AWARD 2021
“We are immensely proud of the AWARD exhibition and the work by all the AWARD artists, of how it has developed over six iterations and shaped the identity and profile of the festival and Stoke-on-Trent as an international centre of excellence for contemporary ceramics.

AWARD is an exciting opportunity to present progressive new work and ideas by artists working with clay in the UK.

AWARD both celebrates and stimulates the continued exploration of the creative possibilities of this remarkable universal material.

We are indebted to all those artists who have made AWARD what it is. We eagerly await the response from artists wishing to share in the making of AWARD 2021”    
                                                                                Barney Hare Duke
                                       Artistic Director British Ceramics Biennial


Following the success of AWARD in 2019 the exhibition will again be situated in the China Hall on the former Spode factory site, where it will be presented as the centre-piece of the British Ceramics Biennial, taking place in Stoke-on-Trent from 11th September to 17th October 2021.

You are invited to apply for the BCB AWARD 2021 – a prestigious exhibition that celebrates the vitality and standing of contemporary British ceramics, in the context of its long history in Stoke-on-Trent.

Deadline for application: Tuesday 8th December, 2020 at midnight (GMT).


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AWARD 2021
AWARD is an exhibition that platforms ambition and creative risk taking within the developing field of contemporary ceramics. It seeks to celebrate the talent and achievements of leading professionals who are pushing at the boundaries of their individual practice and advancing contemporary ceramics practice.

Applications will be considered based on the following criteria:
• The quality of the artists’ proposal.
• The quality and strength of artistic practice and track record of ambition
• The feasibility of the proposal
• The potential impact of the exhibition on the development of the artists’ practice and career.
• A diversity of artists and approach that has the potential to bring to audiences an extended understanding and appreciation of contemporary ceramic practice

Thank you for taking the time to fill out your application form for AWARD 2021. Access support is specifically available to individuals who feel they face barriers in making an application whether it be financially or other. If you feel that you face barriers and need access support a BCB team member is available to help with your application or for an advice session in advance of your application. Please email access@britishceramicsbiennial.com to discuss how we can help you.

If you have any queries at all please get in touch: rhiannon@britishceramicsbiennial.com 
Applicant Information
The personal data you give us as part of your application will be used only to process your application for AWARD 2021 by The Clay Foundation trading as British Ceramics Biennial and members of the selection panel.

We will only contact you in connection with this application unless you otherwise agree. Your personal data will be kept by The Clay Foundation trading as British Ceramics Biennial and will only be used for monitoring, evaluation, reporting and research purposes in support of future artist opportunities. All details are held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will not be shared with anyone else or any other organisation without your approval.

If you would prefer that we did not keep your information for the purposes listed above at any time please get in touch with: rhiannon@britishceramicsbiennial.com and we will remove your information from our records.

Full name
Preferred Gender Pronouns (we would like to use your preferred pronouns when discussing your application)
Trading name (if applicable)
Telephone/Mobile number
Email address (we will use this address to contact you)
Web address
Postcode
Working professionally since
Proposal
Using the text box below:

Please share a text outlining your proposal (500 word limit).
Or
Please share a link to an audio or video recording file outlining your proposal (4 minute limit).


NOTES:
• Please outline clearly what your proposal is and consider including, why it’s important for the work to be presented now.

• We advise that you prepare your proposal separately, then copy it into this text box.

• Audio or video files can be shared as a link from: dropbox, google drive, vimeo or youtube for example.

• If a password is required to access the audio or video recording, please include it clearly with the link provided or give it this password: AWARDbcb2021


Proposal
Budget outline
Using the text box below please share your budget outline.

NOTES:
• Please list production costs, special display requirements, transport of work to the exhibition site and any other costs connected with the proposed exhibit.

• We advise that you prepare your budget separately, then copy and paste it into this text box.

• Highlight costs involved, additional income required, where you intend on securing it from and if you have secured this already.

• We know that artists may wish to propose work that will require additional funding or resource, however, this is not an expectation of the exhibition.

Budget
Timeline of production
 Using the text box below please outline a production timeline starting from the end of January 2021

NOTE:
• Please include key points, self-set deadlines and how you intend on meeting the delivery deadline August 2021.

• We advise that you prepare your timeline separately, then copy and paste it into this text box.

Timeline of production
Up to 8 illustrations/photographs/recordings of planned or existing work
Please read the notes below and send your images using: https://wetransfer.com 
Please send your images to: rhiannon@britishceramicsbiennial.com

NOTES:
• The work must have made within the last 3 years, not including graduate work.

• High quality images, video, audio and illustrations are accepted in support of existing works, to better articulate alternative clay practices and to support the proposal.

• Image quality should be Image quality should be min. 2,500 pixels wide, 300dpi and jpeg please.

• Please share illustrations as part of your proposal as high quality jpeg or pdf files.

• Please share weblinks to film and audio works via an online platform (youtube, vimeo etc.). When a password is required please share it clearly or make it: AWARDbcb2021

• Please title all files with: name_worktitle_year_dimensions_primarymaterialused


Please share links to video or audio recordings here
Diversity and Equality Monitoring form
Please open this link ( https://research.audiencesurveys.org/s.asp?k=160250879837) in a separate tab to fill out and submit the monitoring form. (To open in a separate tab: right click and select from the menu)
Your Application is Complete!
Thank you for the time and effort you have taken to make an application for AWARD 2021. The next step for us is compiling all of the applications and sharing them with our selection panel to review. They will meet online in January 2021 to go through the applications and to make their final decisions. Once decisions are made we will get back in touch with you and inform you of the outcome.

If you don’t receive an email from us letting you know your application has been received within 7 days, please feel free to get in touch and check that we’ve received it: rhiannon@britishceramicsbiennial.com 

We wish you the very best of luck with your application!

Key dates
October 2020          Applications Open
8th December, 2020     Deadline for submissions (midnight GMT)
January, 2021        AWARD selection panel meet and candidates informed
February 2021        BCB Artistic Director exhibitor studio visits.
9th – 15th August 2021 Delivery of all work to exhibition venue
10th September  2021 Festival launch
11th September  2021 AWARD exhibition opens to public
September  2021 AWARD winner announced
17th October 2021 AWARD exhibition closes to public
November/Dec 2021        Collection/dispersal of all work

If you have any feedback for us or if there is anything you think we can do to make the application process easier in the future, please feel free to get in touch and share your thoughts: rhiannon@britishceramicsbiennial.com 

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