The Jerusalem Trust Prize for the Commissioning of New Art in Parish Churches

The Church Buildings Council invites parishes within the 42 dioceses of the Church of England to apply for a one-off prize of £10,000, generously funded by The Jerusalem Trust, to be awarded for the best developed proposal for commissioning a new work of art in their church. The purpose of the prize is to reward an excellently prepared proposal and not to judge and fund a particular artwork. A commission may take any of the following forms:

• Creative textile
• Metalwork
• Glass  
• Painting
• Installation using mixed media
• Sculpture

The essential criterion will be the requirement to use the process outlined in the Council’s

guidance on “Commissioning New Art for Churches”, which is attached and can also be

downloaded from www.churchcare.co.uk/   

The competition has two stages:

Stage 1 – Expression of Interest - Deadline: 29 February 2012 (send to Diana Coulter - see below)

Stage 2 – Final Submission - Deadline 1 October 2012

For further information parishes and DACs are invited to contact Diana Coulter, the

Divisional Support Officer in the Cathedral & Church Buildings Division at:

Diana Coulter

Cathedral & Church Buildings Division

Church House

Great Smith Street

London SW1P 3AZ
Phone:  020 7898 1860

email: diana.coulter@churchofengland.org 

The form, notes and the Guidelines may be downloaded from the churchcare website: http://www.churchcare.co.uk/