Heritage Lottery Fund supports Scotland’s designs on a new international museum
Early support from Heritage Lottery Fund, which takes the vision and the remarkable building proposed for V&A at Dundee a significant step closer.
A new international museum celebrating the best in Scottish design took a major step forward today as the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded it a first round pass* of up to £9.2m, including £200,000 development funding. The V&A at Dundee is an inspirational project which will showcase Scotland’s great design heritage to the world while inspiring and developing home-grown talent and providing the cornerstone to the regeneration of Dundee’s waterfront area.
For its size, Scotland has had a disproportionate impact on the history of design. From architecture and urban design, through science, engineering and medicine, to publishing and fashion, Scottish designers and innovators have shaped the country’s industry and identity as well as influencing design around the world. Names such as Robert Adam, Christopher Dresser, Harris Tweed, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Phoebe Traquair and Bill Gibb are internationally renowned but until now, there has been nowhere in Scotland dedicated to celebrating this rich heritage which spans centuries.
Colin McLean, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, said:
“For years Scotland has been making its mark in the world of international design. In our everyday lives, we use these designs – telephone, television, lawnmower, fountain pen, stamps - without being aware that they were created by fellow Scots.
“The V&A at Dundee will harness this incredible heritage and present it to the world as a celebration of Scottish talent. Housed in a stunning building, which itself reflects cutting-edge design, it has the potential to be a ‘must-see’ destination, attracting visitors and design professionals from across the globe.”
Philip Long, Director of V&A at Dundee, said:
“Scotland’s design heritage is centuries old, full of inspirational stories of talent, innovation and enterprise. Our designers have shaped the identity and industry of our country, and have contributed creatively around the world.
“The development of V&A at Dundee is an outstanding opportunity to help us understand and celebrate this remarkable heritage and from it take inspiration for the future. We are delighted to have this early support from Heritage Lottery Fund, which takes our vision and the remarkable building proposed for V&A at Dundee a significant step closer.”
The V&A at Dundee will be housed in a signature building projecting into the Tay estuary and designed by Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma. As well as dedicated exhibition space for long-term displays, it will allow major touring exhibitions of outstanding international design to come to Scotland for the first time. As a national centre of design excellence, there will be a strong focus on learning and knowledge exchange, encouraging creativity and innovation in the industry today.
With visitor numbers expected to reach 500,000 in the first year, the V&A at Dundee will further boost Scotland’s tourist industry. Visitor numbers to Scottish tourist attractions rose last year by 4million** - a year which saw the opening of four major Heritage Lottery Fund projects: the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum; Riverside Museum; National Museum of Scotland; and Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
The new museum will be located in Dundee, City of Discovery, which has proven design credentials including the jute industry, publishing, medical innovations and computer games. The development of the V&A at Dundee will play a vital role in the regeneration of the city’s waterfront and is already attracting interest from other potential investors and employers.
The V&A at Dundee was one of eight successful HLF first-round pass applications with decisions totalling £76m. Other successful candidates were: Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings, Shropshire; The Royal Academy of Arts, London; Northumberland National Park; The Maze/Long Kesh, Lisburn; Knole, Kent; National Army Museum, London; and Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire.
NEW RELEASE: Heritage Lottery Fund supports Scotland’s designs on a new international museum
Early support from Heritage Lottery Fund, which takes our vision and the remarkable building proposed for V&A at Dundee a significant step closer....
A new international museum celebrating the best in Scottish design took a major step forward today as the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded it a first round pass* of up to £9.2m, including £200,000 development funding. The V&A at Dundee is an inspirational project which will showcase Scotland’s great design heritage to the world while inspiring and developing home-grown talent and providing the cornerstone to the regeneration of Dundee’s waterfront area.
For its size, Scotland has had a disproportionate impact on the history of design. From architecture and urban design, through science, engineering and medicine, to publishing and fashion, Scottish designers and innovators have shaped the country’s industry and identity as well as influencing design around the world. Names such as Robert Adam, Christopher Dresser, Harris Tweed, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Phoebe Traquair and Bill Gibb are internationally renowned but until now, there has been nowhere in Scotland dedicated to celebrating this rich heritage which spans centuries.
