Jerwood Foundation awards grant to Film and Video ...

#### Jerwood Foundation has awarded a grant of £10,000 to Film and Video Umbrella, who curate and produce artists’ moving image works and presents them in collaboration with galleries and other cultural partners across the UK. This partnership will support the FVU New Takes Programme which will provide creative support for three UK based visual artists at the early stage of their professional artistic practice to test new ideas and realise a new moving image work. Final works will be launched [...] #### Angelica Sule, Director of Film and Video Umbrella said: #### We're thrilled to be launching FVU New Takes with support from Jerwood Foundation and are looking forward to seeing the breadth of ideas that artists around the UK are exploring through moving image. This brand-new Call for Entries programme continues Film and Video Umbrella's historic and ongoing commitment to supporting emerging and early career artists to develop ambitious and innovative work. [...] #### Lara Wardle, Executive Director and Trustee, Jerwood Foundation said: #### Jerwood Foundation is delighted to be able offer this grant of £10,000 to Film and Video Umbrella’s New Takes programme, which will enable three early career visual artists the opportunity to make a critical step change in their practice through the supported development of new moving image works. This commissioning opportunity underlines Jerwood Foundation’s commitment to supporting excellence in the visual arts.