Events
Jane Phillips Award Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 7th September
05 August - 07 September 2011
The Jane Phillips Award was launched at Mission Gallery on 5th August by Nathalie Camus, Senior Applied Arts Officer, Arts Council of Wales. Intended as a memorial to Jane Phillips (1957 - 2011) Mission Gallery's first Director, the Award is a legacy to Jane's passion for mentoring and nurturing talent, consistently supporting young, emerging artists across the Visual and Applied Arts in Wales and beyond.
The Jane Phillips Award seeks nominations for ambitious artists across the Visual and Applied Arts at the early stages of their career, who are producing work of high quality, have a clear vision and a strong commitment to career development. Candidates must be nominated for the Award by a tutor, employer or other professional and fulfill the criteria that includes; living in Wales, aged between 18-30 years and demonstrate an outstanding ability or potential in either the Visual or Applied Arts.
The Jane Phillips Award has recruited a host of respected mentors and talent-spotters across the Visual and Applied Arts that will assist at both the assessment and development stage of each application. Each year of the Award there will be a guest selector; a respected professional working within the arts.
Application forms will be available from 5th August 2011 by downloading from the website www.janephillipsaward.co.uk
Selection Committee 2011 will consist of representatives from:
Family of Jane Phillips:
Jane Phillips Award Patrons:
Mission Gallery Board of Directors:
Friends of Mission Gallery:
Mission Gallery Management:
Guest Selector 2011:
Karen MacKinnon, Exhibition Curator, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Jane Phillips Award Patrons 2011:
Dr Russ Harris (on behalf of Phil Heard)
Mr Malcolm McGeoch & Dr Mary Ellis
The Jane Phillips Award is administered by Mission Gallery, Swansea.
