 – art works must have arrived at Tate Liverpool for the exhibition.
8 January 2008 – evening Private View of the exhibition, with one prize of £100 awarded to the school whose artist(s) who produce an outstanding work of art.
9-11 January 2008 exhibition open to the public, 10am-5.50pm.
Art works will be returned to the schools – or may be collected from Tate Liverpool after 12 January 2008.
For more information contact Abigail Christenson Education Curator, Schools Outreach, at Tate Liverpool on 0151 702 7457 or email abigail.christenson@tate.org.uk
Download the free Turner Prize 07 Educators’ Pack.
To book a workshop in the Turner Prize 07 exhibition, contact Mike Stout, Education Assistant on 0151 702 7400. Available this term are a range of workshop themes, including: Rural and Urban Landscapes, from Turner to the Turner Prize.
To book a general visit or an introductory talk on the Turner Prize 07 exhibition, ring 0151 702 7400.
