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Corporate Art

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

A new art award for artists is East Europe was  launched last week by Italian Bank UniCredit. The €150,000 prize is open to to artists in the 10 Central and Eastern European countries that UniCredit operate in. Source: The Art Newspaper.

But did you know that The Sponsors Club help run a art prize in the North East for a local bank? The Newcastle Building Society Student Art Prize is now in it’s third year and entries for this year have just been shortlisted.

Students on a degree course studying Fine Art at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities and those in their foundation years at Tyne Met and Newcastle Colleges are invited to submit art works for consideration in March for a £500 first prize.

Maybe you don’t have €150,000 to spend but if you would like to engage with the arts in a new way, helping local artists but also getting some great art for your office (not to mention the warm fuzzy feeling) why not give us a ring to see if we can help?

Adam – al@communityfoundation.org.uk 0191 2220945

Business Collectors Network Exhibition

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Gallery North

Squires Building, Northumbria University

Preview Monday 5th July 6-8pm

Exhibition 6-16 July

We are delighted to invite you to the private preview of the Business Collectors Network 2010 Exhibition. An exhibition of work purchased from and supported by the network over the last 2 years in association with Northumbria University and Gallery North.

We will also unveil our latest commission from Ben Jeans Houghton and Hole Editions

The exhibition runs from Tuesday 6th – Friday 16th July and celebrates contemporary art created by emerging artists living and working in the North East and the galleries that represent them.

The Business Collectors Network is a programme designed to bring businesses together to learn about and benefit from collecting contemporary art created by artists in the North East. When not in this exhibition the works are hung in members offices. Alongside the collection itself there is a programme of talks from collectors, artists and galleries as well as studio and gallery visits for our members.

Members companies NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Ryder and Ward Hadaway support this programme as well as the Sponsors Club day to day work.

If you haven’t already please RSVP to Kathryn Warwick on 0191 222 0945 or email kathryn@communityfoundation.org.uk