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Winners Announced for 2007 Freedman Foundation Scholarships

Submitted by mediadesk on Wed, 2007-08-22 16:54. |

Freedman Scholars 2007: Image: (left-right) Keg, Bridget, Katya, Laura, and Izabela in front of painting by Jasper Knight. Photo: Owen LeongFreedman Scholars 2007: Image: (left-right) Keg, Bridget, Katya, Laura, and Izabela in front of painting by Jasper Knight. Photo: Owen LeongFive talented young Australians have been announced as winners of the prestigious 2007 Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists.At a special awards ceremony held last night at the College of Fine Arts UNSW, Kathy Keele, CEO of the Australia Council for the Arts, presented $5,000 award cheques to:
Bridget Currie
Katya Grokhovsky
Izabela Pluta
Keg De Souza
Laura Woodward

Ms Keele acknowledged the invaluable support that the Freedman Foundation offers to Australian visual artists. She praised the Foundation for providing young artists with fantastic international opportunities to travel and gain new experiences which would accelerate their artistic careers.

Click here to read NAVA's media release [PDF 93KB]


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