{"title":"Emerging Artist Award 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14 - 24 July 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003efortyfivedownstairs is proud to present the 11th annual Emerging Artist Award.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eA proven catalyst for recognition and professional development, the Emerging Artist Award provides early-career artists with a valuable platform to showcase their work while giving audiences the opportunity to discover bold new voices in contemporary Australian art.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis year, 31 finalists from across Australia will exhibit their work from 14–24 July 2026 across both our gallery spaces at 45 Flinders Lane.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Emerging Artist Award 2026 is supported by\u003cspan\u003e Equity Trustees Charitable Foundation – The Cuming Bequest, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.futureleaders.com.au\/\"\u003eFuture Leaders,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mscsigns.com.au\/\"\u003eMSC Signs,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.liquitex.com\/\"\u003eLiquitex \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mscsigns.com.au\/\"\u003eand \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jasco.com.au\/\"\u003eJasart. \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fortyfivedownstairs.com\/event\/emerging-artist-award-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMore information\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fortyfivedownstairs.com\/584858-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArtwork purchase T\u0026amp;Cs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rockpools","title":"Rockpools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAleksander Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRockpools\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOil on tracing paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e59 x 84 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$570\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAleksander Morris' painting\u003cem\u003e Rockpools \u003c\/em\u003ewas painted from a vintage slide from his family archive using a slide projector. His work relates to themes of memory, diaspora, and the translation of photography into painting. His identity as a queer Jewish artist influences the feelings of disconnectedness and instability expressed in his paintings, symbolised through negative space and soft brush strokes. The faceless figures and faded colours in Rockpools show a dream-like image of a father and daughter, reminiscent of knowledge that deteriorates as it is passed through generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping is not included in the online artwork purchase price.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtworks currently on exhibition can be collected from the gallery at 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 once the exhibition has concluded. Collection is available during gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12–7pm, and Saturday, 12–4pm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are unable to collect your purchase in person, fortyfivedownstairs can arrange a shipping quote. 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Noise is compressed, amplified, and saturated as it moves through this process. Scale, tempo, and sequence breakdown, and yes, structure is lost. But distortion is a positive thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping is not included in the online artwork purchase price.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtworks currently on exhibition can be collected from the gallery at 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 once the exhibition has concluded. Collection is available during gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12–7pm, and Saturday, 12–4pm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are unable to collect your purchase in person, fortyfivedownstairs can arrange a shipping quote. 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When endless cosmetic procedures and bodily interventions are on offer; when is a human body enough, finished, complete?\u003cbr\u003eAnna’s acceptance of raw material subverts notions of completeness. The sprue system, which channels the molten bronze, has been left intact along with flashing, heat tint, and nail holes. “Unfinished,” she is suspended between the visceral experience of her body in motion and the weight of beauty standards pressing in on her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping is not included in the online artwork purchase price.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtworks currently on exhibition can be collected from the gallery at 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 once the exhibition has concluded. Collection is available during gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12–7pm, and Saturday, 12–4pm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are unable to collect your purchase in person, fortyfivedownstairs can arrange a shipping quote. 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