The Jerwood Sculpture Prize was launched in 2001 as an initiative of the
Jerwood Foundation The Jerwood Foundation is an independent grant-making foundation in the United Kingdom. In 1999 the Jerwood Foundation established the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, a registered charity under English law.
History
The Jerwood Foundation was establi ...
. This commissioning prize aims to give support to emerging talent within the medium of outdoor sculpture. Since the inaugural Prize, the intention has been that the commissioned work joins the
Jerwood Foundation's sculpture collection
The Jerwood Foundation's sculpture collection was a collection of 20th and 21st century sculptures. They were displayed at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, England. Most of the collection was sold in 2012 at Sotheby's and can no longer be seen at Ragl ...
at
Ragley Hall
Ragley Hall in the parish of Arrow in Warwickshire is a stately home, located south of Alcester and eight miles (13 km) west of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the ancestral seat of the Seymour-Conway family, Marquesses of Hertford.
History
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Originally open to artists under the age of 35, the second year of the prize saw the modification of the entry criteria so that all artists who are within 15 years of graduation from a recognised School of Art are eligible. Also, to remove anxieties about production and casting costs, the second year saw an increase in the value of the Prize, rising from £20,000 to £25,000.
It has evolved that the commission is offered approximately every eighteen months, as each Prize Year sees the full completion of the commission before the next Prize is launched.
Winners
* 2001
Benedict Carpenter for his large bronze work, Universal Object
* 2003
Gereon Krebber for his aluminium sculpture entitled Tin
* 2005
Judith Dean for her site inspired bronze piece, Field
* 2007
Juliet Haysom for her ephemeral water vapour work entitled Spring
* 2008
Nicholas Rena for his bold clay vessels, 'The Ecstasy of St Teresa'
* 2009
Michael Visocchi for his work entitled Yield
References
General references
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Sculpture awards
Awards established in 2001