THE cream of the region’s arts and business initiatives were celebrated at an annual awards scheme.
The Jaguar Land Rover Awards for Arts and Business are organised by Arts and Business, a body which strives to connect companies and individuals to cultural organisations for their mutual benefit.
The awards celebrate the best tie-ups across the West and East Midlands in seven different categories and among the winners were a museum, a sculpture project and a theatre.
Nominations were open to any business that has partnered with a cultural organisation to achieve marketing, branding, PR and professional development objectives.
Prizes were presented by ITV Central news anchor Bob Warman in front of over 350 guests at Birmingham Town Hall on Friday night.
Business Innovation Aggregate Industries, Shropshire Council and Shrewsbury Public Art Partnership
The Quantum Leap sculpture project in Shrewsbury was designed to commemorate Charles Darwin’s Bicentenary in 2009, creating a lasting monument to his life and recognising the importance of geology in his work.
Community Award PropInvest Asset Management and Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
For harnessing the skills of local arts professionals to create a programme of events in empty retail spaces in Wolverhampton.
People Development Capgemini and Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
For forming a partnership to create team-building opportunities for Capgemini staff. Through Operation Collections Move, a large team of Capgemini employees helped audit and catalogue various museum artefacts.
Sustained Partnership Dudson Ltd and The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
For its partnership with the Regent Theatre since 1999, as part of the regeneration of the Cultural Quarter of Stoke-on-Trent which started with an initial investment in the theatre’s restoration and the purchase of 800 Friends memberships to encourage its staff to engage with the theatre.
Board Member of the Year John RL Smith, Walter Smith Farms/mac (Midlands Arts Centre), Birmingham
For chairing the joint mac/sampad development committee which led to the redevelopment of the arts centre.
Young People Taylor Bloxham Ltd and The Spark Children’s Arts Festival, Leicester
For their five-year involvement as print partner for the Festival.
Museums, Libraries and Archives and also Jaguar Champion of Champions 2010 British Sugar UK and Ireland and Snibston (Leicestershire County Council)
Since 1996, British Sugar has been helping Snibston Discovery Museum, run by Leicestershire County Council, to preserve the medieval Hemington Bridge timbers by submerging the timbers in sucrose.
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