Contemporary Art Society (CAS) director Paul Hobson used the presentation of its annual art commission to outline the organisation’s plans to create a permanent home in London.
Speaking last night in London, Hobson said: “We are in the process of looking for a new home that will be a dynamic, multi-purpose social environment for our members and our wider audiences.
“What we have a mind is a building with a series of flexible spaces alongside our offices, including project and exhibition spaces, seminar and meeting rooms, a library and a study centre."
Hobson said the CAS centre would show displays of artworks before they were sent to the collections they are being gifted to. There would also be a project space for showing new approaches to working with collections.
The winner of the £60,000 CAS annual award was a proposal by Nottingham Castle Museum to work with the artist Christina Mackie.
The CAS Annual Award, Commission to Collect, is in its third year. The aim is to support museums to commission a new work. The £60,000 award is funded by the Sfumato Foundation. The completed work remains within the museum’s permanent collection.
Councillor Dave Trimble, portfolio holder for leisure, culture and tourism at Nottingham City Council, said: “The award will enable us to support the realisation of Christina’s ideas through to the creation of her new installation for Nottingham Castle, drawing inspiration from our important mineral and natural sciences collection at Wollaton Hall.
“Not only will this give us the opportunity to work with the artist to create a major piece, of national significance, it will also build on the founding mission of the Castle Museum to use our collections to inspire new creativity to provide an enriched experience for our many visitors.”
The four other organisations shortlisted for the CAS Annual Award were: National Museum Wales (Cardiff) and Artes Mundi for a proposal with Andrea Büttner; Shipley Art Gallery with Matthew Darbyshire; the Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, with Wael Shawky; and the University of Warwick Art Collection with Katie Paterson.
The CAS has gifted more than 8,000 works to museums and galleries since its establishment in 1910.
Click here to read Maurice Davies on judging the CAS Award
Speaking last night in London, Hobson said: “We are in the process of looking for a new home that will be a dynamic, multi-purpose social environment for our members and our wider audiences.
“What we have a mind is a building with a series of flexible spaces alongside our offices, including project and exhibition spaces, seminar and meeting rooms, a library and a study centre."
Hobson said the CAS centre would show displays of artworks before they were sent to the collections they are being gifted to. There would also be a project space for showing new approaches to working with collections.
The winner of the £60,000 CAS annual award was a proposal by Nottingham Castle Museum to work with the artist Christina Mackie.
The CAS Annual Award, Commission to Collect, is in its third year. The aim is to support museums to commission a new work. The £60,000 award is funded by the Sfumato Foundation. The completed work remains within the museum’s permanent collection.
Councillor Dave Trimble, portfolio holder for leisure, culture and tourism at Nottingham City Council, said: “The award will enable us to support the realisation of Christina’s ideas through to the creation of her new installation for Nottingham Castle, drawing inspiration from our important mineral and natural sciences collection at Wollaton Hall.
“Not only will this give us the opportunity to work with the artist to create a major piece, of national significance, it will also build on the founding mission of the Castle Museum to use our collections to inspire new creativity to provide an enriched experience for our many visitors.”
The four other organisations shortlisted for the CAS Annual Award were: National Museum Wales (Cardiff) and Artes Mundi for a proposal with Andrea Büttner; Shipley Art Gallery with Matthew Darbyshire; the Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, with Wael Shawky; and the University of Warwick Art Collection with Katie Paterson.
The CAS has gifted more than 8,000 works to museums and galleries since its establishment in 1910.
Click here to read Maurice Davies on judging the CAS Award
