Tribeca lines up art awards

Cindy Sherman, Kara Master and incognito street artist Junior are some of the artists whose works will be presented as trophies towards the filmmakers of winning photos within the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival's jury competitions. Eleven artists are adding one work each, varying from works of art to photos to sculptures. Tribeca's connect to the art world is available in part through fest co-founder Robert P Niro, whose late father was an abstract expressionist painter. Peter Dayton, Stephen Hannock, Clifford Ross, Walton Ford, Kim Keever, Nathan Sawaya, Hugo Tillman and Stanley Whitney complete the adding creatives, whose pieces is going to be granted to filmmakers in competish groups including narrative feature and doc for world cinema and NY-centric photos. Artworks are positioned for public display in downtown Gotham April 5-25, just before the fest's kudo ceremony April 26. The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival runs April 18-29. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com