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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Cast YOUR vote to help Orleans House Gallery win an £100,000 Arts Fund prize
May 6, 2009 7:37 PM
• ORLEANS House Gallery has been shortlisted for the Arts Fund Prize 2009, the UK's largest arts prize, and residents are being urged to boost the gallery's bid by voting in an online poll.
The winner of the People's Choice will count as one vote when the panel of seven judges make their final decision on Thursday 18 June. Orleans House is competing against three other museums and galleries for the £100,000 Prize: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow; Ruthin Craft Centre in Denbighshire and Wedgwood Museum, Stoke. Rachel Tranter, Head of Arts at Richmond Council, comments:
"We are honoured and proud to be short listed for such a prestigious prize and are extremely grateful to the local community for their continued support. This is a fantastic testament to all our hard work over the last six years and to the commitment of the young people who have been such an important part of this journey. I now hope as many people as possible register their support for us."
Each year the Arts Fund Prize awards a single prize of £100,000 to a museum or gallery in the UK that, in the opinion of the judges, best meets the Prize criteria through a project completed or undertaken in the previous calendar year. The judges have praised the renovation and restoration of Orleans House Gallery, considering it an example of impressive achievement on a modest budget and commended the imagination and genuine passion of the Gallery's team.
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