EASTinternational explained

EASTinternational is an open submission exhibition that was launched in 1991 and curated by Lynda Morris at Norwich Gallery at Norwich University of the Arts.^[1] Applications from over 1,000 contemporary artists are received each year with approximately 25-30 artists selected to exhibit. Many artists who are now recognised as important figures had one of their first major public showings at EAST including Martin Creed, Jeremy Deller, Matthew Higgs, Tomoko Takahashi, Zarina Bhimji, Lucy McKenzie and Runa Islam. Some of these have gone on to win, or be nominated for, the Turner Prize.

Selectors

Selectors for each EAST are invited by Lynda Morris (EAST curator) and the EAST steering committee to reflect emerging political, social and artistic trends.

• 1991 Alexander Moffat and Andrew Brighton
• 1992 Helen Chadwick and Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton
• 1993 David Tremlett and Konrad Fischer
• 1994 Jan Dibbets and Rudi Fuchs
• 1995 Giuseppe Penone and Marian Goodman
• 1996 Richard Long and Roger Ackling
• 1997 Nicholas Logsdail and Tacita Dean
• 1998 Alan Charlton and Michel Durand-Dessert
• 1999 Peter Doig and Roy Arden
• 2000 Keith Piper (artist) and Sebastian Lopez
• 2001 Mary Kelly (artist) and Peter Wollen
• 2002 Lawrence Weiner and Jack Wendler^[2]
• 2003 Toby Webster and Eva Rothschild
• 2004 Neo Rauch and Gerd Harry Lybke
• 2005 Gustav Metzger
• 2006 Jeremy Deller and Dirk Snauwaert
• 2007 Matthew Higgs and Marc Camille Chaimowicz
• 2009 Raster Gallery and Art and Language

EAST award winners

An award of £5,000 is given to an artist chosen by the selectors to help develop their work.^[3]

• 1991 Alexander Guy
• 1992 Victoria Arney, Naomi Dines
• 1993 Kenny Hunter
• 1994 Stephanie Smith
• 1995 Mary Evans
• 1996 Jacqueline Mesmaeker
• 1997 Tomoko Takahashi
• 1998 Martin McGinn
• 1999 Lucy McKenzie
• 2000 Jananne Al-Ani, Hew Locke
• 2001 Zarina Bhimji
• 2002 Adam Blumberg, Clare Iles, Daniel Milohnic/Dirk Paschke, Hiraki Sawa, Jessica Jackson Hutchins
• 2003 Richard Hughes
• 2004 Justin Mortimer
• 2005 Award shared amongst all artists
• 2006 Jarrett Mitchell, Ruth Ewan
• 2007 Patricia Esquivias

External links

• EASTinternational

Notes and References

1. http://www.royaljellyfactory.com/davidbarrett/articles/artmonthly/am-east06.htm David Barrett, Art Monthly, Issue 299, September 2006
2. http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/east_international/ Matt Price, Frieze magazine, November-December 2002
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/culture/east.shtml BBC, 19 August 2003