The shortlisted artists and institutions for the 2015 edition of the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award have been announced. Supported by the Sfumato Foundation, this £40,000 prize is awarded every year to a museum or public gallery in the UK for them to commission a new artwork for their collection by a nominated artist.
The nominees are Pablo Helguera with the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art; Ragnar Kjartansson with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales and Artes Mundi; Stephen Sutcliffe and Graham Eatough with The Whitworth, part of The University of Manchester, in partnership with LUX; Katrina Palmer with The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery in collaboration with the Henry Moore Institute.
The winner will be announced at the Barbican Centre in London on 23 November 2015.
