Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize
- Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize
The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize is the richest prize for natural history art in Australia. It is named after Frederick George Waterhouse, who was the first curator of the South Australian Museum. He discovered 40 new species of fish along the SA coastline, collected plants, insects, reptiles, birds and mammals and was an avid naturalist. [cite web
title=General Prize Information
publisher=Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize
url=http://www.thewaterhouse.com.au/page/default.asp?site=1&page=about
accessdate=2008-05-10]
There are three categories:
*Works on Paper
*Sculpture and Objects
*PaintingsThere are two awards: the Waterhouse Art Prize ($30,000) and the Peoples Choice ($2,500).Also, for each of the three categories, winners get awarded, $10,000 for first prize, $5,000 for second prize, and $2,500 for third prize. There are limits to how big a painting can be and limits on how heavy and big a sculpture can be. [cite web
title=Competition Rules for 2008
publisher=Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize
url=http://www.thewaterhouse.com.au/page/default.asp?site=1&page=rules
accessdate=2008-05-10]
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