Below is the selection panel for the 2019 awards and commissions
Each panel includes at least five independent representatives to ensure a wide and unbiased perspective from different parts of the arts industry and it’s from this group that the chair for each panel is selected. All panels are disability led and all members of Unlimited, Shape Arts and Artsadmin have no voting rights – they are there to clarify criteria, provide context and fulfil communication/administration roles.
Emerging Artist Awards Panel
David Dixon – Artist/Chapel Art Studios (Independent, Panel Chair)
Debbie Lye – Spirit of 2012
Kendall Robins – British Council
Sarah Tarry – Southbank Centre
Jo Verrent – Unlimited
James Greenhalgh – Shape Arts – Unlimited Trainee
Simon Overington-Hickford – ex-Unlimited Trainee representing Artsadmin
Niamh White – Curator (Independent)
Ben Roberts – Artists’ Research Centre (Independent)
Rose Lejeune – Curator (Independent)
Damien Robinson – Artist (Independent)
Main Commissions Panel
Ruth Gould – DaDaFest (Independent, Panel Chair)
Claire Saddleton – Arts Council England
Jenny Stoves – Arts Council of Wales
Carole McFadden – British Council
Madani Younis – Southbank Centre
Jo Verrent – Unlimited
David Hevey – Shape Arts
Deborah Chadbourn – Artsadmin
David Cahill-Roots – Wellcome Collection
Gavin Stride – Farnham Maltings
Chenine Bhathena – Coventry 2021
Andrew Miller – Arts Producer, Programmer and Executive (Independent)
Jo Bannon – Artist (Independent)
Donald Hutera – Journalist (Independent)
Sivamathy Selvakumaran – Producer (Independent)
Cathy Mager – Curator and producer (Independent)
Main R&D Awards Panel
Sarah Pickthall – Coach and producer (Independent, Panel Chair)
Claudia West – Arts Council England
Jenny Stoves – Arts Council Wales
Carole McFadden – British Council
Tamsin Ace – Southbank Centre
Jo Verrent – Unlimited
Jeff Rowlings – Shape Arts
Cecilia Wee – Artsadmin
David Cahill-Roots – Wellcome Collection
Rachel Clark – Forma
Caroline Moore and Susie Hall – GOSH Arts
Cathy Mager – Forest of Dean
Kai Syng Tan – Artist and Curator (Independent)
Kim Simpson – Producer (Independent)
Nickie Wildin – Artist and Director (Independent)
Linda Rocca – Curator and writer (Independent)
Alice Holland – Artist and Performer (Independent)