Visual Arts

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Royal British Society of Sculptors.
Award previously offered in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015
Five shortlisted artists receive £500 to develop their proposals for exhibition at the RBS Galleries and presentation to a panel of art industry professionals. The winner receives a further £10,000 to create their proposal for public exhibition. The winning work is exhibited at the RBS galleries. The award catalogue includes a profile of all five shortlisted artists and a foreword by a respected curator or art critic.
The award is open to sculptors of any nationality, working in any medium. The only restriction is that artists must not previously have received a public commission worth more than £10,000.
The award supports innovation and excellence in public art by offering valuable professional development opportunities that enable sculptors to break into the field.
rbs.org.uk

Standpoint Gallery and the Mark Tanner Charitable Trust.
Annual.
MTSA intends to support the creative work of the recipient over one year. The financial award to assist in the production of a new body of work is £8,000, made in 3 payments over the course of the year, at the end of which there will be a solo exhibition at Standpoint Gallery. All reasonable costs incurred for this exhibition will be met by Standpoint, including publicity, transport and hospitality.
Candidates must live and work in the UK. There is no age limit – ‘…we seek to give the award to an artist who demonstrates the development of a mature practice, but to whom the prize would make a considerable difference’. Candidates must have graduated at least one year previously from formal art education.
MTSA is aimed at emerging/mid-career sculptors making outstanding work within contemporary fine art practice. The award is particularly interested in work that demonstrates a commitment to process and material.
Shortlisting by written application and digital submission of work via a panel including two guest selectors. Final selection through presentation and interview at Standpoint.
http://standpointlondon.co.uk/mtsa.html