Shortlisted:
Well done Shauna. This is a brilliant idea - both in its scale and concept. It has the capacity to engage and inspire a very wide audience including…
Isabel Jones, Salamanda Tandem
Congratulations Shauna. On behalf of the whole Field of Light team we wish you every success. Your piece will look brilliant. Good luck and we look forward very…
Jo Fairfax
Beautifully crafted crochet, but what a shame others aren't invited to make the artwork too. It would be a great opportuntiy to get lots of expert crocheters to…
Sarah Jenks
‘Lionheart’ offers a unique artistic idea on an unrivalled scale. The local materials, the art form, and the Olympian commitment of the artist to produce an extraordinary work caught our imagination. This will be tactile yet awe-inspiring. The sculpture will celebrate the East Midlands’ cultural, industrial, and historical heritage while inspiring thought about our relationship with our nation, with other nations and cultures, and with the values implicit in Olympian activity.
Stephen Lowe
writer (TV film and theatre), and director, whose recent stage-work includes Old Big Ead In the Spirit of the Man, Glamour, Smile and Empty Bed Blues. He is an ex-chair of the Arts Council England, East Midlands.
Terry Shave
painter, curator and Professor of Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University. He has been involved in nearly one hundred exhibitions and has won prizes in the John Moore's painting exhibition in Liverpool and the Unilever Awards in London.
Stephanie Hernandez
has been involved in the arts and media for over 20 years. She's worked as an Arts Officer, poet, Arts producer, University Lecturer and currently works as a BBC radio broadcaster and Programmer for Apples & Snakes.
Jeanie Finlay
artist and film-maker who makes documentary works for the cinema, broadcast and gallery. Her works include: feature documentary Goth Cruise (IFC 75 min), Teenland (BBC4 60 min) interactive documentary Home-Maker' and 'Love Takes'.
Henderson Mullin
Chief Executive of Writing East Midlands which works with writers from the region. He has a background in publishing books and magazines in support of freedom of expression, and in promoting new writers and artists.
Linda Marie Young
part-time lecturer and a successful mixed media designer/maker, most recently exhibiting at The V&A in London. Linda graduated in 2007.
Paul Brookes
Creative Programmer for the East Midlands. He has previously been the Project Director for Rivington Place, Director of Leicester Expo, Capital of Culture Director for Bradford and Chief Executive of the 1998 Year of Photography and Digital Imaging.
Peter Knott
Director of Arts and Development at Arts Council East Midlands. With a background in education and film production he has worked at the BRIT School in London and produced a range of hit pop videos including Rewind by Artful Dodger.