Third Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award Winner’s Exhibition
To be held as part of Sydney Design 2011
Dates: July 30 to August 14, 2011 (to be confirmed)
Sponsor: The Powerhouse Museum (Lace Study Center)
500 Harris Street Ultimo, PO Box K346 Haymarket, Sydney NSW 1238, Australia
Location: tbd
Web site: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/lace/

Winners of the Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award will be exhibited as part of Sydney Design, 2011. This is a major competition with a prize of $20,000 AUD going to the winner, and 4 other prizes of $4,000 AUD each.  Entrants developed their works from June 2010 to January 2011.  129 artists from 20 countries have been chosen to proceed to final selection, and the winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition.

“The International Lace Award seeks to encourage contemporary design and challenge conventional notions of lace and its application in the areas of fashion, the built environment and digital multimedia.”

More information is available through the Web site given above.  This is a major event for contemporary textile artists, both professional and amateur. Student participation is encouraged.  The Powerhouse Museum 2nd International Lace for Fashion Award 2001 catalog can be downloaded at http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/pdf/research/lace.pdf.  I have not been able to find anything on the first award.