Colin McLean, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, said:
“For years Scotland has been making its mark in the world of international design. In our everyday lives, we use these designs – telephone, television, lawnmower, fountain pen, stamps - without being aware that they were created by fellow Scots.
“The V&A at Dundee will harness this incredible heritage and present it to the world as a celebration of Scottish talent. Housed in a stunning building, which itself reflects cutting-edge design, it has the potential to be a ‘must-see’ destination, attracting visitors and design professionals from across the globe.”
Philip Long, Director of V&A at Dundee, said:
“Scotland’s design heritage is centuries old, full of inspirational stories of talent, innovation and enterprise. Our designers have shaped the identity and industry of our country, and have contributed creatively around the world.
“The development of V&A at Dundee is an outstanding opportunity to help us understand and celebrate this remarkable heritage and from it take inspiration for the future. We are delighted to have this early support from Heritage Lottery Fund, which takes our vision and the remarkable building proposed for V&A at Dundee a significant step closer.”
The V&A at Dundee will be housed in a signature building projecting into the Tay estuary and designed by Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma. As well as dedicated exhibition space for long-term displays, it will allow major touring exhibitions of outstanding international design to come to Scotland for the first time. As a national centre of design excellence, there will be a strong focus on learning and knowledge exchange, encouraging creativity and innovation in the industry today.
With visitor numbers expected to reach 500,000 in the first year, the V&A at Dundee will further boost Scotland’s tourist industry. Visitor numbers to Scottish tourist attractions rose last year by 4million** - a year which saw the opening of four major Heritage Lottery Fund projects: the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum; Riverside Museum; National Museum of Scotland; and Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
The new museum will be located in Dundee, City of Discovery, which has proven design credentials including the jute industry, publishing, medical innovations and computer games. The development of the V&A at Dundee will play a vital role in the regeneration of the city’s waterfront and is already attracting interest from other potential investors and employers.
The V&A at Dundee was one of eight successful HLF first-round pass applications with decisions totalling £76m. Other successful candidates were: Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings, Shropshire; The Royal Academy of Arts, London; Northumberland National Park; The Maze/Long Kesh, Lisburn; Knole, Kent; National Army Museum, London; and Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire.
Design Uncovered: Adventures in Architecture
Announcing V&A at Dundee's Ignite lecture - Design Uncovered: Adventures in Architecture, 6pm, Saturday 19 May 2012
What impact does design have on our everyday lives? Three of Scotland’s most exciting architectural practices, Konishi Gaffney, Kennedy Twaddle and DO Architecture explore the impact design has on the way we work, live and play...
6pm, Saturday 19 May 2012
Dalhousie Building | University of Dundee | Old Hawkhill | Dundee | DD1 5EN
For tickets call 01382 305665, email: info@VandAatDundee.com or go direct to: www.dundee.ac.uk/tickets
This event is part of IGNITE - a 10-day celebration of creativity and culture across Dundee, Angus and Fife, uniting organisations large and small, young and old to showcase the region as the vibrant centre of creativity it is today. IGNITE is brought together by V&A at Dundee in partnership with One City Many Discoveries.
IGNITE 2012
Cultural organisations across Tayside and Fife are combining to ‘Ignite 2012’ with a 10-day festival in May.
Building on the success of last year’s `Ignite Your Weekend’ programme - which attracted over 15,000 people to events in Dundee - this year’s programme is growing to involve more groups across a wider area and over a longer period.
The `Ignite’ idea stems from the Dundee.com campaign of the same name and arose as a result of the desire for cultural organisations large and small to work together to raise the profile of the region and increase visitor numbers to the benefit of all.
This year’s events, taking place from May 17th to 27th, will include:
- Degree Show 2012 at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
- Creative Dundee’s Pecha Kucha Volume 3
- Museum of the University of St Andrews Murder Mystery Night
- V&A at Dundee’s Ignite lecture - Design Uncovered: Adventures in Architecture
Events have been organised by an array of institutions, from universities and major arts establishments to small collectives and cover a wide range of arts and culture from theatre to contemporary art, museums to dance.
