The Adam Reynolds Award (ARA) was previously known as the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary.
The Adam Reynolds Award is Shape Arts' flagship award, set up in 2008 in memory of the life and work of sculptor Adam Reynolds. It is designed to support a mid-career disabled artist or artists, looking to develop their practice and build their profile by offering funds and a key development opportunity in connection with a high-profile cultural location or gallery.
The award aims to provide an opportunity for artists to develop their ideas and practice without pressure to deliver a particular outcome such as finished or exhibition-ready work. It operates additionally to provide space, time and financial support within a framework of constructive and creative critical dialogue. A commemorative publication celebrating 10 years of the Award can be found on the ISSUU website via this link.
Adam was inspirational as an artist and a man - seeing his disability as a strength. This bursary is the most practical and powerful way to continue doing what Adam did to make the possible palpable.
- Sir Antony Gormley
You can read more about Adam, his work and obituary in The Guardian, written by Sir Nicholas Serota, Chair of Arts Council England, here.
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All the work was excellent, though provoking and challenging and particularly relevant to the current social and political landscape. It was brilliant to see digital work presented in this way and the approach to accessibility and inclusion was exceptional.
- Empty When Full exhibition attendee
We are very grateful to the Garfield Weston Foundation for their support of the Adam Reynolds Award.
Watch the exhibition film or listen to the audiobook, produced as part of the Adam Reynolds Award 2021. Read more
Sophie Hoyle was the recipient of the 2019 Adam Reynolds Award. Their three month residency at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art took place between 4 March - 31 May 2019. Read more
Terence Birch was the recipient of the 2018 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, his residency with Pallant House Gallery took place from February to April 2018 at the University of Chichester. Read more
Oliver MacDonald was the recipient of the 2016/17 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, his residency took place from February to April 2017 at Turner Contemporary, Margate. Read more
Caglar Kimyoncu was the recipient of the 2015/16 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, his residency took place at The New Art Gallery Walsall. Read more
Carmen Papalia was the recipient of the 2014/15 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, his residency took place at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Read more
Aaron MacPeake was the recipient of the 2013/14 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, his residency took place at Spike Island, Bristol. Read more
Simon Raven was the recipient of the 2012/13 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, his residency took place at the Camden Arts Centre. Read more
Caroline Cardus was the recipient of the 2011/12 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, her residency took place at BALTIC, Gateshead. Read more
Aaron Williamson was the recipient of the 2010/11 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, his residency took place at Spike Island, Bristol. Read more
Sally Booth was the recipient of the 2009/10 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, her residency took place at the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool. Read more
The inaugral Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary was hosted by Camden Arts Centre, London. Noemi Lakmaier was our first recipient, producing the sculptural piece 'Experiment in Happiness'. Read more