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The Pascall Prize will be
awarded in March 2009.
Further details coming soon.
The 2007 Winner of
the Pascall Prize was
PAUL BYRNES of
The Sydney Morning
Herald
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Her Majesty The
Queen (aka Gerry Connolly)
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bestows the
winner with the Pascall Prize Certificate
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Click on
Past Winners
for more details on Paul
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The $15,000 prize is
given annually to critic whose work has
contributed significantly to public
appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of
the area or areas of the arts in which he or
she is involved. Critics working in all
forms of the arts, including areas such as
architecture, food and wine, visual and
performing arts and literature are
encouraged to enter.
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The Judges were:
Bruce Elder,
Convenor of Judging Panel is currently a full-time
journalist/critic with the Sydney Morning Herald and
a board member of Geraldine Pascall Pty Limited.
Winner of the Pascall Prize in 1996.
Ray Hughes has been a gallery director for
the past 38 years. He is best known for his fierce
loyalties and individualism and having an eye to
discover artists. His Sydney gallery is arguably one
of Australia’s leading commercial contemporary art
venues.
John McCallum is the Sydney theatre critic
for The Australian and a lecturer in theatre at the
University of NSW. Winner of the Pascall Prize in
1995.
Julie Rigg is Radio National's specialist
film critic and presents Movietime and co-hosts
Australia Talks Movies. Winner of the Pascall Prize
in 2003.
Julianne Schultz is the founding editor of
Griffith REVIEW the quarterly of current affairs and
fine writing published by ABC Books in conjunction
with Griffith University where she is a professor in
the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas. Her
journalism has been widely published and she is also
the author of several books and two librettos.
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Introduction
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Music & Opera
Singers Trust (MOST) manages and co-ordinates The
Geraldine Pascall Foundation. The Foundation
offers the only major national prize awarded for
critical writing / reviewing in Australia.
The Pascall Prize
is awarded each year to a critic whose work over the
previous 12-15 months has contributed significantly
to public appreciation, enjoyment and understanding
of the area or areas of the arts in which he or she
is involved. A Director of the Foundation convenes
the judging panel which includes industry peers and
previous winners. The winner of the Pascall Prize is
named as the ‘Critic of the Year’ and awarded
$15,000 at an elegant presentation in Sydney.
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- Overview
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Geraldine Pascall was a
flamboyant journalist who died suddenly of a stroke in 1983
at the age of 38. With the proceeds of her estate it was
decided to establish a memorial prize. The Pascall Prize was
originally conceived as a biennial literary award for
creative writers who have made original and distinctive
contributions to Australia's cultural life. However, from
1990, The Pascall Prize was to be awarded annually to a
critic or reviewer who wrote regularly for a newspaper or
periodical published in Australia, or broadcast regularly on
radio or television in Australia.
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The Prize was to either mark a
lifetime contribution or encourage a brilliant younger
writer. It was felt that this change of focus better
reflected the work and the personal interests of the late
Geraldine Pascall. The Trustees intended that, each year,
the Pascall Prize would be awarded to a critical writer
working regularly in one of the following areas:
- books
- art, including design
and architecture
- food and/or wine
- music & music
theatre/dance and drama
- film, television and
radio
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Only sport was
specifically excluded. In 1996, the Trustees resolved to
award The Pascall Prize to a critic or reviewer whose
body of work has contributed significantly to the area
of the arts in which he or she is involved and not for a
specific category.
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Now, the Pascall Prize
aims to identify and reward a writer or critic whose
work has:
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- The
ability to stimulate interest in the subject
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ability to expand knowledge about the subject
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ability to arouse debate
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ability to be a vital, engaging voice in the culture
through the expression of strongly held opinion based
firmly in deep knowledge and understanding of the
subject
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Intrinsic merit as pieces of writing or broadcasting
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Directors of the
Trustee, Geraldine Pascall Pty Ltd
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Rowena Danziger AM
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Bruce Elder
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Warren Fahey AM
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Rea Francis
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Patrick Gallagher AM
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Roland Gridiger
- Chairman
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Adrian Read
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Susan Wyndham
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- Solicitors to the
Foundation/Corporate Trustee
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- Roland E Gridiger,
Gridiger Lawyers
- Level 4, 67
Castlereagh Street
- Sydney NSW 2000
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T: (02) 9231 4888
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F: (02) 9221 8201
- E:
asc@aussing.com.au
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- Tax Deductibility
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- Donations to the
Geraldine Pascall Foundation are tax deductible.
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