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THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS ARTISTS AWARDS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

NEW YORK, NY– April 4, 2017– The Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled the participants for the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards Program, sponsored by CHANEL. The roster of contemporary artists participating in the 16th edition of the Festival include Urs Fischer, Walton Ford, John Giorno, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Jorge Pardo, R.H. Quaytman, Sterling Ruby, Aurel Schmidt, Ryan Sullivan, as well as longtime supporter Stephen Hannock. These artists each participate in the Festival by donating a piece of their art to be given as an award to the winning filmmakers. The tradition of artists supporting each other has been intrinsic to the Tribeca Film Festival since its inception, when Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal brought together downtown creatives for the first Artists Awards program.

The participating artists were curated by the Festival along with Alex Gartenfeld, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami. Each artist has personally selected one of their original work to be awarded to the winning filmmakers selected by the Festival jury at the 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival. The nine artists join an illustrious group of over 125 past participants including Matthew Barney, Francesco Clemente, Chuck Close, Eric Fischl, Walton Ford, Nan Goldin, April Gornik, Jeff Koons, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Dustin Yellin, and JR. [Full alumni list: http://bit.ly/ArtistAwardsAlumni].

The collection will be featured in a free, public exhibition before being presented to the award-winning filmmakers from April 17 - 30, at the Tribeca Festival Hub, 50 Varick Street, Manhattan. The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 19-30.

Following is a complete list of the artwork that will be contributed. Artwork images can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/00i39pn5z2tbpwc/AABS88UBgvH0U1Wzf2c7KLuSa?dl=0

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