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Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize

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The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is the United Kingdom's leading award in contemporary drawing.

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7-706: Initially awarded in 1991 as the Malvern Open Drawing Prize , it became the Cheltenham Open Drawing Competition in 1994, and then the Jerwood Drawing Prize from 2001 until 2017. It is claimed to be the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the UK. It was established by Malvern Drawing Associates in 1991 to promote excellence in contemporary drawing practice and moved to Cheltenham in 1994. From 2001 until 2017 it

14-688: Is a patron of the arts . The Foundation has made strategic capital grants reflecting its support for the arts and education. In 2012 the Foundation placed the Jerwood Collection of 20th and 21st Century works of art in the public domain on display in the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings , but in 2019 the Gallery cut ties with the Foundation amid a funding dispute and the Foundation withdrew its collection while

21-449: The Prize in 2018. In 2004 approximately 2,000 entries were received. In 2011 the competition accepted approximately 3,500 entries. A first prize of £6,000 and a second prize of £3,000 were awarded. In addition there were two student awards, each with a £1,000 prize. In 2016 the first prize was £8,000 with a second prize of £5,000 and two runners up prizes of £2,000 each. In 2019, the first prize

28-763: The gallery rebranded to be called Hastings Contemporary (as a venue for temporary exhibitions) though remaining in the building owned by the Jerwood Foundation. Other capital grants made by the foundation include: The Jerwood Collection of Modern and Contemporary British art is a privately owned collection of 20th- and 21st-century British art. The Jerwood Collection is home to a sizable collection of paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and prints by British artists such as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham , Barbara Hepworth , John Piper , Stanley Spencer , Barbara Walker and Rose Wylie . The entire collection can be seen on Art UK and are available for loan. The Jerwood Collection

35-476: Was established with the goals of increasing public access to a privately owned collection and fostering appreciation for this era of British art. The collection continues to grow with new acquisitions and donations and is widely accessible through loans to national and international institutions. Prizes funded by the Foundation include the Jerwood Award , the Jerwood Drawing Prize , Jerwood Painting Prize and

42-605: Was funded by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and organised by Wimbledon College of Art . The exhibition is open to entry by all artists resident or domiciled in the United Kingdom. It takes place annually, and includes an exhibition of all the shortlisted drawings which then forms a touring exhibition. The Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust, which since 1998 has used income from properties at Trinity Buoy Wharf in east London to fund arts projects, took over sponsorship of

49-620: Was £8,000; the runner-up received £5,000. Previous first prize winners include: Jerwood Charitable Foundation 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. The Jerwood Foundation was established in 1977 by Alan Grieve for John Jerwood , an international businessman and philanthropist. Since Jerwood's death in 1991 it has been administered by Grieve. The Jerwood Foundation

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