SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

Every year, the vital support of The John Ruskin Prize generous founders and supporters means that selected winners receive significant prize money to help them further their practice. In addition, all Prize finalists benefit from exhibiting and selling their work to a wider audience at a major UK venue.  

Prize winners and finalists have gone on to be shortlisted and win further major art prizes, instigate joint social art projects with their fellow Ruskin Prize finalists and secure residencies and scholarships both in the UK and abroad. Facilitated by The John Ruskin Prize, shortlisted works have been acquired by major public and private collections including The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Ruskin Collection and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.  

Support The John Ruskin Prize

Interested in reaching an engaged audience of artists and art lovers? Support the work of emerging UK artists through The John Ruskin Prize.

Contact Jane Barnes, The Big Draw Executive Director on email.

the guild of st george 

PRIZE FOUNDER & CORE SUPPORTER

The Guild of St George is an educational charity founded in the 1870s by the Victorian polymath, John Ruskin, devoted to the arts, crafts and the rural economy. It has more than 300 Companions (members) around the world who share an interest in how the values and teachings of Ruskin’s art, social and political criticism can inspire us to help make lives better, and the planet healthier, today.

We own and support the Ruskin Collection in Sheffield and a land-holding in the Wyre Forest, as exemplars of good stewardship for the public benefit. The Guild founded the Campaign for Drawing in 2000, which later became the independent charity The Big Draw, and it has been a partner in the John Ruskin Prize since its inception, providing the first and second prize. Find out more about the Guild at guildofstgeorge.org.uk

the ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATION

SPONSOR OF THE UNDER 26 PRIZE

Alan Davidson (1960-2018) was an architect, artist and polymath who pioneered the introduction of architectural visualisation and founded world renowned studio Hayes Davidson. Following his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease in 2012, Alan set about planning the legacy he wished to leave behind and set up The Alan Davidson Foundation to support people living with MND and the search for a cure for MND as well as support his great passion for Architecture communication and the Arts.

The Alan Davidson Foundation is a UK registered charity that supports a wide range of causes. There is a strong focus on MND research, care and initiatives that help support those with disabling neurological conditions. It also supports architecture and architectural initiatives.

Launched in 2021, The Davidson Prize is a new architectural prize rewarding innovative concepts that imaginatively rethink the design of the contemporary home.

TRINTY BUOY WHARF

SUPPORTER & EXHIBITION VENUE, FEB 2024

Trinity Buoy Wharf is a place devoted to creative and arts activity on the River Thames in London's Docklands and managed by Urban Space Management Ltd. Home to London’s only Lighthouse, a vibrant creative community, a sculpture park, event venues and Container City™ Buildings.

The 6th John Ruskin Prize shortlist exhibition will be hosted at Trinity Buoy Wharf, 1-18 February 2024.

Imperial Polythene Products Ltd

JOHN RUSKIN PRIZE CATALOGUE SPONSOR

For the past 29 years, Imperial Polythene has strived to deliver exceptional customer service as a UK manufacture and supplier of bespoke polythene products such as bags, sacks and liners to private waste management firms, facilities management companies and local authorities.

Their vision from the start was to continue creating ties with their clients by providing fresh ideas and competitive rates. In February 2024 they will be celebrating their 30th anniversary, and look forward to continuing their growth, development, and developing relationships with customers old and new.