A Jersey artist will shadow one of the UK’s leading painters and sculptors as recipient of the second annual Dandara Art Scholarship.
As the first recipient of the scholarship, Highlands student Christine Hamilton spent a week during 2011 with internationally renowned sculptor Stephen Cox, and in April of this year another Jersey artist has the chance to gain valuable professional experience, this time shadowing the Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy of Art, Christopher Le Brun, one of England’s best known contemporary artists. His work ‘Wing’ has been commissioned by Dandara for the Castle Quay development.
Announcing this year’s award, Dandara managing director Martin Clancy said:
“We are delighted to be launching the second year of the scholarship, which further underpins our commitment to both the Percentage for Art programme and to giving opportunity to locally based talent to work with internationally recognised sculptors, from whom they can benefit greatly. Last year the competition attracted a myriad of talent and we are very hopeful of the same response this time round”.
Christopher Le Brun
Grandson of a Jerseyman, Christopher Le Brun was born in Portsmouth in 1951 and studied at the Slade and Chelsea art schools. He is a former trustee of the Tate, National Gallery and the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and currently a trustee of the Prince’s Drawing School. His work is in major collections throughout the world.
The opportunity to spend a week with one of the best known contemporary artists will result in a wide range of experience: a typical week involves preparation of studio materials, painting, working visits to the Royal Academy and private views. “Depending on commitments at the time”, said Mr Le Brun, “it could also include visits to the fine art printers to supervise new lithographs and working with the bronze foundry on sculpture”.
Applicants for the award are judged on the basis of a portfolio of work submitted on disc to a judging panel which is looking for the artist who best demonstrates that his, or her, work would benefit from the study period. The judging panel comprises Philip Hewat-Jaboor, art adviser to the Jersey Planning Department, Deputy Susie Pinel and Rod McLoughlin, cultural development officer.
As part of the scholarship, Dandara will pay the cost of travel from Jersey to the UK plus subsistence and local travel for the week.
The first scholarship was awarded to Highlands student Christine Hamilton who spent a week with sculptor Stephen Cox in Ludlow in June this year.
Thanking Dandara for what she described as ‘an inspirational experience’, Christine said:
“I had the opportunity to see his drawings and watch one of them being transformed into a 3D stone sculpture that he was preparing for an exhibition. I watched him work and was able to make my own modest sculpture whilst being guided in technique and the use of machinery. It was a very worthwhile experience and I have returned inspired with new skills under my belt”.
Learn more about the Jersey Artisit Scholarship 2012
An entry form and details of the conditions of entry for the scholarship are available online at Dandara’s dedicated Percentage for Art website
www.dandarajerseyart.co.je and on the Jersey Arts Trust website
www.arts.je
The closing date for entries is 31st January, 2012.