Date: 09 Aug 2007 - 20 Oct 2008
Artist: Benjamin Jung and Karsten Knorr
The idea of an artwork being sponsored by a range of business identities is not new. Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, painted in 1642, is said to have been commissioned by a Captain and his civic militia guards and incorporates their names on a shield in the
Date: 09 Aug 2007 - 20 Oct 2008
Artist: Marsha Thomson, Andrew Demetriou, Eddie McGuire, Frances Lindsay, Mal Walden, Red Symons, Alexi Glass, Paul Bonnici and Nigel Dawson
The project was driven by AFLPA executive members, Essendon's Mark Bolton and Richmond's Joel Bowden, with the support of Derek Linsell of the AFL Foundation. In October 2006 the Victorian Government committed $3 million to the project.
Date: 01 Sep 2007 - 01 Sep 2008
Artist: Frances Lindsay, Alexie Glass, Eddie McGuire, Red Symons, Mal Walden, Nigel Dawson, Marsha Thomson, Paul Bonichi and Andrew Dimitriou.
The SIGNATURE OF M ART PRIZE with its $150,000 first prize and a total prize pool of $180,000 will be one of the largest arts projects in this nation's history.