Here are the identities of the judges comprising the panel that will select an artist as the overall winner to be crowned the inaugural Biscuit Factory Foundation Young Artist of the Year 2011.

Sam Knowles | Curator at The Biscuit Factory

Rebecca Morrill | Head of North East Collector Development at The Comtemporary Art Society

Ivor Stolliday | Trustee at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art; Chairman of Tyne and Wear Museums Development Trust

Sam Waters | Project Manager and Curator of Young Artists of the Year

Dave Whetstone | Art Editor at The Journal and Editor of Culture Magazine

In addition to the title, this Judges’ Choice winner will receive exposure through our media partner The Journal’s Culture Magazine, as well as the promotion of The Biscuit Factory and a solo show in 2012 at the gallery. Our esteemed sponsors Windsor and Newton will provide £250 worth of materials, and Blackwell’s Newcastle £100 of store credit.