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Jerwood Film & Video Umbrella Awards Artists Announced
6/Oct/2011
Jerwood Visual Arts and Film and Video Umbrella are delighted to announce the winners of their new moving-image awards. The four artists are:
Ed Atkins
Emma Hart
Naheed Raza
Corin Sworn
This major new opportunity for moving-image artists offers a bursary and commissioning fund totalling £56,000. Each artist has been awarded a £4,000 bursary to develop pre-production proposals for a significant new work, which will be aired, alongside existing film and video pieces by the four, in a group exhibition at JVA at Jerwood Space, London in March 2012.
The exhibition, entitled Tomorrow Never Knows, will consider the artists’ own individual ‘projects for the future’ against the larger theme of ‘futures past’, offering reminders of the fleeting nature or the untapped potential of earlier manifestations of the future, whilst also reflecting on the uncertainties of futurology.
During this exhibition, two of the four artists will be selected to receive a £20,000 commission, plus support from Film and Video Umbrella, to develop their ideas into finished works. The final works will premiere at JVA at Jerwood Space in 2013.
Steven Bode, Director of Film and Video Umbrella said: ‘The panel of judges was hugely impressed by the quality of the artists who were nominated for the awards, and what it says about the strength and depth of young moving-image talent. The proposals by Ed Atkins, Emma Hart, Naheed Raza and Corin Sworn stood out, nevertheless for their assurance and their verve, and also for their originality and potential. We look forward to seeing their work develop.’
Shonagh Manson, Director of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation said: ‘We couldn’t have hoped for a more energising beginning to this new partnership between Jerwood Visual Arts and Film and Video Umbrella. To shortlist just four artists from such a talented list of nominations was an eye-opening challenge for the panel. Our congratulations go to Ed, Emma, Naheed and Corin, whose individual enquiries are fascinating and will make for a powerful exhibition in 2012.’
For more information download the Press Release or visit tomorrowneverknows.org.uk
