BELGIAN PHOTOGRAPHER ONE OF THE FINALISTS IN ING UNSEEN TALENT AWARD

Belgian photographer Tom Callemin is one of the five finalists in the ING Unseen Talent Award. While an overall winner will be chosen by a jury of industry experts on 21 September, there’s also a prize for the photographer best loved by the public. To vote for your favourite, go to www.unseenamsterdam.com/vote-now. You have until midnight 19 September.

Both winners will be announced by ING CEO Ralph Hamers at the opening night of the annual Unseen event in Amsterdam on 21 September. The jury prize winner will receive a EUR 10,000 project fund. The winner of the public prize will be commissioned to create a new work for the ING Collection.

The five finalists selected for this fifth edition of the ING Unseen Talent Award are Tom Callemin (1991, Belgium), Andrea Grützner (1984, Germany), Alexandra Lethbridge (1987, United Kingdom), Robin Lopvet (1990, France) and Stefanie Moshammer (1988, Austria).

The ING Unseen Talent award supports upcoming artists.  Through winning the award the photographers can realize their dream and gain worldwide exposure for their work. The winner of last year’s public prize, Miren Pastors, said: “To exhibit during the Unseen event connected me to an international community of artists and led to new projects coming in.” Jury prize winner Thomas Albdorf used the funding to publish a book of his work and exhibited at the prestigious Webber gallery in London.

Common Ground

The theme of this year’s edition of the ING Unseen Talent Award is Common Ground, which is about encouraging the discovery of similarity among differences. Each of the five artists have interpreted this in their own way. Five short portraits tell you about the artists’ dreams and ambitions for the future.

Go to www.unseenamsterdam.com/vote-now to vote for your favorite artist. You have until midnight 19 September. The art works of all five finalists will be exhibited during the Unseen event Amsterdam, which runs from 22-24 September

Click here to discover Tom Callemin's work.

ING and art

ING has been involved in the art world for more than 43 years as a collector, exhibitor and sponsor of museums, such as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The ING Collection aims to foster a culture of innovation and change both inside and outside the bank. One of its pillars is to encourage new and upcoming young talent through partnerships like the ING Unseen Talent Award for photography talent and CREATIS, which backs creative entrepreneurs in Belgium.

Tom Callemin, Belgium

Stefanie Moshammer, Austria

Robin Lopvet, France

Andrea Grützner, Germany

Alexandra Lethbridge, United Kingdom