Photo Credit: from ArtDaily.org, taken by Mark Crick. http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=30881From the Art Fund website: "Art Fund Collect will take place on 14 May, the preview day of Collect, Europe’s leading contemporary crafts fair. Now in its sixth year, Collect will be presented over three floors of the Saatchi Gallery’s new space in London for the first time. In a competitive challenge, shortlisted curators of public collections will have just one hour to choose an object for their museum or gallery’s permanent collection, ahead of private collectors. A panel of judges will examine their choices and decide who will win a share of the £75,000 prize from The Art Fund." Unknown. "Ten curators in the running for a share in £75,000 prize for contemporary craft at Collect 2009." April 8, 2009. website accessed May 28, 2009. http://www.artfund.org/news/832
"Independent charity The Art Fund and the Crafts Council today announced the winners of Art Fund Collect, a £75,000 award for curators to acquire a piece of contemporary craft for their museum or gallery.
Art Fund Collect took place yesterday, 14 May, the preview day of the Crafts Council’s international fair Collect, held at London’s Saatchi Gallery.
The winners are: Aberdeen Art Gallery; Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales; Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton; mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and the V&A.
Aberdeen Art Gallery selected Neckpiece, 2009 by Umbria-based British jeweller Jacqueline Ryan for £26,550. Made from 18-carat gold, enamel and garnet, the piece displays the artist’s interest in natural formations.
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales selected Red Stripe, 2008 by British glassmaker Rachael Woodman for £6,500. Dramatic in its use of colour, the work consists of eight glass tubes on a slate base.
Bilston Craft Gallery selected Propagation Project; Lichen Petals, 2009 by Japanese designer Junko Mori for £8,500. This highly dramatic, naturalistic work imitates the formation of lichen and is made from hand-forged steel.
mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art selected Bracelet, 1999 by Italian goldsmith Giovanni Corvaja for £29,000.
The piece is made from 18 carat gold and 22 carat gold wire and juxtaposes intricate detail with bold geometric shapes.The V&A selected Free Essence-6, 2009 by Japanese glassmaker Niyoko Ikuta for £5,700. This twisted, spiralling object consists of thin sheets of plate glass layered to trap the light.
In a nail-biting race around Collect, ten shortlisted curators from around the UK had just one hour to select a new object for their museum or gallery.
An expert panel then selected the winning curators, awarding them a share of £75,000 to acquire their object outright. mima wins for the second time this year.
Andrew Macdonald, Deputy Director of The Art Fund, said: "These five museums have each come away with a beautiful and inspiring object representing the very best in contemporary craft. Art Fund Collect is proving to be a wonderful way for curators to be bold and select outstanding works ahead of private buyers, for the public to enjoy."
Rosy Greenlees, Executive Director, Crafts Council, said: "I extend my congratulations to the winning museums and galleries. The Crafts Council aims to make the UK the best place to make, see and collect contemporary craft, and Art Fund Collect is central to achieving all these objectives, supporting makers, public collections and opportunities for visitors to see the very best craft."
Now in its second year, Art Fund Collect was set up in 2008 by The Art Fund, the UK’s leading independent art charity and the Crafts Council, the national development agency for contemporary craft, to encourage museums and galleries around the country to acquire the best in international contemporary craft. Due to the success of last year’s Art Fund Collect, The Art Fund increased the prize from £50,000 to £75,000 this year.
A total of 23 applications were received for Art Fund Collect in February 2009. The
final shortlist of ten was announced in April.Now in its sixth year, Collect takes place from 15 – 17 May 2009 at the Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London, SW3 4S"
Unknown. "Five UK museums win share of £75,000 prize for contemporary craft." May 15, 2009. website accessed May 28, 2009. http://www.artfund.org/news/archive/850
"Art Fund Collect took place yesterday, 14 May, the preview day of the Crafts Council's international fair Collect, held at London's Saatchi Gallery.
Andrew Renton, Head of Applied Art at Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, was among ten curators to take part in a nail-biting race around the fair, with just one hour to select a new work for their museum or gallery.
An expert panel then selected the winning curators, awarding them a share of £75,000 to acquire their object outright.
Andrew Renton selected Red Stripe, 2008 by Rachael Woodman, for £6,500. The piece comprises eight coloured glass tubes on a slate base, brought alive with its dramatic use of colour. Rachael Woodman is an English glassmaker based in Bath. This work is the product of her collaboration with glassblower Stuart Hearn.
Andrew Renton said: "It's extremely encouraging for us that the Art Fund has recognised the National Museum's ambitions for its craft collections and enabled us to acquire a major new work. The Art Fund Collect scheme has done a wonderful job in boosting the confidence of curators of Britain's craft collections, and through this acquisition will now help the National Museum realise its potential to play a full part in the vibrant craft scene in Wales. Significant craft works like this by the best artists and makers will soon make an important contribution to the Museum's redeveloped galleries of modern and contemporary art.""
Unknown. "Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales wins share of £75,000 contemporary craft prize". May 15, 2009. website accessed May 28, 2009. http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/news/?article_id=519
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