PAM is very proud to announce in partnership with Babelgum.com, Scope Art Fair and Time Out New York the Metropolis Art Prize winners and upcoming Times Square screening and party on Thursday December 17th from 7-8 in Duffy Square. We hope you can join all of us for a first of its kind happening in Times Square and video art.

Chris Coleman, The Magnitude of the Continental Divide, 2009 MAP Grand Prize Winner

Out of over 500 submissions from around the world 9 finalist were selected to be presented during Thursdays 1 hour screening and PAM was overjoyed to hear that PAM artist's Chris Coleman's epic animation The Magnitude of the Continental Divide took the $20,000 grant prize and Hye Yeon Nam's work Wonderland shared in the runner up position along side with an amazing piece called Cardboardia by Dutch artist Sjors Veroort in the competition. All in all the field of submissions were amazing and made it very difficult for the panel to decide on. The $5000 Street Art Award went to Mask from the Brazilian collective 2501 and the Audience Award went to Improve Everywhere for their piece Subway Yearbook Photos. Other runners up for the Street Art Award include: Pixelator by Jason Eppink and Suspended Garden of Babylon by Jeorge Simas and Filipe Morozini. Artist David Pepe took both the runners up positions in the Audience Award for his pieces Last Kodachrome 40 for a Nizo S800 and Simple Perfect - Future Perfect.   For more information please see the PAM website or go to http://www.babelgum.com/metropolis

A free public screening across three Jumbotron monitors in Times Square of the nine winning art videos from the Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize, an international search for the best and edgiest artists sponsored by Babelgum. The screening will be kicked off by Isabella Rossellini, the actress/video artist who served as head judge for the contest, who will be seated in an antique electric chair to also herald the premiere of “Send Me to the ‘Lectric Chair” an art video short co-directed by the actress and Guy Maddin. The event is the latest innovative effort by the Times Square Alliance to bring cutting-edge art to the people of New York.   Where: Times Square at Duffy Square, 47th and Broadway adjacent to TKTS Booth. Screens featuring the art videos include Fox News Corp (43rd St. and Broadway), MTV (Broadway between 46th and 47th Sts.) and Clear Channel / CNN (47th St. and 7th Ave). When: December 17 from 7 – 8 pm. You are also invited to the VIP drinks reception and awards presentation following the event:   Jonathan Levine Gallery 529 West, 20th Street New York From 8 pm RSVP to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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