Mark Tanner Sculpture Award
30 January 2025
Deadline: March 12, 2025
The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award is open to applications. The MTSA is an award for emerging artists working in the field of sculpture in the UK. It is unique in its combination of offering financial support towards the production of new work, plus a solo exhibition to an exceptional sculptor.
The award offers £10,000 in financial support towards the production of new work, plus a funded solo exhibition. The award also includes a national touring programme, taking MTSA artists to partner venues across the UK.
MTSA seek to reward outstanding and innovative practice in the field of sculpture and are particularly interested in work that demonstrates a commitment to process and materials.
The selection panel for the 2025-26 award includes:
Kira Freije, Artist
Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions Curator, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre
Rebecca Scott, Mark Tanner Trust and Director, Cross Lane Projects
Harriet Bowman, MTSA winner 2024-25
There is no age limit, applicants will be judged on the quality of their work and the ability of the award to make beneficial impact on their practice and future development.
The financial award to assist in the production of a new body of work is £10,000, made in 3 payments over the course of the year, at the end of which there will be a solo exhibition at Standpoint Gallery. Standpoint will maintain a supportive, mentoring role over the twelve-month period of the award.
What the award supports:
The award money may be used for any legitimate purpose that contributes toward the production of work, eg studio rent, materials, the artist’s time. We will not support promotional or documentation materials such as catalogues or photography. Travel costs would only be acceptable if they are in direct relation to research or production of works.
Application deadline 12 March 2025