LONDON.-Frieze Art Fair announced today the call for entries to The Cartier Award 2008 as artist Richard Wentworth joins the selection committee. This major award is open to emerging artists living outside of the UK, under thirty years of age or within five years of graduating from an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. It is sponsored by Cartier, and is in collaboration with Gasworks. The Cartier Award is organised by Frieze Projects.

The recipient of the prize will have the unique opportunity to present their work at Frieze Art Fair 2008, guaranteeing a major international audience. Additionally the prize will cover production costs of up to £10,000, an artist’s fee, per diems, travel expenses and a studio residency at Gasworks in London from August to October 2008.

Proposals for work can take the form of site-specific installation; performance; film; video or print work. Applicants will be judged on the innovative nature of their proposal and the suitability of its realisation at Frieze Art Fair.

The selection committee for The Cartier Award 2008 comprises Neville Wakefield (Curator, Frieze Projects), Hervé Chandès (Director, Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art), Mia Jankowicz (Residency Curator, Gasworks) and Richard Wentworth (Artist).

The deadline for applicants is 7 January 2008. For further details and the application form please refer to frieze.com