2010 Libris Awards / Australian Artists' Book Prize

Deadline: 5pm, Friday 4 December 2009 (RECEIVE)
(see The Zine Prize (below) for deadline specific to this category only)

Australian Artists' Book Prize
2010 Libris Awards
Focus on Artists Books Program
Artspace Mackay
9 April - 23 May 2010

The Libris Awards are Australia's premier national artists' book prize. An initiative of the Mackay Regional Council through Artspace Mackay, these biennial awards seek to develop awareness of the Council's significant collection of artists' books, and to develop the collection further through the acquisition of new works by leading Australian artists working in this field. The Libris Awards are open to artists living and working anywhere in Australia.

Acquisitions and Awards

Prizes are awarded in the following categories:

Category 1: Mackay Regional Council National Artists' Book Award (acquisitive)
The award-winning book will be acquired for inclusion in Mackay Regional Council's Artists' Book Collection housed at Artspace Mackay (ASM). The winning artist will receive $3000 cash prize sponsored by Mackay Regional Council.

Category 2: Regional Artists' Book Award (acquisitive)
This award will be presented to the best book by an artist living and working in our region and aims to promote regional arts practice in the field of artists' books. The award-winning book will be acquired for inclusion in Mackay Regional Council's Artists' Book Collection. The winning artist will receive $1500 cash prize.

Category 3: Young and Emerging Artists' Book Award (acquisitive)
An award aimed at promoting and encouraging entry into the field of artists' books by young and emerging artists (artists ages 26 or younger in 2010) from throughout Australia. The award-winning book will be acquired for inclusion in Mackay Regional Council's Artists' Book Collection. The winning artist will receive a prize of $750.

Category 4: The Zine Prize
A brand new category in the Libris Awards, the Zine Prize is aimed at promoting and encouraging entry of small circulation, self-published works of original or appropriated text and images in the form of zines. All zines submitted for entry will be displayed during the Libris Awards: Australian Artists' Book Prize exhibition and will be acquired for Mackay Regional Council's inaugural Zine Archive. The winning artist will receive a prize of $300. Entry in this category is free. Entries due no later than 5pm, Friday 12 March 2010.

To receive an entry form, send your contact details to: artspace@mackay.qld.gov.au or visit website to download entry form: artspacemackay.com.au/libris_awards