Hats off to the gallery for putting together a fantastic looking exhibition. When I visited Sunday, I was slightly concerned for the well being of Tanja Pirsig Marshall (curator of exhibitions) and Andrew Cole (head technician) who seemed to have a small mountain to climb. But somehow they seem to have done it.
I got under the feet of the Pavel, Matt and Rachel today, asking them questions about how they felt about being nominated for the prize, (general consensus is that it's difficult to be in a competitive situation where there can only be one winner, but it's better that there is an exhibition before the prize is announced in January as it means people come with open minds, not to just focus on the art work/artist they have read about in the press)
None of the artists seem to relish the thought of being singled out for glory, but they enjoy the opportunity to be part of an exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery.
Prizes by their nature are interesting, in a not so distant post, we will be asking Pippa Hale director of the Northern Art Prize why she set up the Northern Art Prize, and whether it is where she hoped it would be three years on. We will also be sharing insight from last year's winner Paul Rooney, about his year since winning and what it has meant for his professional practice.
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