“The forthcoming arrival of V&A at Dundee has shone a spotlight on cultural activity in and around Dundee and Ignite is a great way of celebrating and highlighting the region’s thriving creative sector,” said Philip Long, Director of V&A at Dundee.
“There is a genuine culture of collaboration and support across the cultural sector here, and V&A at Dundee is proud to be a part of this. Through Ignite we hope to put the area well and truly on the cultural map, helping to transform outdated perceptions and show the region for the cultural hotbed that it has become.
“This year’s festival is just a snapshot of the kind of activity that Ignites the city and wider region on a regular basis and we hope that it will encourage new visitors to the city as well as providing a great programme for local audiences to enjoy.”
A full programme of events will be published over the next month, with news and additions highlighted on the dedicated website, Facebook and Twitter.
www.ignitedundee.co.uk
www.facebook.com/IgniteDundee
http://twitter.com/ #IgniteDundee
Ignite 2012 is a partner event of Visit Scotland’s `Year of Creative Scotland’ programme.
The Year of Creative Scotland 2012 is a chance to spotlight, celebrate and promote Scotland’s cultural and creative strengths on a world stage. Starting on January 1, the year-long programme of activity and promotion takes place across the country, designed to position Scotland as one of the world’s most creative nations to audiences at home and across the world.
The Year of Creative Scotland 2012 will promote Scotland as a dynamic, contemporary nation with a world class cultural offer and will encourage the cultural and tourism sectors to work in closer partnership to enhance cultural tourism in Scotland. The year is a partnership between the Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, VisitScotland, EventScotland and VOCAL.
Portraits for the Future Exposition, Bradshaw Gallery
Portraits for the Future is an exposition of work from the inaugural V&A at Dundee Masterclass which was held at the McManus, Dundee, 23-25 November 2011.
Portraits
30 January – 17 February 2012
Bradshaw Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Portraits for the Future is an exposition of work from the inaugural V&A at Dundee Masterclass, held at the McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum, Dundee, 23-25 November 2011.
An exposition is an unveiling of the process behind the act of creativity; an account of the journey undertaken to create a piece of work, irrespective of its form i.e. be it (for example) art, craft or design, and irrespective of its nature i.e. history, theory or practice.
In this exposition we communicate the visual journey associated with creating Portraits for the Future, an artwork and, Portraits for the Future, a Masterclass activity.
In exposing Portraits for the Future as an artwork, we seek to share the critical stages in the creative process, starting with a blank space and progressing to a ‘sculpture’ ready for photographing.
In exposing Portraits for the Future as a Masterclass activity, we seek to communicate the dynamic process and experience, capturing the conversations, coaching and learning activities from the start of day one to the end of day three.
This information is offered as a way of developing audience understanding of the V&A at Dundee and its pre-opening programme.
Bradshaw Gallery
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
University of Dundee
Perth Road
Dundee
DD1 4HT
Contact: 01382 388 828
Opening times: Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.00pm; Sat 10.30am–4.30pm
Fiona Hyslop confirms additional financial support for V&A at Dundee
Another £1.75 million of Government funding has been committed to the V&A at Dundee over the next three years, the Culture Secretary has announced.
It brings the total Scottish Government support for the project to more than £18 million, including the £15 million capital investment already confirmed.
The new revenue funding was announced by Fiona Hyslop today on a visit to Dundee’s waterfront where the new museum will be built. Preparatory work at the site began on Monday.
The Culture Secretary said:
“The V&A at Dundee is an international cultural project which has the potential to bring great benefits to the city and the whole of Scotland. It will attract visitors from all over the world and presents an opportunity to strengthen Dundee’s reputation as a centre for the creative industries.
“In the Year of Creative Scotland 2012, I am delighted to confirm the Scottish Government is making a further £1.75 million available to the V&A at Dundee. These additional funds will be used to support key activities associated with the project including programming exhibitions, developing education programmes, working with designers and creative practitioners, and fundraising.
