Sell-off raises £150,000
Leicestershire County Council has sold more than 100 works at auction that were originally displayed in schools but are now kept in storage. The sale has raised £148,650, with a painting by the late Indian artist Avinash Chandra achieving the highest price of £16,000.
Artangel in Tate donation
Nine film and video works commissioned by non-profit organisation Artangel, part of the newly formed Artangel collection, will be donated to Tate. These include Fishtank by Richard Billingham and Tony Oursler’s The Influence Machine (above). From 2012, Artangel is to loan works from its collection to a network of galleries.
Volunteering awards open
The 2011 British Museum/Marsh Trust Volunteers for Museum Learning Award is open for applications. The award recognises best practice and the innovative ways in which volunteers in museums and galleries engage the public. Winners for each English region, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will receive £500. An overall winner will receive an extra £2,000. The closing date for applications is 28 April. www.britishmuseum.org/marshaward
Computer centre appeal
The Centre for Computing History in Haverhill, Suffolk, has launched a Twitter campaign in an attempt to raise £1.5m for a new home in Cambridge. The institution’s website says “it would be the first physical museum to be built with the help from the direct support of a virtual community”. £1,233.69 had been donated as Museums Journal went to press.
Leicestershire County Council has sold more than 100 works at auction that were originally displayed in schools but are now kept in storage. The sale has raised £148,650, with a painting by the late Indian artist Avinash Chandra achieving the highest price of £16,000.
Artangel in Tate donation
Nine film and video works commissioned by non-profit organisation Artangel, part of the newly formed Artangel collection, will be donated to Tate. These include Fishtank by Richard Billingham and Tony Oursler’s The Influence Machine (above). From 2012, Artangel is to loan works from its collection to a network of galleries.
Volunteering awards open
The 2011 British Museum/Marsh Trust Volunteers for Museum Learning Award is open for applications. The award recognises best practice and the innovative ways in which volunteers in museums and galleries engage the public. Winners for each English region, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will receive £500. An overall winner will receive an extra £2,000. The closing date for applications is 28 April. www.britishmuseum.org/marshaward
Computer centre appeal
The Centre for Computing History in Haverhill, Suffolk, has launched a Twitter campaign in an attempt to raise £1.5m for a new home in Cambridge. The institution’s website says “it would be the first physical museum to be built with the help from the direct support of a virtual community”. £1,233.69 had been donated as Museums Journal went to press.
