The LOEWE FOUNDATION / Studio Voltaire Award benefits seven artists with two years of support through rent-free studio space, professional development opportunities and a bursary.
The second phase of the award, a year-long residency for an international artist to be based at Studio Voltaire, will also be announced next year.
The programme aims to increase and strengthen equitable representation and access and amplify artistic voices across class, race, gender, sexuality and disability. The award aims to particularly support artists who experience reduced opportunities due to economic precarity, and those who are marginalised or experience intersecting forms of discrimination.
The LOEWE FOUNDATION / Studio Voltaire Award cultivates spaces where artists can connect in a supportive studio environment that facilitates creative possibilities, risk-taking, experimentation and exchange. Celebrating talent, individuality and original thinking within contemporary art practice, the award supports artists at all stages of their careers.
Recipients of previous editions of the award have utilised the programme as a vital stepping stone to further their practices, producing work for exhibitions and commissions and carrying out research and professional development. Awardees have been offered their first institutional solo exhibition and had their work screened, exhibited and published publicly for the first time in their careers.
The two–year programme provides a range of support, including:
- A rent-free workspace
- A bursary of £5,000 for each artist
- An individualised programme of mentoring and professional development
- Curatorial and pastoral support
- Access to local and international audiences via public events programming
Awards will be allocated based on talent and need. Applications will be received through an open call and via a group of selected nominators.
The Panel
Awarded artists are selected by a panel of curators and artists:
- Sepake Angiama (iniva)
- Anthea Hamilton (Artist)
- Dot Zhihan Jia (Studio Voltaire)
- Elizabeth Price (Artist)
- Joe Scotland (Studio Voltaire)
