Karen Kramer and Alice May Williams secure 2016 Jerwood/FVU Awards for film commissions
Karen Kramer and Alice May Williams have been named recipients of the 2016 Jerwood/Film Video Umbrella Awards, each receiving £20,000 to create new film works. Their proposals were chosen from a five-artist shortlist, aligning with this year's theme 'Borrowed Time'. The awards program, now in its third iteration, provides significant commissions to support video artists during the initial five years of their careers. Past winners include Lucy Clout, Ed Atkins, Corin Sworn, and Emma Hart. The artists have ten months to develop their projects, which will debut at Jerwood Space in London on March 9, 2016. Following the London premiere, the works will tour to CCA Glasgow from May 28 to July 10, 2016.
Key facts
- Karen Kramer and Alice May Williams won the 2016 Jerwood/FVU Awards
- Each artist receives a £20,000 commission
- They were selected from a shortlist of five artists
- The theme for 2016 is 'Borrowed Time'
- This is the third edition of the awards
- The awards support video artists in their first five years of practice
- Previous winners include Lucy Clout, Ed Atkins, Corin Sworn, and Emma Hart
- Projects will premiere at Jerwood Space, London on March 9, 2016
- Works will tour to CCA Glasgow from May 28 to July 10, 2016
- Artists have 10 months to develop their film projects
Entities
Artists
- Karen Kramer
- Alice May Williams
- Lucy Clout
- Ed Atkins
- Corin Sworn
- Emma Hart
Institutions
- Jerwood/Film Video Umbrella Awards
- Jerwood Space
- CCA Glasgow
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Glasgow
- Scotland