The CASS PRIZE | Information | 21ST CENTURY BRITISH SCULPTURE

the cass prize, sponsored by Cass Art and Cass Sculpture Foundation

an annual award sponsored by Cass Art
and Cass Sculpture Foundation

About The Award

The Cass Sculpture Foundation and Cass Art along with the University of the Arts London have developed the CASS PRIZE, an MA Sculpture prize to be awarded to a graduating MA student from University of the Arts London. Cass Art, Cass Sculpture Foundation and University of the Arts London wish to promote emerging artists working in the sculptural medium, build a wider audience for contemporary sculpture, and engage students across University of the Arts London in demonstrating excellence in creative practice.

The CASS PRIZE is being launched this year as part of the University's major initiative Shaping Sculpture 2010, with a view to scaling up annually toward a major national prize launching in 2012.

Winning Selection

The first annual CASS PRIZE of £10,000 allocates £8,000 towards the commissioning of the winning submission and a cash prize of £2,000 for the winning artist. The selected work will be installed on the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground at Chelsea College of Art and Design in Autumn 2010 and featured as part of the Shaping Sculpture programme. Following this, the work will be displayed on the Cass Sculpture Foundation's grounds as one of its commissioned works for sale.

With 3,500 square metres, the Parade Ground can accommodate impressive and challenging sculpture, design and other works of art as well as significant audiences. The Parade Ground enjoys an exceptionally high footfall, as 1.4 million people visit Tate Britain each year.

The Cass Sculpture Foundation, located in Goodwood, West Sussex has an expansive grounds of 26 acres. The grounds are home to over 80 monumental contemporary sculptures by British artists, all of which are for sale or available on loan. The grounds are open April to November annually and receive over 18,000 visitors a year.

Selection Committee

A committee will be chaired by Wilfred Cass, CBE to review artists' proposals and select the winner of the CASS PRIZE. Other members will include:

Claire Shea, Curator of the Cass Sculpture Foundation
Mark Dunhill, Dean of Fine Art, Central Saint Martins
David Garcia, Dean of Chelsea College of Art and Design
George Unsworth, Curator and Director of the University's Shaping Sculpture 2010 programme
a prominent sculptor alumnus/a of the University
a contemporary art collector and an external curator or journalist.

Applicants

In 2010, the CASS PRIZE competition will be open to all current post-graduate students at University of the Arts London (including students on post graduate diploma and MA courses, and PhD candidates).

The deadline for applications has been extended until 31st May 2010.

Selection of the winning application will be by a specially composed panel with the successful applicant notified by the 15th June 2010.

Applicants will be asked to submit proposals for unmade work including a short description of the proposal (200 words max), along with a maquette or a drawing (ideally with several views or several drawings).