2012
Choreography
This award is designed to ease the financial pressures and constraints experienced by emerging choreographers, to support the choreographer in his / her current practice and research.
Previous choreographers have included Wayne MacGregor and Liv Lorent. The award will be open to choreographers working in any style of dance.Jury
Marie McCluskey MBE
Founder and Artistic Director of Swindon Dance and Creative Studio.
Kevin O'Hare
Director of the Royal Ballet
Alistair Spalding
Artistic Director of Sadlers Wells
Opera Composition
Opera Composition was last awarded in 1998 to two composers Deirdre Gribbin and Paul Clark.
Jury
Dominic Gray
Project Director of Opera North
Jonathan Reekie
Chief Executive of Aldeburgh Music
Judith Weir
Composer and librettist
SculptureSupported by The Yoma Sasburg Estate
Now in it's second year, the Sculpture award is funded by the Yoma Sasburg Estate and includes all areas of sculptural practice.
James Lingwood : Co-Director of Artangel
Alison Wilding :
Jackie Wullschlager : Arts Correspondent for the Financial TimesJury
James Lingwood
Co-Director of Artangel
Alison Wilding
Sculptor
Jackie Wullschlager
Arts Correspondent for the Financial Times
Product Design
Product design is an activity that fundamentally shapes our world and influences the processes of change. With many UK design graduates and not so many opportunities for getting into an established company in starting independently is often the way forward in this area.
Jury
Daniel Charny
Independent curator, designer and lecturer
Michelle Ogundehin
Editor of Elle-Deco
Deyan Sudjic OBE
Director of the Design Museum, London
Animation
Last awarded in 2004 Animation is an exciting and fast changing area of the arts. Within this computer animation is fast becoming one of the most rapidly expanding areas of creative and technical development from 3D computer animation and digital special effects in feature films and television, to computer games, animated simulation rides and interactive virtual environments. The expansion of the market and application areas of computer animation are predicted to continue an explosive growth well into the century.
Jury
Maggie Ellis
Head of Production at Film London
Daniel Greaves
Filmaker and Creative Director at Tandem Films
Filmaker and Creative Director at Tandem FilmsClare Kitson
Clare's latest book British animation: The Channel 4 factor is soon to be published by Parliament Hill Publishing.
PoetrySupported by The David Collins Foundation
Financial support for poetry is still very difficult for individuals working in this medium. Previous winners of this award has included Alice Oswald and Katrina Porteous.
Jury
Bill Herbert
Poet and Head of Creative Writing at Newcastle University
Jamie McKendrick
Author of five collections of poetry
Fiona Sampson
Poet, journalist and Editor of Poetry Review
