Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship winners announced

$40,000 has been awarded to Sydney College of the Arts alumni Emily Hunt and Pamela Pirovic. Every year, the Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarships are awarded to one mid-career/established artist and one emerging artist. The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship (FLMS) was established in 1997 through a gift from the estate of Renee Fauvette Erdos, an educator and founder of the History Teachers' Association of NSW, to support graduates of SCA, who are practising and professional artists working in any discipline, through self-directed travel bursaries. "As borders reopen, we are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to artists who have been house-bound for much of the last two years so that they can forge vital new connections either abroad or interstate," said Julie Rrap Co-Chair and Co-Director of the SCA. In 2020, the scholarship was expanded to include two categories (emerging and mid-career/established), recognising the potential to progress an artist's career at various stages of their practice. The judges of this year's Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship are Pedro de Almeida , Senior Curator, C3West at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; artist Yasmin Smith , 2020 Scholarship Recipient; and Julie Rrap , Co-Chair and Co-Director of Sydney College of the Arts. "Over time, this important award has supported the work of some of the biggest names in Australian art as beneficiaries of this scholarship, so we are excited to be celebrating the 2021 recipients," said Rrap, adding that the SCA Gallery will present an "impressive line-up" of 10 finalists in an exhibition opening today and running until 5 March.