Margaret Tait Award

The Margaret Tait Award is a moving image prize for artists living and working in Scotland. It is named after the Orcadian filmmaker and writer Margaret Tait (1918–99).[1] Recipients of the award have included Alberta Whittle, Charlotte Prodger, Rachel Maclean and Torsten Lauschmann.

History

The Margaret Tait Award was established in 2010 by Glasgow Film, LUX Scotland, supported by Screen Scotland.[2] The Award is presented annually to a Scottish or Scotland-based artist working in moving image who has produced a significant body of work in the last 5 to 12 years.[3] The winner is awarded £15,000 to produce new work, which is exhibited at the next Glasgow Film Festival.

Selection process

Artists are selected based on an open call.[4] The winner is decided by a selected jury.

Award winners

Source:[5][6]

  • 2010: Torsten Lauschmann, At The Heart of Everything is a Row of Holes (Shortlisted: Aileen Campbell, Sarah Tripp, Henry Coombes, Alexander and Susan Maris)
  • 2011: Anne-Marie Copestake, And Under That
  • 2012: Stephen Sutcliffe, Outwork (Shortlisted: Calum Stirling, Katri Walker, Rachel MacLean, Stina Wirfelt and Stuart Gurden)
  • 2013: Rachel Maclean, A Whole New World (Shortlisted: Michelle Hannah, Rob Kennedy, Sophie Macpherson, Gillian Steel, Sarah Tripp, and Stina Wirfelt)
  • 2014: Charlotte Prodger, The Stoneymollan Trail (Shortlisted: Allison Gibbs, Beagles and Ramsay, Kari Robertson, Kathryn Elkin and Katy Dove)
  • 2015: Duncan Marquiss, Evolutionary Jerks and Gradualist Creeps (Shortlisted: Kathryn Elkin, Rob Kennedy, and Hardeep Pandhal)
  • 2016: Kate Davis, Charity (Shortlisted: Aideen Doran, Hardeep Pandhal, Catherine Street and Stina Wirfelt)
  • 2017: Sarah Forrest, April[7] (Shortlisted: Jamie Crewe, Margaret Salmon and Kimberley O’Neill)
  • 2018: Alberta Whittle, between a whisper and a cry[8][9] (Shortlisted: Aideen Doran, Rob Kennedy and Corin Sworn)
  • 2019: Jamie Crewe, Ashley[10] (Shortlisted: Winnie Herbstein, Margaret Salmon and Stuart Middleton)
  • 2020: Emilia Beatriz[11][12] (Shortlisted: Sulaïman Majali, Kimberley O’Neill, and Hardeep Pandhal[13])
  • 2021: Andrew Black, The Besom (Shortlisted: Christian Noelle Charles, Winnie Herbstein, Mathew Wayne Parkin and Tako Taal)[14]

References

  1. ^ "The orphans of a GENERATION". MAP Magazine. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Margaret Tait Award 2021 | Call for Nominations". LUX Scotland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Margaret Tait Award & Residency". LUX Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Open call for nominations for 2021 Margaret Tait Award". artreview.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Margaret Tait Award & Residency". LUX Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ Theatre, Glasgow Film (20 January 2021). "Previous Winners - Margaret Tait Award". Glasgow Film Theatre. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ^ "BL CK B X: Sarah Forrest: 'April' | 17 October - 10 November". LUX. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Alberta Whittle". www.tyburngallery.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Alberta Whittle wins 2018 Margaret Tait Award: The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. ^ Glasgow, C. C. A. "Glasgow Film Festival Margaret Tait Contextual Screening: Men's Work | Programme CCA". www.cca-glasgow.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Margaret Tait Award". luxscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Margaret Tait winner Emilia Beatriz on barrunto: The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Shortlist for the 2020/21 Margaret Tait Award announced". a-n The Artists Information Company. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Andrew Black Announced as Recipient of the 2021 Margaret Tait Award". LUX Scotland. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.