Frieze has announced a broad range of awards and acquisition funds for Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024. These institution-led initiatives highlight its ongoing commitment to supporting artists, galleries and curators through strategic acquisitions and influential awards with key UK museums and arts organizations.
Eva Langret, Director, Frieze London, said: ‘We are proud of the role Frieze London plays in the UK’s art ecosystem. This year’s acquisition funds empower institutions to secure works from today’s most exciting artists for future generations.’
Nathan Clements-Gillespie, Director, Frieze Masters, added: ‘At Frieze Masters we are broadening our impact across the country, hosting emerging curating talent from regional museums and galleries. We look forward to connecting our UK visitors with their counterparts from leading international institutions.’
ACQUISITION FUNDS
Frieze Tate Fund Supported by Endeavor
For the ninth consecutive year, Endeavor will provide £150,000 to support the acquisition of works at the fairs for the Tate collection. To date, the fund has enabled the acquisition of more than 160 works by more than 100 artists, significantly enriching Tate’s collection.
Contemporary Art Society’s Collections Fund
Now in its eighth year, the fund supports museum acquisitions of artworks by British and international artists working in any medium including film, performance, photography, sculpture and installation. Past acquisitions have included works by Grada Kilomba, Goshka Macuga, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Ibrahim Mahama, Sunil Gupta, Hetain Patel, Billie Zangewa, Zanele Muholi, Kehinde Wiley, Zadie Xa, Dineo Seshee Bopape, John Akomfrah and Kader Attia. This year, it will facilitate the purchase of a significant work by a living artist at Frieze London for the Hepworth Wakefield collection.
Arts Council Collection Fund
In its second year, this fund acquires works by early- to mid-career or overlooked UK-based artists. Supported by a group of dedicated patrons, including founding member Tala Cingillioglu, the fund aims to build on last year’s purchase of works by Anne Tallentire, Julianknxx, Mark Corfield-Moore and Tanoa Sasraku.
Spirit Now London Acquisition Prize
This year, the Spirit Now London Acquisition Prize will support the Women’s Art Collection, Cambridge, with a budget of £40,000 to acquire works by women artists under 40 exhibiting at Frieze London. Directed by Marie-Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Spirit Now London supports cultural institutions and art exhibitions across the world.
CURATOR PROGRAMMES
Art Fund Curators Programme at Frieze Masters
Launched in 2016, the Art Fund Curators Programme at Frieze Masters brings together emerging career curators from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds to exchange ideas through talks, workshops, and tours. Collaborating with the Subject Specialist Network for European Paintings pre-1900 and The National Gallery, the programme offers ten fully funded places for UK regional curators, alongside five international counterparts, to attend a two-day programme exploring the subject of transhistorical exhibition making. This year’s keynote speaker will be Emerson Bowyer (Searle Curator Painting and Sculpture of Europe, The Art Institute of Chicago).
CVAN and London Gallery Weekend Curators Opportunity
In a new partnership with CVAN and London Gallery Weekend, Frieze London and Frieze Masters will host 30 contemporary art curators across England to attend the fair, with 20 spaces specifically allocated to regional curators. CVAN will also provide travel funds for these curators. This initiative aims to forge stronger connections between regional curators, London galleries and the artists they support with networking opportunities facilitated by the organisers.
PRIZES
Camden Art Centre Emerging Artist Prize at Frieze London
Now in its sixth year, this annual prize awards a UK or international artist in the Focus section at Frieze the opportunity to deliver a solo exhibition at Camden Art Centre. The 2023 recipient, Jack O’Brien (Ginny on Frederick, London), will present his show, titled ‘The Reward’, at CAC from 4 October – 29 December 2024. Previous winners include Marina Xenofontos, Tenant of Culture, Julien Creuzet and Wong Ping. The 2024 recipient will be announced during the fair.
Fluxus – CPGA Prize
For the second year, the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d’Art (CPGA) and Fluxus Art Projects will award a French or France-based artist exhibiting at Frieze London. The £15,000 cash prize will be shared equally between the artist and exhibitor.
Further Information
Frieze London and Frieze Masters, 9 – 13 October 2024, The Regent’s Park.
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Main image: Eva Langret (Director, Frieze London), Martin Clark (Director, Camden Art Centre), Freddie Powell (Founding Director, Ginny on Frederick), Jack O’Brien (Artist and winner of Camden Art Centre Emerging Art Prize 2023), Nicole Yip (Chief Curator, Nottingham Contemporary) and Gina Buenfeld Murley (Curator, Camden Art Centre). Photo: Linda Nylind and Frieze