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Winners Of The 2010 Arts Foundation Fellowships Announced By Sir Nicholas HytnerThe five £10,000 fellowships were announced at the annual Arts Foundation Awards at Pentagram last night by Artistic Director of the National Theatre Sir Nicholas Hytner. The winning recipients were:
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Categories for 2010The Trustees of the Arts Foundation selected five very different arforms, four of which were new categories for their awards. CinematographyThe Foundation decided to include this art form for the first time in 2010. Applications were open to cinematographers, artists and directors who work in video, film and artist-led projects. The panel included Ben Cook head of Lux and filmaker Jayne Parker. Graphic NovelsIn recent years there has been a resurgence in this artform with some saying it is the fastest growing area of publishing at present. With well known writers such as Iain Rankin using graphic novels as a new medium, graphic novels being turned into popular films and illustration and animation having a renaissance generally, the artform is definitely on the move. The judges for this category were Director of Comica and all round Comic savant, Paul Gravett, Pat Mills, co-founder of AD2000 and Posy Simmonds, known for her Guardian comic strips as well as graphic novels. Jewellery DesignLast awarded in 2001 the criteria for judging included issues of wearability, the quality and appropriateness of the choice of material and the innovation behind the pieces put forward. The judges included Carol Woolton; Jewellery Editor for Vogue, Dr Elizabeth Goring; formerly Curator for National Museums of Scotland and now Director of Innovative Craft and Ralph Turner; formerly Exhibitions Officer at the Crafts Council, and a renowned author, consultant and jewellery expert. PuppetryWith the resounding success of Warhorse, increasing collaborations with opera and theatre companies and the recent events at the Berlin celebrations, the revival in puppetry is now official. The Trustees were delighted to include this art form in the Fellowship. The judges included Helen Lannaghan, Director of the International Mime Festival, Lyndie Wright, one of the founders of the infamous Little Angel Puppet Theatre and well-known puppeteer and director Steve Tiplady. Textile ArtCommonly confused with Textile Design, Textile Art is an oft-misaligned art form. With little or no resale value yet, full time Textile Artists in the UK are few and far between. The need therefore to direct Textile Art into a dialogue between the fine art and textile worlds and then link them remains an ongoing task for those involved in the artform. The Advisors were Professor Lesley Millar, textile art specialist and exhibition curator; Shelly Goldsmith, textile artist and Jerwood prize winner and Jennifer Harris, Deputy Director of The Whitworth Art Gallery which holds one of the most important collections of Textiles in the UK. Please see media section for a full press release. |
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Shortlist for 2010Please select artist name for more details:
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