The Clarence Prize is a biennial, acquisitive exhibition open to Australian designers and craftspeople.
The aims of the Clarence Prize are to promote excellence and innovation in art/design practice, to enhance the City of Clarence art collection with the acquisition of significant works and to present a high quality exhibition of furniture design.
Clarence Prize for Excellence in Furniture Design winners were awarded on August 13 by the Mayor of Clarence
Winner $20,000 acquisitive award
Liam Mugavin: Koto Light
Highly commended award
Andrew Bartlett and Deb Jones – Bench seat DAB 714
Emerging designer award
Isabel Hazbun
The Clarence prize Finalists’ exhibition is on now until Sept 13 in Rosny Barn
2015 Clarence Prize Finalists are:
Andrew Bartlett & Deb Jones (SA), Isabel Hazbun (VIC), Linda Fredheim (TAS), Stuart Williams (TAS), Rhys Cooper (SA), Nick Randall (TAS), Matthew Prince (TAS), Matthew Pearson (SA), Liam Mugavin (SA), Jon Goulder (SA), John Quan (SA), Arthur Seigneur (NSW), Andrew Bartlett (SA), Samuel Roberts (TAS), Tom Skeehan (ACT)