Announcing the Winners of the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums, Commission to Collect, 2010

LONDON.- The winners are The Hepworth Wakefield and Wolverhampton Art Gallery in association with Film and Video Umbrella for their proposal with artist Luke Fowler. The award of £60,000 was presented on Tuesday 9 November and will enable the two museums to commission Luke Fowler to make a new work that will be acquired jointly for their collections. Film and Video Umbrella will provide invaluable expertise and support for the production process. Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries presented the award to The Hepworth Wakefield and Wolverhampton Art Gallery at the Contemporary Art Society’s Annual Reception held at Tate Britain. The Hepworth Wakefield and Wolverhampton Art Gallery made the joint bid as part of their respective collection development strategies. Fowler’s starting point will be the writings and rarely-seen archive materials from the radical socialists Edward Palmer Thompson, Raymond Williams and Richard Hoggart. Fowler

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