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Melbourne Prize Trust
The Melbourne Prize Trust is a charitable foundation in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 2004 by Simon H. Warrender for the specific purpose of awarding three arts awards on a rotating three-year basis: the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture, the Melbourne Prize for Literature, and the Melbourne Prize for Music. The first Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture was awarded in 2005. History The Melbourne Prize Trust was founded by Simon H. Warrender, son of Simon Warrender, in 2004. The trust was an arts initiative of the Committee for Melbourne, which had been founded by Warrender Jr.'s mother, Pamela Myer Warrender (daughter of Sir Norman Myer). Simon Warrender announced the establishment of the prizes after the unveiling of ''Magic Pudding'', a sculpture commissioned by him for the Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. The trust sells miniatures of the sculpture to contribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
