The Spitalfields Sculpture Prize is a £45,000 commission for a new public work to be sited in
Bishops Square in the
Spitalfields
Spitalfields is a district in the East End of London and within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The area is formed around Commercial Street (on the A1202 London Inner Ring Road) and includes the locale around Brick Lane, Christ Church, ...
area of
London. It is projected that it will be seen by more than 70,000 people a week. The winning sculpture will become a permanent part of the
Spitalfields Public Art Collection and go on display in October 2010.
The 8 shortlisted artists are: Wenqin Chen,
Cinimod Studio, Paul Friedlander, Ryan Gander,
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva (born 1971, Kavadarci, North Macedonia) is a Macedonian-born artist based in Brighton, UK. She has exhibited extensively and realised numerous commissions nationally and internationally, in gallery spaces, museums and withi ...
, Tod Hanson,
Nick Hornby (artist)
Nick Hornby (born 1980) is a British artist. He received his education at the Slade School of Art, University College London and Chelsea School of Art, a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. Hornby's work is known for ...
, Kenny Hunter.
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Sculpture awards
Spitalfields
London awards
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