Jerwood Sculpture

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[edit] Jerwood Sculpture at Ragley

The Jerwood Foundation’s collection of 20th and 21st century sculptures are diplayed at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire.

From its beginning in 1999, Jerwood Sculpture has displayed large sculptures in natural environments. It was established by the Jerwood Foundation, a major UK funder of arts, education and science. Since 2004, Jerwood Sculpture has been sited in the grounds and park of Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, home of the Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford. The collection is set out along a two mile Sculpture Trail.

Alongside works by artists of international reputation such as Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A., Lynn Chadwick R.A., Kenneth Armitage R.A., Michael Ayrton and Antony Gormley R.A., the Jerwood Sculpture collection includes works by international sculptors and by artists who have won the Jerwood Sculpture Prize.

Jerwood Sculpture at Ragley

Reference:

Trefgarne, Camilla. Jerwood Sculpture. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.

[edit] The Jerwood Sculpture Prize

The Jerwood Sculpture Prize was launched in 2001 as an initiative of the Jerwood Foundation. This commissioning prize aims to give support to emerging talent within the medium of outdoor sculpture. Since the inaugural Prize the intention has been that the commissioned work joins the Jerwood Foundation's Sculpture collection at Ragley Hall.

Originally open to artists under the age of 35, the second year of the prize saw the modification of the entry criteria so that all artists who are within 15 years of graduation from a recognised School of Art are eligible. Also, to remove anxieties about production and casting costs, the second year saw an increase in the value of the Prize, rising from £20,000 to £25,000.

It has evolved that the commission is offered approximately every eighteen months, as each Prize Year sees the full completion of the commission before the next Prize is launched.