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The Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism, formerly known as the Pascall Prize and then the Walkley-Pascall Award or Walkley-Pascall Award for Arts Criticism, is one of two annual Walkley Arts Journalism prizes awarded by the Walkley Foundation. The prize was established in 1988 in memory of Geraldine Pascall, an Australian journalist who died of a stroke at the age of 38. [1] [2] [3]

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The other award is the June Andrews Award for Arts Journalism, which is supported by the Copyright Agency, recognises significant contribution to arts journalism, and is open to short and long form journalism in all media. [3] This was established in 2017 as the Arts Journalism Award. [2]

History

The Pascall Prize was conceived as a biennial literary award for creative writers who had made original and distinctive contributions to Australia's cultural life. In 1990, to better reflect the work and personal interests of the late Geraldine Pascall, it was decided that the Prize should be awarded annually to a critic or reviewer who contributed regularly in Australia to a newspaper, periodical, or on radio or television. This was extended to include the internet. [1]

It was also agreed that the Pascall Prize would be awarded to a critic working in the areas of literature, art (including design and architecture), food and or wine, music, musical theatre, dance and or drama, film, television or radio. Only sport was specifically excluded.[ citation needed ]

From 1988 to 2014, the recipient of the Pascall Prize was selected by a judging panel of industry peers appointed by Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established specifically to award the prize. The Pascall Prize and the Geraldine Pascall Foundation were managed by the Music & Opera Singers Trust.[ citation needed ]

In 2015, the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to film critic, journalist and speechwriter Evan Willams AM on 23 May 2015 at an event held at the Sydney Writers' Festival.[ citation needed ]

In May 2017, it was announced that the Walkley Foundation would take over administration of the Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism and rename it the Walkley-Pascall Award for Arts Criticism, [4] or Walkley-Pascall Award for short. [5] The first Walkley-Pascall Award was made to Kate Hennessy of The Guardian . [6]

Also in 2017, the Arts Journalism Award was established, [2] later named the June Andrews Award for Arts Journalism. [3]

Description

The Pascall Prize is an annual Australian award for critical writing and review, awarded to an art critic whose work over the previous 12 months has contributed significantly to the cultural landscape. [3] As of 2013, it was the only major national prize awarded for critical writing or reviewing in Australia. [7]

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a critic whose body of work exemplifies the values of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation and the Pascall Prize. The inaugural award was presented in 2015.[ citation needed ]

The June Andrews Award for Arts Journalism is supported by the Copyright Agency, and recognises significant contribution to arts journalism, and is open to short and long form journalism in all media. [3]

Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award

Year Recipient Presented By
2015 Evan Williams AM Simon Thomsen, Roland Gridiger

Recipients of the Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism

Year Recipient Judging Panel
1988 David Malouf Edmund Campion (Chairman), Susie McKernan, Elizabeth Riddell
1989 not awarded
1990 Marion Halligan Andrew Riemer (Convenor), Rosemary Sorensen, Ian Templeman
1991 Joanna Mendelssohn Andrew Andersons, Leon Paroissen, Daniel Thomas
1992 Alan Saunders Gay Bilson, Marion Halligan, Barbara Santich
1993 Roger Covell and Cyrus Meher-Homji Warren Fahey, Diana Simmonds, Ken Tribe AC, Evan Williams, Kim Williams
1994 Sandra Hall Margaret Fink, Richard Glover, Sandra Levy, John O'Hara, Kim Williams (Convenor)
1995 John McCallum Katherine Brisbane AM, Martin Portus, Jane Westbrook, Adrian Read (Convenor)
1996 Bruce Elder Roger Covell, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Joanna Mendelssohn, Marion Halligan, Alan Saunders, Margaret Throsby AM (Convenor)
1997 Adrian Martin Roger Covell, Bruce Elder, Sandra Hall, Marion Halligan, John McCallum, Cyrus Meher-Homji, Joanna Mendelssohn, Alan Saunders, Gay Bilson (Convenor)
1998 Andrew Ford Bruce Elder, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Joanna Mendelssohn, David Throsby, Adrian Read (Convenor)
1999 Andrew Riemer Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Marion Halligan, Jill Kitson, Adrian Martin, Adrian Read (Convenor)
2000 Robert Nelson Gay Bilson, Marion Halligan, Adrian Martin, Andrew Riemer, Alan Saunders
2001 Elizabeth Farrelly Gay Bilson, Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Sandra Hall, Robert Nelson, Adrian Read (Convenor)
2002 Noel Purdon Gay Bilson, Sandra Forbes, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Adrian Martin, Andrew Riemer
2003 Julie Rigg Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Sandra Hall, David Throsby
2004 Peter Craven Mary Jo Capps, Andrew Ford, Noel Purdon, Andrew Riemer, Julie Rigg
2005 Gerard Windsor Elizabeth Farrelly, Marion Halligan, Adrian Martin, Robert Nelson, Susan Wyndham
2006 Robert Forster Peter Craven, Malcolm Gillies, Kate Gould, Deborah Jones, Antonia Syme, Lyndon Terracini
2007 Paul Byrnes Bruce Elder (Convenor), Ray Hughes, John McCallum, Julie Rigg, Julianne Schulz
2008 not awarded
2009 Alison Croggon [8] Kate Eltham, Robert Forster, Leo Schofield, Rosemary Sorensen, Adrian Read (Convenor)
2010 Mark Mordue Kathy Cleland, Alison Croggon, Damon Young, Adrian Read (Convenor)
2011 Geordie Williamson [9] Mark McCallum, Mark Mordue, Adrian Read (Convenor), Damon Young
2012 James Bradley Alison Croggon, Geordie Williamson, Adrian Read (Convenor)
2013 Kerryn Goldsworthy James Bradley, Rosemary Sorensen, Adrian Read (Convenor)
2014 James Ley Jane Caro, Dr Kerryn Goldsworthy, Geordie Williamson, Adrian Read (Convenor)
2015 not awarded
2016
2017 Kate Hennessy
2018 Delia Falconer
2019 Jeff Sparrow
2020 Mireille Juchau
2021 Anwen Crawford
2022 Sarah Krasnostein [10]
2023Catriona Menzies-Pike [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pascall Prize and Geraldine Pascall Foundation Archived 25 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "The Walkley Awards for Arts Journalism". Walkley Foundation . 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Arts Journalism Prizes". Walkley Foundation . 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Walkley Awards to Finally Recognise Arts Journalism". Daily Review. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dr Delia Falconer wins 2018 Walkley-Pascall Award". University of Technology Sydney. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Walkley Arts Awards". Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Pascall Prize and Geraldine Pascall Foundation Archived 25 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Hawker, Philippa (23 May 2009) "Blogger first to take prize". The Age
  9. ↑ Romei, Stephen (21 May 2011) "Geordie Williamson". "[(The Australian)]"
  10. ↑ "Arts Journalism Prizes". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Menzies-Pike wins Pascall Prize, Hughes plagiarism coverage wins journalism award". Books+Publishing. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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