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==History== |
==History== |
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The Threadneedle Prize was launched in 2008 to support the popular interest in [[figurative art]]. It was organised by the Federation of British Artists. The new competition coincided with a move by the rival [[Turner Prize]] away from painting and sculpture and, in some eyes, becoming "trivial and dull".<ref name="FT 2009" /> |
The Threadneedle Prize was launched in 2008 to support the popular interest in [[figurative art]]. It was organised by the Federation of British Artists and offered a prize of £25,000.<ref name="FT 2009" /> The new competition coincided with a move by the rival [[Turner Prize]] away from painting and sculpture and, in some eyes, becoming "trivial and dull".<ref name="FT 2009" /> In 2009 almost half of the 80 final exhibits at the [[Mall Galleries]] were portrait paintings, in a wide variety of styles.<ref name="FT 2009" /> |
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By 2013 the number of exhibits had increased to 111, chosen from over 3,500 entries.<ref name="CLife 2013" /> |
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== Prizes == |
== Prizes == |
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In the first year of the competition there was a single prize of £25,000. In 2010 the Visitors’ Choice Prize, worth £10,000, was introduced.<ref name="BBC 2010" /> The two major prizes available are the Threadneedle Prize and the Visitor’ Choice Prize. In 2012 the Threadneedle Prize was increased from £25,000 to £30,000 making it the largest prize for single work of art in the UK. For the Threadneedle Prize, a panel of selectors shortlist six works and then choose the winner of the £30,000 prize. Two finalists for the Visitors' Choice Prize are awarded £500. Each of the five finalists for the Threadneedle Prize receives £1,000. In 2013 there are eight prizes totalling £46,000. |
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Selectors have included artists, critics and curators [[Peter Randall-Page]], [[Ed Vaizey]], [[Michael Sandle]], [[Jock McFadyen]], [[Daphne Todd]], [[Richard Cork]] and [[Desmond Shawe-Taylor]]. |
Selectors have included artists, critics and curators [[Peter Randall-Page]], [[Ed Vaizey]], [[Michael Sandle]], [[Jock McFadyen]], [[Daphne Todd]], [[Richard Cork]] and [[Desmond Shawe-Taylor]]. |
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It is sponsored by [[Threadneedle Asset Management]]. |
It is sponsored by [[Threadneedle Asset Management]]. |
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==Prize winners== |
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Joint winner - [[Clare McCormack]], ''Dead Labour/Dead Labourer'' (portrait) <ref name="CLife 2013" /><br/> |
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Joint winner - [[Lisa Wright]], ''The Guilty's Gaze on the Innocent'' (portrait) <ref name="CLife 2013" /> |
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Winner - [[Sheila Wallis]] <ref name="BBC 2010" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name="BBC 2010">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Seven artists vie for £25,000 Threadneedle Prize|work=BBC News|date=23 July 2010|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10740948|accessdate=2013-10-16}}</ref> |
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<ref name="CLife 2013">{{cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Kate|title=Mall Galleries host Threadneedle Prize 2013|work=Country Life|date=25 September 2013 |url=http://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/fineart/article/531558/Mall-Galleries-host-Threadneedle-Prize-2013.html|accessdate=2013-10-16}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:15, 16 October 2013
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The Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture is an annual art prize, which showcases the best in contemporary painting and sculpture. It was launched by the Mall Galleries in 2008.[1] The prize is open to any artist, eighteen or over, who is living or working in the UK or Continental Europe.
History
The Threadneedle Prize was launched in 2008 to support the popular interest in figurative art. It was organised by the Federation of British Artists and offered a prize of £25,000.[1] The new competition coincided with a move by the rival Turner Prize away from painting and sculpture and, in some eyes, becoming "trivial and dull".[1] In 2009 almost half of the 80 final exhibits at the Mall Galleries were portrait paintings, in a wide variety of styles.[1]
By 2013 the number of exhibits had increased to 111, chosen from over 3,500 entries.[2]
Prizes
In the first year of the competition there was a single prize of £25,000. In 2010 the Visitors’ Choice Prize, worth £10,000, was introduced.[3] The two major prizes available are the Threadneedle Prize and the Visitor’ Choice Prize. In 2012 the Threadneedle Prize was increased from £25,000 to £30,000 making it the largest prize for single work of art in the UK. For the Threadneedle Prize, a panel of selectors shortlist six works and then choose the winner of the £30,000 prize. Two finalists for the Visitors' Choice Prize are awarded £500. Each of the five finalists for the Threadneedle Prize receives £1,000. In 2013 there are eight prizes totalling £46,000.
Selectors have included artists, critics and curators Peter Randall-Page, Ed Vaizey, Michael Sandle, Jock McFadyen, Daphne Todd, Richard Cork and Desmond Shawe-Taylor.
It is sponsored by Threadneedle Asset Management.
Prize winners
- 2013
Joint winner - Clare McCormack, Dead Labour/Dead Labourer (portrait) [2]
Joint winner - Lisa Wright, The Guilty's Gaze on the Innocent (portrait) [2]
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
Winner - Sheila Wallis [3]
- 2008
References
- ^ a b c d Wullschlager, Jackie (4 September 2009). "The Threadneedle award at the Mall Galleries". Financial Times. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c Lloyd, Kate (25 September 2013). "Mall Galleries host Threadneedle Prize 2013". Country Life. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ a b "Seven artists vie for £25,000 Threadneedle Prize". BBC News. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2013-10-16.