20 Sept 08 - 04 Jan 2009
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the John Moores Prize. First held in 1957, it is the UK’s best-known competition for painters and is named after Sir John Moores (1896-1993), the founder of the competition. The exhibition is held every 2 years at the Walker Art Gallery in partnership with the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust.
This year the John Moores exhibition coincides with Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture 2008 when it forms a key strand of the well established Liverpool Biennial. The John Moores exhibition showcases the best new paintings produced in the UK today and attracts a broad spectrum of artists. No preference is given to levels of experience or particular practices of painting. The work is selected anonymously from an open submission by the jury, who also award the main prizes. There is a first prize of ?25,000 along with 4 further prizes, each of ?2,500. The visitor’s choice prize is ?2008. The 2008 Jury includes: The Chapman Brothers (Jake and Dinos Chapman), Sacha Craddock (art critic/curator), Graham Crowley (artist) and Paul Morrison (artist).
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