“Our significant financial contribution will enable the V&A at Dundee – with its iconic waterfront building – to work towards opening in 2015, placing the project at the centre of Dundee’s regeneration.
“It is fantastic to see investigative work underway to prepare the site for construction. With employment in that sector in Scotland predicted to grow at nearly twice the UK average over the next few years, it is clear this Government’s decision to continue investing in capital projects such as this is paying dividends for jobs and the economy.”
Philip Long, Director of the V&A at Dundee, said:
'We intend that V&A at Dundee will be an international centre of design for the widest public, housed in a world-class building at the heart of Dundee's developing waterfront. The Culture Secretary's announcement today assures that work can continue on the development of V&A at Dundee, from planning through to implementation and opening.
“V&A at Dundee will show major exhibitions of international design, celebrate our own design heritage, inspire and help develop contemporary talent, and encourage design innovation for the future. We are delighted to have the Scottish Government's continuing wholehearted support for this vision."
Background
Following the 2011 spending review, the Scottish Government confirmed it is making a total of £15 million capital available to the V&A at Dundee project towards the £45 million construction cost. In addition, £1.75 million revenue funding has been allocated from 2012-15. The V&A in Dundee has already received £1.511 interim support from the Scottish Government since 2010 – making a total of £18.261.
V&A at Dundee is being delivered by Design Dundee Ltd, a ground-breaking partnership between the Victoria and Albert Museum - the world’s greatest museum of art and design - and Dundee City Council, the Universities of Dundee and Abertay Dundee, and Scottish Enterprise. The building is being designed by a team led by architects Kengo Kuma & Associates.
The Year of Creative Scotland began on January 1, 2012 and will spotlight and celebrate Scotland’s cultural and creative strengths on a world stage. Through a dynamic and exciting year-long programme of activity celebrating our world-class events, festivals, culture and heritage, the year puts Scotland’s culture and creativity in the international spotlight with a focus on cultural tourism and developing the events industry and creative sector in Scotland. More information about the programme can be found at: www.visitscotland.com/creative The Year of Creative Scotland is a Scottish Government initiative led in partnership by EventScotland, VisitScotland, Creative Scotland and VOCAL.
More information and resources to help businesses and organisations engage with Year of Creative Scotland are available at www.visitscotland.org/yearofcreativescotland-toolkit
Construction employment in Scotland projected to grow at nearly twice the UK average over 2012-2016 period according to figures published on 25 January, 2012 by the Construction Skills Network (CSN): http://www.cskills.org/uploads/CSN-Report-Scotland_tcm17-28586.pdf
V&A at Dundee Masterclass - Final artwork now on show!
Until Friday 9 December
The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum l Albert Square l Meadowside l Dundee l DD1 1DA
The sensational results of the first V&A at Dundee Masterclass will be on show at The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum until the end of next week.
The 'Portraits for the Future' masterclass was part of the events taking place around the exhibition Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration which is on show at The McManus until Sunday 8 January 2012.
Internationally renowned artist Professor Calum Colvin led a group of professionals in the 3-day workshop, for which Michael Marra, the Scottish singer and songwriter, sat as subject.
The workshop, hosted in The McManus’ Creative Learning Suite, used the Cecil Beaton exhibition as a platform for debate and inspiration, examining how portraiture has been captured and developed since the original photographs were taken.
The masterclass was supported by Calumet, the UK’s leading supplier of digital photographic equipment, offering the rare opportunity to work with state-of-the-art Hasselblad digital technology, on loan for the duration of the masterclass.
The event was the first in an ongoing series of V&A at Dundee masterclasses concerned with design-led innovation.
We've posted a fantastic range of images from the Masterclass for you to enjoy, including captivating portrait shots of Michael Marra, the team creating the artistic sculpture and - of course - a photo of the sensational final artwork. Check them out on the V&A at Dundee Facebook page...
