The 56th Blake Prize

Blake Prize for Human Justice

The introduction of the Blake Prize for Human Justice provides an opportunity for artists to engage and explore the issue of Human Justice in context with the Blake Prize.  Since the 1950s the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has worked with artists and filmmakers to break new ground in challenging the perceptions we have about the Society in which we live.  The MUA represents around 11,000 Australian stevedoring workers, seafarers and port workers. As a key affiliate of the International Transport Workers' Federation, it also helps represent 320,000 of the world's seafarers, who depend on ITF affiliates like the MUA for wage justice and protection against human rights abuses.  Further information about the MUA can be found at www.mua.org.au.

The aim of this award is to acknowledge and promote the work of artists that have addressed issues of Human Justice.  Selection for this award is undertaken by the Chairperson of the Blake Society and a nominated representative of the MUA, from the works selected for the Finalist Exhibition. The winning work/s should:

1. Meet the overall Blake Prize and Touring Blake Selection criteria
2. Demonstrate a well developed concept addressing the issues of social justice and/or human values.