Basil Sellers Creative Arts Fellowship
Well-known philanthropist and sports fan, Basil Sellers AM has launched the $50,000 National Sports Museum Basil Sellers Creative Arts Fellowship.
NSM Basil Sellers fellows are given a broad scope to create their artwork — in any number of media or relating to any aspect of the MCG, National Sports Museum, Melbourne Cricket Club or the rich history of sport in Australia.
The fellowship will be awarded every two years, and fellows are selected from the shortlisted candidates for the Basil Sellers Art Prize.
Future fellows will be chosen by a panel comprising representatives of the Melbourne Cricket Club, National Sports Museum, MCG Trust and from the visual arts sector.
The fellowship promotes an increase in public and community awareness of our national sporting heritage, and the development of new content for the National Sports Museum.
Artists will also have access to and the opportunity to interact with sportspeople through sporting networks already established by the NSM.
Previous recipients
Kate Daw and Stewart Russell
Ponch Hawkes