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2008- Jerwood Sculpture Prize- Shortlist Press Release
4 February 2009
The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is delightes to announce the short list for the Jerwood Sculpture Prize 2008:
Thomas Cox-Bisham- Untitled
James Capper- Chimera
Susan Forsyth- Folia
Alex Frost- Rice Dream
Marielle Hog and Alan Goulbourne- Beehive
Will Nash- Ragley Sphere
Michael Visocchi- Yield
David Worthington- Close Encounter
The outstanding quality of entries for the Jerwood Sculpture Prize has resulted in the judges awarding commissions to eight entrants to make maquettes of their proposals. "We were thruilled with the response to the call for entries, which has grown significantly from the last commission demonstrating that there is a huge demand for opportunities for outdoor sculpture commissions for emerging artists" commented Roanne Dods, Director of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
Now in its fifth year, the prize had built a strong reputation for quality and innovation. The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is proud of the success of the first four commissions from Benedict Carpenter, Gereon Krebber, Judith Dean abnd Juliet Haysom and look forward to selecting the fifth commission.
The works short listed for this year's prize include an oversized replica of a carton of rice milk, made using mosaic tiles 'Rice Dream' by Alex Frost and 'Close Encounter' by David Worthington, a manually rotating marble sculpture. Each of the sculptors has approached the task in a very different was employing a wide range of materials and techniques showing the diversity of thinking in contemporary sculpture.
Maquettes of the eight short listed proposals will be on exhibition in the Jerwood Space, Union Street, London SE1, from 4 March to 9 April 2009, open 10am - 5pm weekdays and 10am - 3pm weekends, and the winner of the £25,000 commission will be announced on 24th March 2009. The winning sculptor will produce a large scale outdoor permanent sculpture to be unveiled at the Jerwood Sculpture Park, in the grounds of Ragley Hall Warwickshire in 2010. This prestigious prize is presented by the Jerwood Charitable Founsdation, as part of their dedication to supporting and nurturing talented artists.
For more information, please contact Siobhan Kneale, Parker Harris on 01372 462190, or siobhan@parkerharris.co.uk