Australia’s leading and emerging artists' book makers will once again vie for Artspace Mackay’s prestigious Libris Awards: The Australian Artists' Book Prize.
Held every two years, the Libris Awards bring together works by leading and emerging artists' book makers from across the country.
Entries for the Awards open on Tuesday, February 18, and will close on March 25. The exhibition will run from July 5 to September 14.
The Awards are a chance to celebrate the artform and build on the gallery’s significant artist book collection through the competition’s acquisitive prizes.
Mayor Greg Williamson said, in this ninth iteration of the Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay had made some format changes.
“This year, the Tertiary Artists Book Prize category will be an invitational award, with seven outstanding artists selected to vie for the $3000 prize,” Mayor Williamson said.
“The winning work will be acquired by Artspace for its collection. Acquisitive prizes like this provide a fantastic opportunity for emerging artists to have their works become a part of a regional or state collection.
Mayor Williamson said it was an honour to have renowned artists Marian Macken and Ana Estrada as judges for this year’s Libris Awards.
“Both Marian and Ana are previous Libris winners and it’s wonderful to have them back with their experience as artist book makers to judge,” Mayor Williamson said.
This year entrants will vie for four prizes in three categories:
• The Daly Bay National Artists Book Award (acquisitive) $10,000.
• Tertiary Artists Book Prize (Invitational award – acquisitive) $3000.
• The Daly Bay National Artists Book Award, Highly Commended (acquisitive) $5000.
• The Cathy Knezevic Regional Artists Book Award (acquisitive) $3000.
For more information on the 2025 Libris Awards visit www.artspacemackay.com.au/librisawards
Caption: 2022 Libris Awards winner Jessica Dorizac, left, receives her prize from Sharon Johnston (Daly Bay), for her work ‘Passages 1-5’. Photo supplied
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