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Texas Prize finalists announced
Houston artists Jamal Cyrus and Will Henry along with Jeff Williams of Austin are the three finalists for the $30,000 2011 Arthouse, the Austin contemporary arts center announced today.
The prize celebrates a promising Texas-based artist who has produced a significant body of work in the past two years but has not had a solo show at a major museum in the past three years.
The trio were chosen from 146 nominations made by a group of 64 art world
professionals.
Each finalist receives a stipend to create major new work which will then be included in an exhibit at Arthouse Aug. 25 - Oct. 30, 2011.
Chaired by Arthouse executive director Sue Graze, the prize jury is: Bill Arning, director, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; Gary Carrion-Murayari, senior curatorial assistant, Whitney Museum of American Art; Philipp Kaiser, senior curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Katrina Moorhead, 2007 Arthouse Texas Prize recipient.
Arthouse recently re-opened after a major $6.6 million renovation.
Image: “Dust Storm,” 2010 temporary installation at 400 W. Cesar Chavez St., by Jeff Williams.
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