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Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists
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The City of Subiaco hosted the award ceremony for the 2009 Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists at Subiaco Library on Monday 8 June 2009. A record 1,673 entries were received from schools in the Perth metropolitan area. The judges were impressed by the high quality entries and commented on how it showcased the talent that is out there across a wide variety of styles and age groups.
Click below to view the ceremony powerpoint of the award winners’ artworks.
To view Shaun Tan's award ceremony speech please click on the link below:
All finalists’ artwork will be exhibited from Tuesday 9 June until Sunday 12 July at the Subiaco Library, during normal library hours.
2009 Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists exhibition finalists:
A selection of artworks that narrowly missed out on being selected for the finalists’ exhibition are currently on display in a number of local Subiaco businesses as part of a city-wide celebration of the creative achievements of the Award’s participants.
Selected artworks are located at:
Suite Cafe
210 Nicholson Road, Subiaco
Angus & Robertson
132-134 Rokeby Road, Subiaco
Subi Hairdressing
403 Hay Street, Subiaco
Urban Barber Shop
Shop 12c, 531 Hay Street (Subiaco Village), Subiaco
Smirk Studio
204 Nicholson Road, Subiaco
The city would like to thank these businesses for participating in this community initiative.
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan grew up in Hillarys, and has won numerous awards for his unusual and thought-provoking illustrated books, such as The Red Tree, The Rabbits, The Lost Thing and The Arrival. His latest book, Tales from Outer Suburbia, a collection of short illustrated stories, has won a host of awards, including a Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, and was named one of the New York Times top ten illustrated books. Shaun has also worked as a concept artist for Pixar's 'WALL-E' among other animated films.
Subiaco Library has two impressive murals by Shaun Tan on display. The Tea Party features a riotous array of strange characters and landscapes, and The 100 Year Picnic is based on a photograph from the early 1900s found in the archives of the Subiaco Museum.
For more information about Shaun and his work you can visit www.shauntan.net |
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