Allianz Business to Arts Awards 2012 shortlist announced
Brendan Murphy, CEO, Allianz, & Stuart McLaughlin, CEO of Business to Arts, at a photocall with 2011 special award winner Bank of America Merrill Lynch, recognised for ‘The Art Conservation Project’ restoring ‘The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife’
The winners of the 2012 Allianz Business to Arts Awards will be announced on 4 September at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. These awards seek to recognise the importance of arts and business organisations working together on projects.
Stuart McLaughlin, chief executive of Business to Arts, said: “This year’s shortlisted projects reflect the ability of art to join ‘communities’ in the very broadest sense of that word. Whether it is through technology, music, performance art or commissioned pieces of artwork we see businesses of every size and from every community acting as facilitators through their sponsorship and support. Their employees, who act as participants or champions of their projects facilitate the production of art that ignites the spirit and fuels Ireland’s reputation for setting a high global standard for creativity and innovation.”
Oliver Cussen, acting chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said: “The DAA recognises the benefits of bringing the arts and business communities together through sponsorship. Over the past 21 years, the DAA has commissioned a series of beautiful art pieces for the Business to Arts awards and this year’s glass sculpture by Catherine Keenan is no exception. We are delighted to be involved with Business to Arts again this year and congratulate all of the organisations and communities who participated in being short-listed for an award.”
Best Large Sponsorship – over €25,000 value
- Calor & Moth Productions for ‘Victor’s Dung’
- Fire for The Copper House
- Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard & Absolut Fringe
- Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard & Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Best Small Sponsorship – under €25,000 value
- Ballymaloe Cookery School & The Moth for The Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize
- Gaby Smyth & Co & Graphic Studio Dublin
- Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals & Fishamble: The New Play Company for ‘End of the Road’
- Shimmer Research & The Lab Gallery
Best Long Term Partnership
- Dublin Airport Authority & Dublin Theatre Festival
- Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard & Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
- KBC Bank Ireland & KBC Great Music in Irish Houses
- Kerry Group & Siamsa Tire, the National Folk Theatre
Best Use of Creativity in the Community
- The Irish Times & Fishamble: The New Play Company for ‘Tiny Plays for Ireland’
- KPMG & Dublin Contemporary
- Mayo County Council for the ‘Landmark’ Public Art Programme
- Sweny’s Pharmacy & community volunteers
- U2 and The Ireland Funds for Music Generation
Best Creative Staff Engagement
- Accenture & Boz Temple Morris for ‘The Festival of Ideas’
- Finglas Addiction Support Team & Michelle Culligan for ‘The Journey of Life’
- National Transport Authority & Theresa Nanigian for ‘Travelogue’
- Shimmer Research & The Lab Gallery
Jim McNaughton Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice
- Finglas Addiction Support Team & Michelle Culligan
- Mayo County Council for the ‘Landmark’ Public Art Programme
- National Transport Authority & Theresa Nanigian for ‘Travelogue’
- Offaly County Council & Vincent Kennedy for ‘The Kilcormac Cantata’
The following special awards will also be presented on 4 September 2012 :
- The Jim McNaughton/TileStyle €10,000 Bursary for an Artist and the Dublin Airport Authority Arts Award for €5,000 will also be presented.