Art Fund Collect
Art Fund Collect 2013 winners announced!
The Art Fund and the Crafts Council have announced the nine museums which have won a share of £75,000 and each acquired an outstanding work of contemporary craft through Art Fund Collect, the scheme which offers UK museums the chance to enhance their contemporary craft collections.
The winning museums were each represented by curatorial experts who successfully pitched to a panel of judges to secure the funds to purchase their chosen piece from the exhibiting galleries at COLLECT, the international art fair for contemporary objects.
The successful museums are:
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Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust
Gillian Crumpton from Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust, with Grand Galibier by Drummond Masterton, represented at COLLECT by The Wills Lane Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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Birmingham Museums Trust
Martin Ellis and Rebecca Bridgman from Birmingham Museums Trust, with Caliope by Halima Cassell, represented at COLLECT by Joanna Bird Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Kate Newnham from Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives, with Forms in succession by Nagi Shigekazu, represented at COLLECT by Yufuku Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Caroline Alexander from Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, with Forms in succession by Nagi Shigekazu, represented at COLLECT by Yufuku Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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Durham University Oriental Museum
Craig Barclay and Lauren Barnes from Durham University Oriental Museum, with -+, by Min Soo Lee, represented at COLLECT by Gallery LVS. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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New Walk Museum and Art Gallery
Jane May, Hugo Worthy and Lisa Jacques from New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, with Prtlnd Vase by Michael Eden, represented at COLLECT by Adrian Sasson Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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Lakeland Arts Trust
Beth Hughes from Lakeland Arts Trust, Cumbria, with Composition in Yellow and Red by Bodil Manz, represented at COLLECT by Adrian Sassson Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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British Museum
Nicole Rousmaniere from the British Museum, with Large Feather Leaves Bowl by Hitomi Hosono, represented at COLLECT by Adrian Sasson Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
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Gallery Oldham
Dinah Winch from Gallery Oldham, with Blue Loop by Merete Rasmussen, represented at COLLECT by Sarah Myerscough Gallery. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
For information about Art Fund Collect please contact collection@craftscouncil.org.uk