V&A at Dundee Masterclass - Calum Colvin l Portraits for the Future
Hosted by internationally renowned artist Calum Colvin, this is the first in a series of V&A at Dundee Masterclasses exploring design-led innovation. This Masterclass takes its inspiration from the V&A exhibition Queen Elizabeth II: Portraits by Cecil Beaton currently on show at The McManus in Dundee, as part of the pre-opening programme for V&A at Dundee.
Aimed at professionals working in the creative industries, this three day workshop will use the Cecil Beaton exhibition as a basis for debate and inspiration, examining how the process of portraiture has developed since Beaton’s original photographs were taken.
Colvin has achieved international recognition for his innovative approach to portraiture over the last decade and is acknowledged as a leader in the field of digital photography. Using his subject’s past as a starting point, Colvin builds a portrait using objects and clever manipulation of perspective to create an image that encapsulates the individual’s unique personality.
This innovative approach to photography will form the basis of the Masterclass which will use advanced photographic technology, lighting and humour to experiment and create portraits for the digital age.
SUPPORTED BY CALUMET, THE UK’S LEADING SUPPLIER OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
A rare opportunity to work with state of the art Hasselblad digital technology, generously loaned for the duration of the Masterclass by Calumet.
Places cost £125 and are limited.
Please email bookings and queries to:tara.wainwright@vandaatdundee.com.
Please note that the closing date for applications is 5pm, Monday 14 November.
Calum Colvin - A Portrait for the Future
As an introduction to his work and the Masterclass, Calum Colvin will deliver a public lecture about his innovative and intriguing approach to portraiture at 6pm, Tuesday 22 November in the Dalhousie Building at the University of Dundee, DD1 5EN.
Tuesday 22 November 2011 | 6pm
University of Dundee
Dalhousie Building | Old Hawkhill l Dundee l DD1 5EN
Colvin’s talk will be an autobiographical journey, describing some of the narratives and thought processes in his work, which has consistently referred to Scotland and it's heritage. Describing his early influences, which include the photographer Cecil Beaton, and the use of portraiture as the central focus in his work over the last 30 years, the lecture offers a rare opportunity to hear how his visually exciting and humorous works are created.
Calum Colvin was was awarded an OBE in 2001 and is Professor of Fine Art Photography at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. Colvin’s work is held in numerous collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Museum of Fine Art, Houston; The Victoria and Albert Museum, as well as the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, and the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.
For your FREE online ticket go to: http://tinyurl.com/6bb6k36 or call 01382 385108
The masterclass is part of the events taking place around the exhibition Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration which is currently on show at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum.
For your FREE online ticket, click here or call 01382 385108
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Dundee has been selected as the first location to host the V&A's exhibition of portraits of Her Majesty The Queen by photographer Cecil Beaton, to celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. This is the first in a series of partnership projects between The McManus and the V&A, as part of the pre-opening programme for the V&A at Dundee.
Presenting highlights of the V&A's archive of Beaton's royal photography, Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration will depict The Queen in her roles as princess, monarch and mother.
The exhibition will run at The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum from Friday 30 September 2011 to Sunday 8 January 2012.
Image © V&A Images
Hugo Vickers - The Queen & Cecil Beaton
Saturday 8 October 2011 | 6pm
University of Dundee
Dalhousie Building | Old Hawkhill l Dundee l DD1 4HN
Cecil Beaton photographed some of the most fascinating, evocative and important characters of the 20th century. A teenage princess when she first sat for him in 1942, the Queen was photographed by Beaton on many significant occasions, including her Coronation Day. This talk, by acclaimed biographer Hugo Vickers, explores Beaton's development as a royal photographer, the role he played in portraying The Queen and the long relationship between photographer and regal model. Hugo Vickers is an expert on Cecil Beaton, giving five years of his life to reading all 150 of Beaton's diaries. He is Cecil Beaton's authorised biographer and literary executor. Also an acknowledged expert on the Royal Family, Vickers is frequently called to comment on royal matters.
Don't miss out - for your FREE online ticket, click here or call 01382 385108
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