Iespēja pieteikties "EMDASH" balvai "Emdash" balva tiek piešķirta māksliniekiem, kuri dzīvo ārpus Lielbritānijas, ir ne vairāk kā piecus gadus atpakaļ ieguvuši bakalaura grādu vai pēcdiploma izglītību vai ir jaunāki par 35 gadu vecumu. "Emdash" balva ir daļa no "Frieze Projects" programmas, ko izstrādā "Frieze Foundation" ar "Emdash Foundation" atbalstu sadarbībā ar "Gasworks".
Entrance to the award is by open submission and the winner will be selected by an international panel of artists and curators. The recipient will have the unique opportunity to present their work at Frieze Art Fair 2012 to a significant 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 2012.
The selection committee for 2012 will be: Andrea Dibelius (Emdash Foundation), Ryan Gander (Artist), Rowan Geddis (Residencies Co-ordinator, Gasworks), Udo Kittelmann (Director of the National Gallery, Berlin), Sarah McCrory (Curator, Frieze Foundation), Dr. Matthias Mühling (Curator of the Lenbachhaus Kunstbau, Munich), Amelie von Wedel (Emdash Foundation).
The Emdash Award winner in 2011 was Anahita Razmi, whose work Roof Piece Tehran was launched at Frieze Art Fair 2011 to significant critical acclaim.
The closing date for applications is 9 January 2012. The winner of the award will be announced in May 2012.