The Art & Framing Industry Awards – 2007

The Art and Framing Awards Event 2007 took place earlier in the month, 12th May 2007 in London at the Shaw Theatre & Novotel Hotel Euston.

Hosted by the Fine Art Trade Guild, The Art & Framing Industry Awards is considered to be the UK Art Industry’s premier awards. All sectors of the industry are represented at the event, not just the large players and are in with a chance of winning. The awards themselves are, in essence, a chance to celebrate the success stories of the last year within the Art Industry.

To enter the awards one normally has to apply the previous September and previous years have shown that winners of the awards may receive national media recognition and possibly new avenues of business.

Some photos of the event are available to view.

Just off the top of my head, two premier UK artists I know who have won awards in previous years and seen benefits from the recognition are:

John Silver, who was awarded the 1998 “Best New Published Artist” Awarded by the Fine Art Trade Guild.

Nigel Hemming received the Fine Art Trade Guild’s “Published Artist of the Year” award in 1996.

Incidentally they are both known for their canine art.

In Results from the 2007 Awards ceremony:

Best-Selling Published Artist 2007
Henderson Cisz
Sponsor: Arqadia

Up & Coming Published Artist 2007
Philip Gray
Sponsor: Daler-Rowney

Independent Publisher 2007
Selective Prints
Sponsor: Great Art

Set Piece Framing Award 2007
Katie Herriman GCF, Towngate Framing, Poole
Sponsor: Peterboro Cardboards

Free-Thinking Framing Award 2007
Kerensa Carr, The Framing Room, Dornoch
Sponsor: Glass & Mirror

Exemplar Framing Award 2007
David Wilkie GCF, The Eagle Gallery, Carshalton
Sponsor: Glass & Mirror and Peterboro Cardboards

Customer Service 2007
JOINT WINNERS: LION Picture Framing Supplies and Arqadia
Sponsor: Washington Green

Best Mount Design 2007
Paul Pearson, Exhibit 1 Frames, Leeds
Sponsor: Framers Corner & Wizard

Art Retailer Of The Year 2007
Platinum Galleries, Middlesbrough & Northallerton
Sponsor: DeMontfort Fine Art

Art Business Website 2007
Creation Art Gallery, www.creationartgallery.co.uk
Sponsor: Hahnemühle

Sales Promotion Event 2007
The Framing Workshop, Bath
Sponsor: Art Business Today

Sales Promotion Campaign 2007
Castle Galleries
Sponsor: Slater Harrison

International Contribution 2007
LION Art Service, Moscow
Sponsor: Hot Press

Innovation 2007
Gunnar Weissenberger AG
Sponsor: Emap TPS

thank you

Russell